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Contr olling Real Losses in the Field—Pr oactive Leak Detection 273

4

1

3
When correlating between
• 1&2 leak will show falsely on tee
• 1&3 leak will show out of racket
• 2&3 leak will show out of bracket
• 1&4 leak will locate correctly
• 2&4 leak will locate correctly
• 3&4 leak will locate correctly
Always use multiple points to locate
leakes!
2

FIGURE 16.11 Tee connection rule.

D

4

2 × 1
TD 4

1

5 3 L= 2I + TD × V
I = D/2 where TD = 0

Location 4 becomes fixed sensor, minimum 3
runs required
•A point 4 to 3
•B point 4 to 5
•C point 4 to 1
Always use multiple points to locate leaks!

FIGURE 16.12 Linear regression of results.