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LeakFinderRTPC Based Leak Noise Correlator

Test Equipment Depot - 800.517.8431 - 99 Washington Street Melrose, MA 02176 - TestEquipmentDepot.com

SIMPLE + INNOVATIVEEchologicsEngineeringInc.presentstheLeakFinderRT

system.ThispatentedsystemisthefirsttrulyPCbasedsystemtoemploytheadvancedleaknoisecorrelationtechnique.

LeakFinderRTisfullyrealizedinsoftwareforPCsrunningunderMicrosoftWindowsXP,2000,NT,or98.ItutilizesthePC’ssoundcard/USBandothermultimediacomponentstorecordandplaybackleaknoise.LeakFinderRTalsousesthePC’sCPUtoperformthecorrelationoperationandassociatedsignalconditioning.ModernPCsincorporateextremelyfastCPUsandhigh-resolutionsoundcardsandthereforeofferseveraladvantagesover“usual”hardwareimplementationsoftheleaknoisecorrelationtechnique.

TheuseofPCseliminatestheneedforamajorhardwarecomponentofatypicalleaknoisecorrelator.MostpotentialusersofLeakFinderRTalreadyhavePCsandthiscanreducethecostofthesystem.Alternatively,wecansupplyaMILspecruggedizedPCsuitableforfielduse.TheuseofMicrosoft’sWindowsenvironmentmakestheprocessofusingthefullymenu-drivenLeakFinderRTsystemsimpleandintuitive,asmostpotentialusersarealreadyfamiliarwithWindows.

Allofthismeansthathardwareandsoftwareareeffectivelyindependent.Thisprovidesseveralmajoradvantagesforourcustomers.Theywillhavethelatestadvancesinourcorrelationsignalprocessing,andcaneasilyandinexpensivelyupgradetheirhardwarewhenadvancesaremade.

UNSURPASSED FUNCTIONALITYSuperior Performance on Plastic and Large DiameterLeakFinderRTincorporatesseveralnewdevelopments,

mostimportantlyan“enhanced”correlationfunction.Fornarrow-bandleaknoise,thisnewfunctiondramaticallyimprovesthedefinitionofcorrelationpeaks.Thisisimportantforplasticpipes,multipleleaksituations,andinsettingswhereleaksensorshavetobecloselyspaced.Also,theenhancedcorrelationfunctionismoreeffectivethanthetraditionalfunctionforsmallleaksorforsituationsofhighbackgroundnoise.Whileothercorrelatormanufacturershavedevelopeddigitalradios,wehavedecidedtousereliableanalogueradiosandhaveadvancedoursensortechnology,andsignalprocessing.Manycorrelatorcompaniesclaimtheircorrelatorswillworkonplastic,butinbacktobacktests,wehaveconsistentlycorrelatedleaksthatothercorrelators,digitalornot,cannot.

RUGGED + RELIABLEOver-Engineering for Exceptional DurabilityAllaspectsofourhardwarehavebeenover-engineeredfor

exceptionalperformance.Ourequipment(includingsensors)iscapableofwithstandinga500Gdrop.OurtransmitterandreceiverwithattachedsensorsmeetanIP68rating,meaningthattheycanbecompletelyimmersedinover1meterofwater.AllourmanufacturingisdonetoISO9000standards.

EXCEPTIONAL CUSTOMER SUPPORT Temporary Replacement HardwareIfyouhaveacorrelator,youknowthetimeittakestohave

repairsdone.Wehaveaminimumdowntimepolicyonourhardware.Ifthereisaproblemwiththecorrelator,eitherwarrantyoraccidentaldamage,wewillshiphardwaretoourcustomerstouseduringtherepairtimewithin48hours.Transit/Shippingtimewilldependonthecustomerlocation.

Real-Time SupportImagineyouareinthefieldandcannotcorrelatealeak.From

ouroffice,wetakecontrolofyourcomputerandyouwatchaswetroubleshoot.Forcitiesortowns,particularlythosenewtocorrelation,wecansupportyouinrealtime(webenabledPCmodemcardandservicerequired),andhelptotroubleshootequipmentoradifficultleakwhileyouareinthefield.

Off-Site File AnalysisWavefilesmaybee-mailedtousforfurtheranalysisof

difficultleaksituations.ThisisyetanotheradvantageofourWindowsbasedsystem.

Hardware Protection PlanWeofferanohassleextendedwarrantyplanthatcovers

allhardwarerepairswhethertheyarewarrantyrelated,oraccidentaldamage.Thisincludeshardwarereplacementwhilewefixyoursystem.

Complimentary Software UpdatesWeoffersoftwareupdatesforthelifeofyourequipmentatno

additionalcost,astheyapplytotheoperatingsystemoriginallypurchased.Thismeansthatyourcorrelatorwillalwaysbeuptodateandhavethelatestsoftwareadvancesforthatengine.

LeakFinderRT employs major advances in leak noise correlation

technology that have dramatically improved performance on PVC and large

diameter pipe as well as metallic pipe. Superior functionality is combined with

the lowest cost of ownership of any comparably equipped system. Our unique

after sales support plans, which can include loaner hardware, ensure that your

correlator will have virtually no down time.

Ease of Use›Nopriorknowledgeorexperiencerequired

›Nospecialtrainingrequired

›Quicklylearnedinlessthan1hourviabuilt-in“live”tutorials(nomanualstoread!)

›Theonlyrequiredinputispipematerialtype,pipediameterandsensorsspacing

›Nofilterstoset,justturnonthetransmittersandthesoftwaretakescareofallfilteringandsignalprocessingrequirements

Advanced Signal Processing›“Enhanced”correlationfunctionthatdramaticallyimprovespeakresolutionfornarrow-bandleaknoisecommonlyfoundinplasticandlarge-diameterpipes

›Intelligentautomaticselectionoffrequencyrange(nomorefilterselectionbytrialanderror!)

