New self-propelled robotic device pinpoints leaks in pipes more accurately than existing methods
Green Car Congress
JUNE 19, 2014
Researchers at MIT and King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM) in Saudi Arabia have devised a robotic system that can detect leaks in gas, oil and water pipelines at a rapid pace and with high accuracy by sensing a large pressure change at leak locations. A 4-inch pipe section is shown for reference.
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