Oil and gas pipelines are very important for fuel transportation, however leakages in them may lead to life and property losses due to the release of the energy they contain. Reliable leak detection and localization techniques that effectively…
Oil and gas pipelines are very important for fuel transportation, however leakages in them may lead to life and property losses due to the release of the energy they contain. Reliable leak detection and localization techniques that effectively…
Oil and gas pipelines are very important for fuel transportation, however leakages in them may lead to life and property losses due to the release of the energy they contain. Reliable leak detection and localization techniques that effectively…
Pipelines remain the primary means of transporting and delivering petroleum products, natural gas, liquid hydrocarbons, and water to consumers. Gas pipeline leaks which are the main threat to the reliability of the pipeline network can cause major…
Oil and gas pipelines are very important for fuel transportation, however leakages in them may lead to life and property losses due to the release of the energy they contain. Reliable leak detection and localization techniques that effectively…
In order to better model the acoustic signal propagation and attenuation of pipeline leaks, a laboratory gas pipeline leak detection platform taking air as the experimental medium is hereby adopted to investigate the law of hole spacing on acoustic…
The paper describes two methods for detecting and locating leaks in long pipelines. The methods are based on an extended Kalman filter designed by lumping the non-linear Distributed Parameter (DP) system representing the pipeline system using the…
Pipeline leakage can lead to production losses and can adversely affect the environment, causing harm to the operator. Monitoring the pressure, volumetric flow rate, and other responses along the pipeline are vital to identifying pipe leaks. In this…
A new non-intrusive gas pipeline leak detection method is proposed. Piezoelectric acoustic sensor is pasted on the outer wall of the metal gas pipe to measure the low-frequency acoustic leak signals which propagate through the gas in the pipeline.…
Leak detection is one of the most important issues in natural gas pipelines operation, major accidents can result from pipe gas leaks in pipelines that transport high-pressure gases. Natural gas pipeline leakage can cause huge economic losses and…
Gas leaks in pipeline networks are becoming a severe problem in the gas industry. Acoustic techniques have been shown to be effective in detecting and locating the gas leak. However, the majority of the studies were conducted and validated in a…
Many types of gases, such as natural gas, hydrogen, and so on, are transported via pipelines using a chemical process, though leakages in these pipelines create waste and pose hazards and risks to industries, the environment and people. To monitor…
In order to study the fundamentals of leak detection and location for natural gas pipelines based on acoustic method, the propagation model of leakage acoustic waves is established and modified. First, the wave equations of leakage acoustic waves are…
Pipeline leakage can lead to production losses and can adversely affect the environment, causing harm to the operator. Monitoring the pressure, volumetric flow rate, and other responses along the pipeline are vital to identifying pipe leaks. In this…
A new non-intrusive gas pipeline leak detection method is proposed. Piezoelectric acoustic sensor is pasted on the outer wall of the metal gas pipe to measure the low-frequency acoustic leak signals which propagate through the gas in the pipeline.…
The paper describes two methods for detecting and locating leaks in long pipelines. The methods are based on an extended Kalman filter designed by lumping the non-linear Distributed Parameter (DP) system representing the pipeline system using the…
The gas transmission capability (GTC) is a key index for the natural gas pipeline system, which is used to describe the transmission capability limit of the system. There exists the GTC curve in the natural gas pipeline system, which can describe the…
Due to the high moisture content and strong corrosion of oilgas mixtures, the electrochemical corrosion and perforation leakage of their transportation pipelines occur frequently in the western oil fields of China. Using various methods, this work…
Nord Stream 2 is one of the most discussed energy projects, which affects the economic and political interests of many countries, not only the direct participants. Despite some uncertainty, the project is highly likely to be completed. In this…
The concentration and size distribution of dust particles at the inlet and outlet of multi-cyclone separators and filters in two domestic natural gas stations are measured by the particle online measuring devices for high pressure gas, and the…
Leak detection is one of the most important issues in natural gas pipelines operation, major accidents can result from pipe gas leaks in pipelines that transport high-pressure gases. Natural gas pipeline leakage can cause huge economic losses and…
When several kinds of crude oil need to be transported, the batch pipelining is a better choice than the “single-pipeline-single-oil” and blending pipelining due to its advantages. In the batch pipelining process, to avoid the frequent operations on…
Natural gas pipeline network is a highly integrated network that moves natural gas throughout the continental and global services. Pipelines play a major role for the onshore and offshore gas transport, maintaining the record levels built up in…
Natural gas pipeline network extends over 2.5 million miles in the united states of America. The aging of these infrastructures combined with damage from various external threats are creating safety concerns for both operators and residents in the…
Pumping systems are a key component of oil and gas pipeline transportation assets: monitoring their integrity is a crucial operation from a safety and revenue point of view. The solutions currently employed in the industry apply supervised machine…
Natural gas pipeline leaks may cause considerable damage to people, properties, and the surrounding environment. This study investigates a dent leak in a gas pipeline in China that has operated for six years. The failure pipe section meets American…
Pumping systems are a key component of oil and gas pipeline transportation assets: monitoring their integrity is a crucial operation from a safety and revenue point of view. The solutions currently employed in the industry apply supervised machine…