Detecting natural gas pipeline failures

Details Detecting natural gas pipeline failures Detecting natural gas pipeline failures

2006-04-11

2006-04-11

Hoff, Marc S. (Department: 2857)

Data processing: measuring, calibrating, or testing

Measurement system in a specific environment

Earth science

C356S301000, C250S253000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07027924

ABSTRACT:
A method for detecting failures in a natural gas returning radiation from the pipeline; determining that there is a failure in the pipeline when the spectral or thermal signature indicates that there is a plume of escaping natural gas from the pipeline emitted from a failure; and indicating to a customer that a failure in the pipeline has been detected at a predetermined coordinate position.

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