Technologies
Zia has designed, developed and
manufactured a sensor-based system to address these problems. Zia offers two
systems that automate the monitoring of the CIPP process by capture temperature
readings all along the pipeline. One solution, called
CIPPI, is a
patent-pending, copper based system, with embedded temperature sensors, that
captures temperature reading every 10 feet along the host pipe as the
resin-based liner is cured. Click
here for more information about CiPPi.
Our second system is a patented,
fiber optic solution called
CMS™ that captures temperature reading every 6
inches. With both systems, temperature readings are taken automatically, at
predetermined intervals, usually every 30 seconds, and transmitted to an
on-site computer. Temperature readings are then displayed in graphical format
and updated in real-time. The temperature readings can also be monitored
remotely with a smart-phone app. The
data is uploaded to a web-server, for data aggregation, historical playback and
customer reporting.
Click
here for more information about CMS.
Zia's sensor
monitoring technology enhances the ability to perform quality control
monitoring of the liner curing process historically occurring remotely
underground out of reach of conventional direct measurement equipment. This
enhanced procedure enables the Contractor and Design
Engineer to
directly monitor, verify and digitally log the progression of CIPP liner
temperature rise,
duration of cure, and rate of liner material cooling to verify that the
exothermic reaction of the resin has occurred along the entire length of pipe
without relying solely on process water temperature
monitoring or single point measurements on the liner. Direct measurement also allows for
optimization of cure duration which ultimately optimizes the duration of the
costly by‐pass pumping and ancillary costs of the contractor's time on site.