Sensor and transmitter system for communication in pipelines

Cooper, John F.; Burnham, Alan K.

Title: Sensor and transmitter system for communication in pipelines

Patent · Tue Jan 29 00:00:00 EST 2013

OSTI ID:1082656

Cooper, John F.; Burnham, Alan K.

A system for sensing and communicating in a pipeline that contains a fluid. An acoustic signal containing information about a property of the fluid is produced in the pipeline. The signal is transmitted through the pipeline. The signal is received with the information and used by a control.

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

DOE Contract Number:: AC52-07NA27344

Assignee:: Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, CA)

Patent Number(s):: 8,362,919

Application Number:: 13/165,360

OSTI ID:: 1082656

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2011 Jun 21

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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