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Title: Detection and Location of Damage on Pipelines

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OSTI ID:910830

The INEEL has developed and successfully tested a real-time pipeline damage detection and location system. This system uses porous metal resistive traces applied to the pipe to detect and locate damage. The porous metal resistive traces are sprayed along the length of a pipeline. The unique nature and arrangement of the traces allows locating the damage in real time along miles of pipe. This system allows pipeline operators to detect damage when and where it is occurring, and the decision to shut down a transmission pipeline can be made with actual real-time data, instead of conservative estimates from visual inspection above the area.

Research Organization:
Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
DOE - FE
DOE Contract Number:
DE-AC07-99ID-13727
OSTI ID:
910830
Report Number(s):
INEEL/CON-04-01834; TRN: US200802%%207
Resource Relation:
Conference: ASME International Pipeline Conference,British Columbia, Canada,11/17/2004,11/17/2004
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English