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DIDIER ILUNGAProject ManagerRand WaterSouth Africa
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SMARTBALL LEAK DETECTION TECHNOLOGY FOR LARGE DIAMETER PRESSURISED
PIPELINES
(Case Studies B1 Rand Water Pipeline &Cape Town Voelvlei Pipeline)
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� SmartBall is a latest and innovative leak detection system from Pure Technologies.
� It’s a Free-Swimming Leak Detection SystemIt’s a non-interruptive leak detection system.
� SmartBall consists of a foam ball with an instrumented aluminium core capable of detecting very small acoustic events in pipeline
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Steps to perform the SmartBall survey• Presite review
• Installation of SmartBall tracking sensors
• Installation of extraction net
• Insertion of the SmartBall
• Progress of the SmartBall Inside the pipeline
• Retrieval of the ball at the end of the survey
• Analysis data and report
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Fig1:SmartBall and the foam ball
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• Fig 2:SmartBall Instrument
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• Fig 3:Existing opening point
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Insertion Stark
Fig 4:Insertion of the SmartBall
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How can SmartBall locate leaks?
Fig 5:Principle of the SmartBall
1-Insertion2-3-Ball rolls in the pipe and records noise4-Extraction
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Acoustic energy Principle
• When pressurised water leaks from a pipe, it creates a distinctive acoustic signal that travels through the water flowing in the pipeline.
• The SmartBall identifies the resulting sound created by the release of pressure when it passes directly the leak.
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SmartBall Tracking Device: SmartBall Receiver (SBR)
-Every 3 seconds the SmartBall emits and ultra-sonic chirp
-The sound travels through the pipe
-The SBR detects how long the chirp takes to arrive, determines approximate distance to the SmartBall
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SmartBall Tracking the progress of the Ball
Real time tracking of SmartBall’s position in pipe up to 1200 meters away
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SmartBall Retrieval: NetCollapsible net inserted through Valve
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SmartBall Retrieval: Net assisted by Camera
Real time video of the Ball entering the extraction net
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SmartBall Data Acquisition:
Analysis of the Data
-Identify leaks using “Leak Indication Power ”
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Case studies B1Pipeline
• B1 Rand Water pipeline is a 1370mm steel
pipeline with lead caulked joints laid in 1964.• It transmits water from starts from Zuikerbosh
pumping station to Zwartkoppies station.
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A section of 5km of the B1 pipeline was inspected for leaks using the SmartBall leak detection system
from Water hammer tower in Buscillias to BoltonWold on Donald Street.
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Results of the survey
• A total of Seventeen leak locations were identified by the SmartBall technology.
• Fourteen leaks were on the joints and 3 inside chamber.
• All these leaks were repaired by Rand Water.
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LEAK LOCATIONS Phase 1: Distance surveyed 2500m
Leak number Distance from insertion (m) Description
1 617 Small
2 637 Medium
3 738 In the chamber Medium
4 2405 Large
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LEAK LOCATIONS Phase 2: Distance surveyed 5000m
Leak number Distance from insertion Description
1 643 Medium
2 804 Medium
3 922 Medium
4 947 Medium
5 990 Medium
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1514
1700
Medium
In chamber
8 1776 Medium
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1819
2495
Medium
Small
11 2782 Medium
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LEAK LOCATIONS Phase 2: Distance surveyed 5000M
Leak number Distance from insertion Description
12 2959 Large
13 3352 Medium
14 3788 Medium
15 3832 Medium
16 4177 Large
17 4308 Medium
18 4567 Medium
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EXCAVATION RESULTS
Fig 7a: Exposed Leak on B1 Pipeline (6 0’clock)
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Fig 8:Exposed Leak on the B1 Pipeline(12 0’clock)
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Fig 10:Exposed Leak on the B1 Pipeline(5 0’clock)
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Case studies 2: Voelvlei Pipeline
• Voelvlei Pipeline is a 1525mm PCP pipeline that
transmits water from Voelvlei to PlattekloofReservoir in Cape Town.
• A section of 11,5km was inspected,from Conterkloof Road to Plattekloof Road.
• 1 Leak was identified on the joint and repaired by City of Cape Town.
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LEAK LOCATIONS : Distance surveyed 11,500m
Leak number Distance from insertion (m) Description
1 2112,2 Large
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EXCAVATION RESULTS
Fig 13: Exposed Leak on Voevlei Pipeline (12 0’clock)
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SUMMARY/ UNIQUE ADVANTAGES
• High sensitivity to leak noise,
• Accurate leak location(< 1m),• Leak location upon data processing (Usually
next day),• Operate in all kind of pipes under pressure,• Minimum pipe diameter 250mm and above,
• Long survey lengths for a single deployment;(20 km per day at 0.5 m/s flow velocity)for more than 12 hours,
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• Operates through existing openings with site works,
• Requires only two 90mm access ports per survey,
• Proceed through valves, tees, siphon…• Leak size estimation presented in report,
• Leak location presented in report as well as GPS coordinates,
• Comply with water quality standards.
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RECOMMENDATIONS
• The SmartBall technology be utilised in South Africa and in Africa to detect leaks on pipelines network in order to repair them and reduce water leakage.
• A leak detection program be designed and implemented by Water companies incorporating the use of the SmartBall.
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THANK YOU
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