Ophir Corporation was awarded a contract by the U. S. Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory under the Project Title Airborne, Optical Remote Sensing of Methane and Ethane for Natural Gas Pipeline Leak Detection on October 14, 2002. The scope of the work involved designing and developing an airborne, optical remote sensor capable of sensing methane and, if possible, ethane for the detection of natural gas pipeline leaks. Flight testing using a custom dual wavelength, high power fiber amplifier was initiated in February 2005. Ophir successfully demonstrated the airborne system, showing that it was capable of discerning small amounts of methane from a simulated pipeline leak. Leak rates as low as 150 standard cubic feet per hour (scf/h) were detected by the airborne sensor.


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    Title :

    Final Technical Report for the Airborne, Optical Remote Sensing of Methane and Ethane for Natural Gas Pipeline Leak Detection


    Publication date :

    2005


    Size :

    126 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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