Inventors:
Roger E. Dennison - Lexington MA
Assignee:
Conservation Devices, Inc. - Watertown MA
International Classification:
G01M 326, G01N 2572
Abstract:
A leak detector is proposed for fluid systems serving intermittent loads. The device generates a signal representative of the minimum level of flow occurring from time to time, this level of flow being taken as the rate of leakage. On the basis of this signal, the device generates outputs indicative of the presence and relative magnitude of leakage. A preferred form of the device monitors flow with a thermal fluid flow detector which is adapted to be removably mounted on a distribution system pipe and to be sufficiently inexpensive to permit wide application of the device to small fluid distribution systems, such as residential water systems.