Transport, Distribution and Water Recollection Pipe Inspection
Evaluation services of the integrity of aqueducts used to transport and distribution of drinking water as well as the large collectors of waste waters in the city.
DESCRIPTION
The pipes used to transport water in the city (transport and distribution networks) can undergo important losses due to cracks, perforations, or structural damage. They can also be impaired by obstructions that diminish their transportation efficiency.
On average the Chilean water companies experience a 30% loss (not-invoiced water). The evaluation of the water transportation system’s integrity is essential to improve the operational sustainability of the transportation and distribution process of water in the city.
Maquintel has developed a robotized inspection system that can monitor the interior of the drinking water transportation and distribution pipes, as well as the large city sewage water collectors while they are in operation; in this way we automate inspections while we carry out a full analysis of the condition of the pipes.
Results and Benefits
Inspection of potable water transportation aqueducts in operation
The aqueduct inspection system with the SIAM Robot allows us to monitor the interior condition of large aqueducts (1.8-meter diameter or larger) transporting water into the city. Thanks to an inspection robotized sensor the system can detect various types of anomalies as cracks, structural damage, root entry into the pipe, presence of foreign material, etc.
Inspection of water distribution pipes in operation
Due to the combination between laser profilometry and ultrasound it is possible to continuously determine the remnant thickness of metallic pipes. Our technology allows us to carry out measurements of sub-millimetric precision.
Inspection of large sewage water collectors
Due to internal 3D scanning tools transported by inspection robots we can describe various anomalies associated to internal corrosion and incrustations in metallic pipes.
Service Specifications
Capable of detail inspection aqueducts of great magnitude without operational interruption
Ranges up to 1km distance by section of inspection
Used safety and communication cable, constant control
No limits of autonomy
Submerged high resolution digital video
Adjustable illumination
Autonomous positioning
Laser and sonar profilometry
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INSPECTION
Water Transportation, distribution and Recollection pipes