›Automaticormanualselectionoffinelytuneabledigitalfilters

›Real-timedisplayofleaknoise,frequencyspectra,coherenceandcross-correlationfunctions

›Notchfilterstoremoveinterferingnoiseofpumpsandelectricalgroundloops

›Propagationvelocitycalculatorusingin-bracketorout-of-bracketnoise

Superior Plastic Pipe Capability›Exceptionallowfrequencyresponse

›Dramaticallyimprovedresolutionofcorrelationpeaks

›Theonlysystemthataudiblyplaysbackplasticpipeleaknoisebyadjustingplaybackspeedtoshiftinaudiblelowfrequencyleaknoisetotheaudiblerangeofhumanhearing

Superior Performance›Theoreticalleaklocationerrorlessthan10cm(actualerrordependsonaccuracyofsensorspacingandpropagationvelocity)

›Accuracyverifiedextensivelyusingpuretones,randomsignals,andfieldtestsonPVC,castandductileiron,asbestoscement,andlarge-diameterconcretepipes

Windows Conveniences›Simple-to-usefamiliarMicrosoftWindowsenvironmentwithcontextsensitiveon-linehelpanddocumentation

›ResultscanbesenttoWindowsdefaultprinter,copiedforpastinginotherWindowsapplications,oratthepressofabuttonautomaticallyexportedtoanExcelspreadsheet

›Correlationdisplaywitha“zoom”buttonanda“live”cursor

›Permanentstorageofleaknoiseforoff-siteanalysis

›On-linehelpandtutorials

›Easilyupgradedtoincorporatelatestsignalprocessingadvances

›Internetreadyforremotetechnicalsupport

State-of-the-art Wireless System and Sensors›LicenceexemptRFtransmissionfrequency(900MHzforNorthAmerica,433MHzEurope)

›Optionallicensed450-470MHzbandforNorthAmerica

›Lownoiseandhighsensitivity

›Smallsizeandlightweightforexcellentportability

›Lowtemperatureratedsensorcable

›Durableconstruction

Attractively Priced›Individualunits

›Multiplesitelicenceoptionforlargeutilities

›Freesoftwareupgrades

USB›BuiltinUSBsoundcardcompatiblewithstandardwindowsdriver

›Superiorlowfrequencyperformancewithlinearresponsefrom.5to20,000Hz

Customer Support›Onlinedatabaseoffieldcorrelationandleakdetectionexamples

›OptionalGSMreal-timefieldsupport(subjecttoavailabilityofsuitablenetwork)

›Replacementequipmentavailabletominimizedowntime

FEATURES

LeakFinderRTsoftwareinuseonPDA

THE MOST ADVANCED AND RELIABLE LEAK-NOISE CORRELATOR AVAILABLE

LeakFinderRTinuseonaToughbook™.

LeakFinderRTinterfaceindicatingleakposition

› Transmitter

› Receiver

› Hydrophones

› Transmitter

› Standard Accelerometers

› LowFrequency Sensors

Basic System›2accelerometers›2wirelesstransmitters›2lowfrequencysensors›1two-channelwirelessreceiver›1Headphonesset›1ACbatterycharger›1USBcable›1LeakFinderRTsoftwareinstallationCD

›Operatingmanual(onCD)›WaterproofruggedPelicancarryingcase–lifetimewarranty

›2yearlimitedwarrantyonhardware

›Unlimitedsoftwareupdatesforthelifeoftheequipment

›Availablehardwareprotectionplancoveringextendedwarrantyoraccidentaldamage

Software›Enhancedandtraditionalcorrelationfunction›CorrelationfunctioncalculatedviaFastFourierTransform(FFT)›Indefinitenoiseaveraging›25microsecondminimumtimeresolution›0.1675Hzminimumfrequencyresolution›Automaticormanualselectionoffrequencyrange›Propagationvelocitycalculator›10differentpipematerials(Moretypescanbeaddedasperrequirement)

›Mixedpipesections›Arbitraryleaknoiseplaybackspeed›AvailableinEnglish,FrenchandChinese

Accelerometers›Highsensitivityamplifiedpiezoelectricsensingelement›3metrecablehaving-40to+90ºCtemperaturerating›32-lbpullbasemagnet

Wireless System›Licenseexempt900MHzfrequencyband(433MHzinEurope)›Optionallicensed450-470MHzradios(NorthAmerica)›Protectiverubberbootsfordurabilityandshockresistance

›Automaticgaincontrolledsensoramplifier›Non-removableantennas›RechargeablehighcapacityNiMHbatteries›Low-batteryindicator›Batterychargeindicator›Ruggedaluminumcasewithrubberprotectivecover›IP68rating›Foilswitches›Volumecontrolled3.5mmstereooutput›10to15hoursofoperationonfullychargedbattery@20ºC›500m(1600’)operatingrange(900MHz),2kmoperatingrange(4xxMHzsystems)

USB›.5to20,000Hzfrequencyresponse([email protected])›UsesthestandardWindowsdriver

Low Frequency Sensor ›Amplifiedsensorelement ›Frequencyresponse.5to3000Hz

Optional Hydrophones ›PiezoelectricbasedHydrophone ›ApplicationforlargediameterandPVCpipe

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Optional Components›Ruggedorsemi-ruggedmodelsavailablefornotebookortablet

›Hydrophones›Extracables›Measuringwheel›Laser

LeakFinderRTPC Based Leak Noise Correlator

99 Washington Street Melrose, MA 02176 Phone 781-665-1400Toll Free 1-800-517-8431

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