Development of a Free-Swimming Acoustic Tool for Liquid Pipeline Leak Detection Including Evaluation for Natural Gas Pipeline Applications

Ariaratnam, Samuel T.; Chandrasekaran, Muthu

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Development of a Free-Swimming Acoustic Tool for Liquid Pipeline Leak Detection Including Evaluation for Natural Gas Pipeline Applications

2010-08-01
By Ariaratnam, Samuel T. ; Chandrasekaran, Muthu

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English

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Creators:

Ariaratnam, Samuel T. ; Chandrasekaran, Muthu
Corporate Creators:

Arizona State University ; Pure Technologies Limited
Corporate Contributors:

United States. Dept. of Transportation. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
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Resource Type:

Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

United States
TRIS Online Accession Number:

01641052
Corporate Publisher:

United States. Dept. of Transportation. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Abstract:

Significant financial and environmental consequences often result from line leakage of oil product pipelines. Product can escape into the surrounding soil as even the smallest leak can lead to rupture of the pipeline. From a health perspective, water supplies may be tainted by oil migrating into aquifers. A joint academic-industry research initiative funded by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) has lead to the development and refinement of a free-swimming tool called SmartBall, which is capable of detecting leaks as small as 0.028 GPM in oil product pipelines and has proven to record leaks in natural gas pipelines. The tool swims through the pipeline being assessed and produces results at significantly reduced cost to the end user compared to current leak detection methods. GPS synchronized GIS-based above ground loggers capture low frequency acoustic signatures and digitally log the passage of the tool through a pipeline. This report presents the development, laboratory and field validation testing of the SmartBall for oil and gas pipeline integrity.
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PDF
Funding:

DTPH56-07-BAA-000002
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https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/34534/dot_34534_DS1.pdf
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[PDF - 3.44 MB]
Collection(s):

PHMSA Collection ; US Transportation Collection
Main Document Checksum:

urn:sha256:fc1b7c4654f9e92645e0c4c9114e4d4deed5d6b6b5fbb7ac37c407a1d0ace885

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English

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