Slide Hot and Chilled Water Pipe Assessment Condition Completed Projects

Who

Greater Toronto Airports Authority

Where

Toronto Pearson international Airport,

Ontario, Canada

What

Condition assessment and simulated leak detection for district heating mains.

Challenges

  • High temperatures
  • Concrete encasement
  • Confined spaces
  • Sharp bends

Who

AECOM/City of Toronto

Where

Toronto Portlands,
Ontario, Canada

What

Competitive trial of condition assessment technologies

Challenges

  • Unknown pressure class
  • High water table
  • Multiple repairs
  • High ambient noise from nearby highway and waste processing facilities

Project Overview

KenWave was contracted by CIMA+ to perform a non-invasive pipe wall condition assessment on segments of the hot and chilled water network at Toronto Pearson International Airport. The pipes are installed both in buried trenches accessible via combined service manholes and in concrete tunnels. The hot water pipe, installed in the early 1990’s, was made of carbon steel and included a doable wall pipe (carrier and conduct) in addition to an insulation protective layer. While carbon steel has a similar failure mode like DIP and is characterized by corrosion pitting, the challenge in the inspection was the pipe doable wall specs and high operation temperature. Hence, some modifications were required to the dynamic response-based and non-invasive KenWave Technology to accommodate these challenging conditions.

Results

  • Wall thickness measurements accurate to within 3.6% of mil-certified values and coupon data for related segments
  • Simulated leaks located to within 170 mm
  • Transient pressure waves detected by system in leak detection mode