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Title: Instruments To Detect And Locate Gas Leaks
Author: Stuart B. Eynon
Source: 1975 International School of Hydrocarbon Measurement
Year Published: 1975
Abstract: When the first gas systems were installed there were no instruments available for its detection. However, it must be recalled that manufactured gas contained components that were highly odoriferous and leaks, particularly on exposed piping, could readily be detected by smell. The detection and pinpointing of underground pipeline leaks presented a more difficult problem but the sense of smell was the only procedure available for many years. One refinement that was developed was a sniff pipe which could be inserted into bar holes in the soil. The top was often fitted with a nose cone to make sniffing more convenient. The major problems involved were the toxic elements contained in manufactured gases and the fact that olfactory senses become fatigued or overloaded by prolonged sniffing which made pinpointing of leaks extremely difficult.

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