leak detection

collocation in English

meaningsofleakanddetection

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leak
noun[C]
uk
/liːk/us
/liːk/
a hole or crack through which a liquid or gas can flow out of a container, or the liquid or gas that ...
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detection
noun[U]
uk
/dɪˈtek.ʃən/us
/dɪˈtek.ʃən/
the fact of noticing or ...
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(Definition ofleakanddetectionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Most installations have been in use for five or more years and none are currently equipped with automaticleakdetectionsystems.
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Thirdly, management systems and controls should be in place and should includeleakdetection, environmental monitoring and the keeping of records on site operation.
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There are no automaticleakdetectionfacilities but an exercise is under way to consider the removal of these substances.
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Some companies have introduced a freeleakdetectionservice to encourage the detection of leaks.
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Another aspect of the code relates to advice on delivery, storage, dispensing, drainage, maintenance andleakdetection.
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The prison service's five major vegetable cold stores all haveleakdetectionsystems, and 26 air-conditioned vehicles operated by the prison service also haveleakdetectionsystems.
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The guidance for existing tanks, particularly in environmentally sensitive areas, is thatleakdetectionprocedures should be in place and equipment should be there to monitor that.
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Aleakdetectionsystem in the containment pipe indicates if the carrier pipe is leaking.
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Aleakdetectionprogram may be highly visible, encouraging people to think about water conservation.
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Theleakdetectionindustry is very small and it can be expected that manufacturers will also offer an installation and after sales service.
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Other major uses (totalling to about 60% of use in 1996) were pressurizing and purging systems, maintenance of controlled atmospheres, welding, andleakdetection.
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To minimize and control leaks at process facilities operators carry out regularleakdetectionand repair activities.
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Theleakdetectionsystem measures the volumes of fluid entering each pipeline segment and the volumes of fluid leaving each segment.
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Scanning the entire length of the fibre, the temperature profile along the fibre is determined, leading toleakdetection.
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The volume between the experiment sample and the cartridge tube is filled with a pre-defined quantity of krypton, allowingleakdetectionby mass spectrometry.
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This will allow much faster pressure tests andleakdetectionduring construction and will allow emergency measures if problems occur.
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Portable gas leak imaging cameras are also a new technology that can be used to improveleakdetection and repair, leading to reduced fugitive emissions.
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Current digital waterleakdetectionsystems can locate multiple water leaks to within 1 metre resolution over a complex network of cables running several kilometres.
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This survey differed from the previous studies in that an estimate of leak severity was produced, rather than justleakdetection.
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This article mainly refers to in-serviceleakdetection.
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