Identifying Problematic Pressure Transients

Problematic Transients

Usually caused by network operations such as closing a valve or sudden pump shutdowns, transients are proven to cause stress and fatigue on pipelines and assets as they propagate through the network, ultimately leading to cracks, leakage and bursts.

Data collected from monitoring pressure transients can be interpreted in order to pre-empt pipeline fatigue and used pro-actively to reduce leakage, prevent bursts, and ultimately extend asset life.

This means improved repair planning, water loss reduction, and avoiding emergency repair costs.

How can Badger Meter help to find them?

PIPEMINDER-ONE combines accurate pressure monitoring at 128 samples per second, with high accuracy network synced time stamping and the application of a patented 'S3' severity scoring system, which grades the severity of all transient activity.

Deeper Analysis and Insight

All data is displayed in the RADAR^® Pressure Management Data Platform and using the S3 scoring algorithm, alerts to unusual pressure events are triggered, in order that information can be tracked, reviewed, and acted on.

By capturing high-resolution, time synced data, PIPEMINDER-ONE can detect events that other systems may miss. It also stores and uploads this data for 30 days, enabling detailed analysis of past events.

Accurate time synchronization across multiple monitors enables RADAR to automatically triangulate the source of events.

Valuable Data

High-quality data outputs are sent swiftly over a future-proofed cellular connection that can make use of 4G 3G and 2G networks. Quality and trusted management information is ensured.