the sensors are able to detect the telltale acoustic signature that's created by even very small amounts of water escaping from those pipes. In a lab setup consisting of PVC pipes and a fire ...

The team experimented in the lab with lead, copper, steel and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipes, using piezoelectric accelerometer sensors to record stress wave propagation through each when struck with ...

Yet, because of its relatively low cost, PVC – polyvinyl chloride – has become a popular option for communities replacing old drinking water pipes and, in particular, the lead pipes and ...

One of SeMitec’s newest products is the CH series pipe-clip thermal sensor. The CH sensor enables you to accurately and quickly sense water temperature from the outside of a metal pipe. The sensor ...

A report warning cities against the use of PVC pipes in water systems sparked swift and resounding criticism from the plastics industry, its advocates and at least one leading scientific expert.