ACTIVITY FIVE

1. What is a small leak?

They are the leaks that represent less than 1 percent of the flow rate circulating
through the pipeline per day.
2. What is the transport capacity of the largest pipelines?
They transport 80,000 barrels per day
3. What is the intelligent leak detection system (SLED)?
It is an autonomous system that is responsible for the supervision of the pipes to
detect small leaks of liquids in the pipes
4. Name the leak detection technologies with which the SLED system
shares?
They are the following detection technologies: For crude oil, diesel, gasoline and
mineral oil
5. What are the characteristics of the SLED system?
• Machine learning techniques
• Infrared and visible light sensors
• Automatic detection of small leaks
6. Why gasoline is difficult to detect visually?
Because they are indistinguishable from water once they touch the ground
7. What was the response of the researchers to having problems with the
SLED system?
It was developed in sensors that can obtain images of a variety of dangerous
liquids.
8. What did Araujo notice of the system's algorithm?
He indicated that there were successes at the beginning but that later they would
have problems for which the design of the SLED system algorithm had to be
changed.
9. According to Araujo, in what scale is the SLED system classified in
preparation for technology?
In six to seven scales
10. What planes similar to the SLED system are available today?
Create a methane leak detection system with the US Department of Energy.