| Autor: |
Adrian Banica, Boyd T. Tolton, Chris K. Sheard |
| Rok vydání: |
2006 |
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| Zdroj: |
Volume 3: Materials and Joining; Pipeline Automation and Measurement; Risk and Reliability, Parts A and B. |
| DOI: |
10.1115/ipc2006-10019 |
| Popis: |
Detecting natural gas leaks from the worlds nearly 5 million kilometers of underground pipelines is a difficult and costly challenge. Existing technologies are limited to ground deployment and have a number of limitations such as slow response, false leak readings and high costs. Various remote sensing solutions have been proposed in the past and a few are currently being developed. This paper starts by describing the remote sensing concept and then will focus on a new technology developed by Synodon scientists. This airborne instrument is a passive Gas Filter Correlation Radiometer (GFCR) that is tuned to measure ethane in the 3.3 microns near-infrared band. With its target natural gas column sensitivity of 50 μm, the instrument is capable of detecting very small leaks in the range of 5–10 cuft/hr in winds that exceed 6 miles/hr. The paper concludes with a description of the service which Synodon will be offering to the transmission and distribution pipeline operators using the new technology.Copyright © 2006 by ASME |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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