Industrial leak evidence for exposed water & steam assets

See the leak before the next inspection round.

Leak Sight AI combines RGB video, thermal imagery, and operational context to find a probable source, show the evidence, estimate urgency, and start the right maintenance response.

Scope: visible water and steam leaks around above-ground pipes, valves, joints, and pumps.

Industrial utility loop with a suspected leak region highlighted around a valve
North Utility Loop
Review RecommendedValve V-204Thermal & visual evidence aligned

Leak Sight AI system view

RGB VideoPlume, pooling & surface change
ThermalHeat differences over time
Optional SensorsPressure, flow & acoustic context
Industrial cooling installation with exposed pipework, cooling towers, and maintenance access platformsRepresentative Facility

Monitor the utility loop, not an abstract risk.

Cooling towers, valves, joints, pumps, and exposed transfer lines create specific camera views and access constraints. Leak Sight AI starts with those known locations.

Photo: PEO ACWA · CC BY 2.0

Evidence Before Escalation

A suspected leak should arrive with context.

A pressure deviation alone may not locate a source. A single frame may mistake washdown or exhaust for a leak. Leak Sight AI assembles the evidence operators need to make a reviewable decision.

Thermal view of a valve with a highlighted heat anomalyThermal Evidence

Measure the change around the asset

Compare the region with adjacent pipework and its recent thermal history.

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Trend view showing a visual event aligned with an operating signal changeSignal Context

Check whether the event persists

Align visual progression with optional operating signals before escalation.

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The Operating Gap

Leaks often become obvious after the useful response window.

Periodic inspections, pressure-only alarms, and fragmented camera monitoring each reveal part of the picture. Reliability teams still have to locate the source, judge urgency, and collect enough evidence for action.

Inspection Gaps

Exposed assets can change between scheduled rounds, especially across large sites.

Weak Location Evidence

A process signal can indicate loss without showing which joint, valve, or pump needs review.

False-Alarm Fatigue

Condensation, cleaning, weather, shadows, and exhaust can resemble leak signatures.

Fragmented Handoffs

Clips, sensor trends, and inspection notes often reach maintenance as separate artifacts.

Detection Workflow

From a changing pixel to a maintenance-ready incident.

The system treats detection as a sequence, not a single model output. Each stage narrows uncertainty while keeping an operator in control of the response.

  1. 01

    Ingest the available evidence

    Combine supported RGB and thermal streams with optional pressure, flow, acoustic, weather, and asset context.

    Inputs stay tied to a known camera, asset, and monitored zone.
  2. 02

    Detect a visual change

    Evaluate dripping, pooling, steam, thermal differences, staining, corrosion, and damaged insulation.

    The supported scope covers visible water and steam around exposed equipment.
  3. 03

    Verify it over time

    Compare the event with recent frames and operating conditions so cleaning, condensation, shadows, and exhaust are less likely to become alarms.

    Facility calibration and temporal evidence matter as much as a single frame.
  4. 04

    Create a prioritized incident

    Package the probable source, location, severity, confidence, evidence clips, and recommended response for operator review.

    Operators can confirm or dismiss the event and preserve their reasoning.
  5. 05

    Move it into maintenance

    Export a confirmed event into the facility’s maintenance workflow with the evidence needed to assess and schedule the work.

    Confirmed incidents can be exported through integrations approved for the facility.

Incident Record

An alert the shift team can inspect, challenge, and route.

Every incident keeps the probable source, location, supporting observations, and suggested next action together. Operators can confirm or dismiss it without losing the evidence trail.

High Severity

Suspected steam leak

Valve V-204 · North utility loop

92%Confidence
First Observed
Probable SourceValve packing

Evidence Reviewed

  • Thermal anomaly+18 °C above adjacent pipework
  • Visible plumePersistent across 47 seconds of video
  • Pressure deviationOutside the recent operating band
  • Event progressionPlume area increasing between observations

Event Progression

  1. Thermal difference detected
  2. Visible plume persists
  3. Pressure context supports review

Product Scope

The pieces required for credible visual detection.

Concrete capabilities for exposed water and steam systems, without claiming to see every fluid, gas, or buried asset.

RGB & thermal analysis

Review visible changes and heat patterns around exposed pipes, joints, valves, and pumps.

Temporal event tracking

Follow how a suspected leak persists, spreads, or clears instead of judging one image in isolation.

Sensor fusion

Compare video evidence with optional pressure, flow, acoustic, weather, and asset signals.

Facility calibration

Tune monitored zones and thresholds to the site’s equipment, camera angles, and operating patterns.

Explainable evidence

Give operators the event clip, region of interest, signal changes, confidence, and progression.

Edge inference

Process supported camera streams on site, including facilities with limited connectivity.

Operator feedback

Let teams confirm, dismiss, and annotate incidents so calibration reflects real operating conditions.

Maintenance export

Send confirmed incidents and their evidence into an approved work-order process.

Local video processing

Keep sensitive video on site and synchronize event metadata or clips only when policy allows.

Where to Start

Facilities with exposed, high-consequence utility loops.

Discuss Your Facility

Water-treatment plants

Pumps, valves & exposed process water lines

District cooling

Chilled-water loops & mechanical rooms

Food & beverage

Water, steam & washdown-adjacent equipment

Pharmaceutical plants

Visible utility lines in controlled areas

Data centers

Cooling distribution & plant rooms

Industrial campuses

Distributed above-ground water & steam assets

Edge & Data Architecture

Review video where it is produced. Move only what policy allows.

Leak Sight AI uses NVIDIA Jetson for on-site inference, TensorRT for optimized model execution, and DeepStream for supported multi-camera pipelines. These technology references do not imply a partnership or endorsement.

  • Event-only cloud synchronization where appropriate
  • Encrypted transfer and configurable retention
  • Role-based access controls and audit logs
  • Facility calibration, performance monitoring, and operator feedback
Facility Boundary
Supported InputsRGB · Thermal · Sensors
On-Site InferenceDetect · Compare · Verify
Policy-Controlled OutputIncident Record & EvidenceEvent metadata or approved clips
Operator ReviewMaintenance Export

A Bounded First Deployment

A 3-month pilot built around 10–30 monitored locations.

Start with one supported RGB camera type, one supported thermal camera type, and a selected set of exposed assets. Calibrate for the facility, review alerts with operators, and export confirmed events into an agreed maintenance workflow.

3Months
10–30High-Risk Locations
2Supported Camera Types

Measure What Matters at the Site

No invented target rates. Establish the baseline, then assess the pilot against:

  • Leak detection rate
  • False alarms per camera per week
  • Time from onset to detection
  • Manual inspection hours reduced
  • Estimated material or water loss avoided
  • Alerts operators considered useful
  • Time required to deploy a new camera

Trust Includes Boundaries

Leak Sight AI supports the decision. It does not replace the procedure.

Some buried or invisible leaks require non-visual sensing. Weather, cleaning, condensation, shadows, and exhaust can resemble leak signatures. Every deployment requires facility calibration and temporal review.

Customer video can expose confidential processes. On-premises processing, encryption, configurable retention, strict access controls, and audit logs reduce that risk. Human approval remains required for critical actions.

Pilot Qualification

Bring one facility and a real inspection problem.

Share enough context to assess camera fit, exposed asset coverage, operational constraints, and a measurable pilot scope. The team will not ask for sensitive process video in this form.

Useful Before You Submit
  • Known high-risk valves, joints, or pump areas
  • Current inspection and escalation process
  • Camera, network, and retention constraints

Use operational summaries only. Do not include credentials, personal data, or confidential process details.