Fluid pipeline leak detection and location with miniature RF tags
Abstract
Sensors locate troublesome leaks in pipes or conduits that carry a flowing medium. These sensors, through tailored physical and geometric properties, preferentially seek conduit leaks or breaches due to flow streaming. The sensors can be queried via transceivers outside the conduit or located and interrogated inside by submersible unmanned vehicle to identify and characterize the nature of a leak. The sensors can be functionalized with other capabilities for additional leak and pipeline characterization if needed. Sensors can be recovered from a conduit flow stream and reused for future leak detection activities.
- Inventors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1357512
- Patent Number(s):
- 9,651,445
- Application Number:
- 14/228,610
- Assignee:
- UT-Battelle, LLC
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-00OR22725
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 2014 Mar 28
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 42 ENGINEERING
Citation Formats
McIntyre, Timothy J. Fluid pipeline leak detection and location with miniature RF tags. United States: N. p., 2017.
Web.
McIntyre, Timothy J. Fluid pipeline leak detection and location with miniature RF tags. United States.
McIntyre, Timothy J. 2017.
"Fluid pipeline leak detection and location with miniature RF tags". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1357512.
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title = {Fluid pipeline leak detection and location with miniature RF tags},
author = {McIntyre, Timothy J.},
abstractNote = {Sensors locate troublesome leaks in pipes or conduits that carry a flowing medium. These sensors, through tailored physical and geometric properties, preferentially seek conduit leaks or breaches due to flow streaming. The sensors can be queried via transceivers outside the conduit or located and interrogated inside by submersible unmanned vehicle to identify and characterize the nature of a leak. The sensors can be functionalized with other capabilities for additional leak and pipeline characterization if needed. Sensors can be recovered from a conduit flow stream and reused for future leak detection activities.},
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url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1357512},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue May 16 00:00:00 EDT 2017},
month = {Tue May 16 00:00:00 EDT 2017}
}
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