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Network Intelligence Solutions Context The water sector is facing - - PDF document
Network Intelligence Solutions Context The water sector is facing - - PDF document
0 Network Intelligence Solutions Context The water sector is facing a host of pressures: Increasing usage Rising population Climate change We are still digging up roads to investigate leaks and plan maintenance, causing
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BBUS – JD7 partnership
- Built on five years of working together
- JD7 has extensive development expertise, pioneering live
mains insertions and investigations since 2005
- BBUS brings operational experience and ability to deploy
innovations to the field
- First service of its kind in the UK
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Key benefits
- Live surveying – no need to switch off supply
- Visual and acoustic surveys
- Pinpoint location of leaks
- Full conditional assessments – accurate estimation of pipe
lifetime, allowing targeted capital investment
- Minimises need for excavations – a safer and less disruptive
approach
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Technology Overview
Bullet Investigator LDS1000 PipeScan+
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Live Insertion No-dig Inspection
NDT Probe
- NDT wall thickness
- CCTV Imaging
- Leak detection
- Location mapping
100 metres Live insertion to water mains via:
- Fire Hydrant
- Quadrina
- Valve
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Bullet
- Effective in all materials and pipe sizes
- Pressurised insertion and seal technology
- On-board Hydrophone for leak detection
- Sonde for above ground location
- Simple operation
- Data analysis and reporting software
- 500m range
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- Interchangeable hi-resolution CCTV
system
- Pressurised insertion and seal
technology
- On-board Hydrophone for leak
detection
- Sonde for above ground location
- Ruggedized control station
- Real-time analysis and evaluation
software
- 100m range
Investigator
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LDS1000
- On-board Hydrophone for leak
detection
- Hi-resolution CCTV system
- Pressurised insertion and seal
technology
- 1000m range
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PipeScan+
- Complete structural analysis of pipework
- NDT wall thickness
- Hi-resolution CCTV system
- 4” and above pipes
- 100m range
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Results Interpretation
(mm) <1 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 8.0
Hot spots flagged Using raster scanner
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Future Developments
- BBUS will launch service in November 2012
- Available for use on existing contracts and bespoke projects
with other clients.
- Road show planned to showcase to Water clients
- JD7 are actively working on transferring technology to Gas