Composite repair for pipes and monitoring assembly

A monitoring assembly for monitoring at least one condition on the external side of a containment device, comprising:

• a containment device containing a gaseous or fluid substance;
• the monitoring assembly including a housing surrounding the containment device, the housing including at least two parts and being removable from around the containment device;
• an inlet and outlet attached to the containment device and extending through openings in the housing;
• a sealing mechanism sealing the parts of the housing together and sealing around the inlet and outlet to the containment device;
• at least one sensor located in a cavity between the containment device and the housing for sensing at least one parameter indicative of a leak or potential leak of the containment device or attachment to the inlet or outlet;
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• a connection to a unit for monitoring the sensor and providing alerts of the leak or potential leak, wherein the housing is mounted underground and access is achieved through a conduit extending above ground in form of a pipe or marker, wires extending from the housing to provide connection to a hand-held device plugged in to read the sensor or connected to a wired or wireless communication and control network.

A monitoring assembly for monitoring at least one condition on the external side of a containment device, comprising:

• a containment device containing a gaseous or fluid substance;
• the monitoring assembly including a housing surrounding the containment device, the housing including at least two parts and being removable from around the containment device;
• an inlet and outlet attached to the containment device and extending through openings in the housing;
• a sealing mechanism sealing the parts of the housing together and sealing around the inlet and outlet to the containment device;
• at least one sensor located in a cavity between the containment device and the housing for sensing at least one parameter indicative of a leak or potential leak of the containment device or attachment to the inlet or outlet;
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• a connection to a unit for monitoring the sensor and providing alerts of the leak or potential leak, wherein the housing provides a secondary containment structure that, in addition to sensing leaks and health of the containment device, provides secondary leak protection by surrounding the structure.

A monitoring assembly for monitoring at least one condition on the external side of a containment device, comprising:

• a containment device containing a gaseous or fluid substance;
• the monitoring assembly including a housing surrounding the containment device, the housing including at least two parts and being removable from around the containment device;
• an inlet and outlet attached to the containment device and extending through openings in the housing;
• a sealing mechanism sealing the parts of the housing together and sealing around the inlet and outlet to the containment device;
• at least two sensors located in a cavity between the containment device and the housing for sensing at least one parameter indicative of a leak or potential leak of the containment device or attachment to the inlet or outlet;
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• a connection to a unit for monitoring the sensor and providing alerts of the leak or potential leak, wherein at least one sensor is attached to the containment device and at least one sensor is connected to an internal surface of the housing.

A monitoring assembly for monitoring at least one condition on the external side of a containment device, comprising:

• a containment device containing a gaseous or fluid substance;
• the monitoring assembly including a housing surrounding the containment device, the housing including at least two parts and being removable from around the containment device;
• an inlet and outlet attached to the containment device and extending through openings in the housing;
• a sealing mechanism sealing the parts of the housing together and sealing around the inlet and outlet to the containment device;
• at least one sensor located in a cavity between the containment device and the housing for sensing at least one parameter indicative of a leak or potential leak of the containment device or attachment to the inlet or outlet;
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• a connection to a unit for monitoring the sensor and providing alerts of the leak or potential leak, wherein the housing slows dispersion of leaked substances to achieve a high density of the leak substance as may be required for leak detection sensing.

A method and assembly for monitoring at least one condition on an external side of a containment device, comprising:

• providing a containment device containing a gaseous or fluid substance and an inlet and outlet attached to the containment device for transfer of the gaseous or fluid substance;
• providing a monitoring system including a housing surrounding the containment device, the housing including at least two parts and being removable from around the containment device;
• extending the inlet and outlet through openings in the housing;
• sealing the parts of the housing together and sealing around the inlet and outlet so that a cavity internal to the housing is sealed from the exterior environment;
• providing at least one sensor located in the cavity between the containment device and the housing, said at least one sensor including one or more of a combination of temperature sensors, strain sensors, pressure sensors, vapor sensors, chemical sensors, vibration sensors, noise sensors, antenna sensors, acoustic sensors, and/or humidity sensors;
• connecting the sensor to a unit for monitoring the sensor;
• sensing at least one parameter indicative of a leak or potential leak of the containment device or attachment of the containment device to the inlet or outlet, wherein if the gaseous or fluid substance is leaking from the containment device or attachment of the inlet or outlet, at least one of the parameters sensed by the sensor will vary and be recorded by the unit;
• providing alerts of the leak or potential leak;
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• providing a plurality of containment devices with a respective housing surrounding each containment device and its inlet and outlet, and networking the sensors in each of the housings to the unit.