System and method for remote detection and location of gas leaks
Abstract
A system for monitoring for a gas leak from a gas containing structure is disclosed. The system includes a lens that directs an image of a scene of interest through an optical filter onto a detector. The filter is associated with the lens and the filter has one or more passbands that passes wavelengths which match one or more emission or reflectively wavelengths of the gas being monitored. A detector receives the image after the image passes through the lens and the filter. The detector generates image data representing the scene including the gas containing structure. A processor is configured to process the image data by executing machine executable code stored on a memory. The machine executable code processes the image data to identify turbulence flows in the image data such that turbulence flow indicates a gas leak, and generate and send an alert in response to the identification of a turbulence flow.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Nevada Test Site (NTS), Mercury, NV (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1925082
- Patent Number(s):
- 11438554
- Application Number:
- 16/989,732
- Assignee:
- Mission Support and Test Services, LLC (North Las Vegas, NV)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01M - TESTING STATIC OR DYNAMIC BALANCE OF MACHINES OR STRUCTURES
G - PHYSICS G06 - COMPUTING G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC52-06NA25946
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 08/10/2020
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Citation Formats
O'Neill, Mary D., Morey, Mark, and Terry, David. System and method for remote detection and location of gas leaks. United States: N. p., 2022.
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O'Neill, Mary D., Morey, Mark, & Terry, David. System and method for remote detection and location of gas leaks. United States.
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"System and method for remote detection and location of gas leaks". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1925082.
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abstractNote = {A system for monitoring for a gas leak from a gas containing structure is disclosed. The system includes a lens that directs an image of a scene of interest through an optical filter onto a detector. The filter is associated with the lens and the filter has one or more passbands that passes wavelengths which match one or more emission or reflectively wavelengths of the gas being monitored. A detector receives the image after the image passes through the lens and the filter. The detector generates image data representing the scene including the gas containing structure. A processor is configured to process the image data by executing machine executable code stored on a memory. The machine executable code processes the image data to identify turbulence flows in the image data such that turbulence flow indicates a gas leak, and generate and send an alert in response to the identification of a turbulence flow.},
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