The cross-stream ML architecture you can't replicate with a thresholding rule.
Most leak-detection systems look at a single sensor and flag deviation from a tuned threshold. EI trains a deep model per segment that takes upstream and downstream pressure as input — so it learns the pipeline's transfer function, the way pressure waves actually propagate through this specific pipe at this specific flow.
Pump starts, valve transients, pig launches, and seasonal viscosity changes stop being alarms. Pressure-drop signatures consistent with a real release start being the only thing on the screen.
Architecture deep dive