The purpose of the leak detection layer is to determine
if (and to what extent) leakage is occurring through the upper or
primary liner, and to provide a mechanism for removing liquids that
enter this layer. The LDS systems are installed between the primary
and the secondary liner.
A leak detection system must:
provide rapid detection of a major breach in the primary liner
system
limit the head acting on the secondary liner to less than the
thickness of the LDS.
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Achieving this efficiently is the challenge. TENAX GNT high flow
triplanar geonets provide the most efficient results for rapid detection
of leaks in the overlying liner systems. Geonets have very limited
storage capacity and a high transmissivity. The combination of these
characteristics means that the geonet will not store fluids, but
move them quickly through the net to detection locations, therefore
minimizing the time between leak occurrence and detection. To ensure
unconfined flow and increase the Action Leakage Rate (ALR) High
Flow Triplanar geonet systems are traditionally used in an attempt
to maximize flow and reduce head. TENAX GNT and TENDRAIN provide
an ideal geosynthetic solution. TENAX TENDRAIN is a triplanar geocomposite
with great flow capacity. Triplanar geonets are also extremely resistant
to compressive forces, even under the heaviest loads. With TENAX
TENDRAIN as the LDS, only one layer of geonet is required to limit
head and provide rapid fluid removal, which reduces the costs associated
with the installation of other drainage system.