APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR LOCATION AND SIZING OF TRACE GAS SOURCES

A system for detecting gas leaks and determining their location and size. A data gathering portion of the system utilizes a chosen geometrical configuration to collect path-integrated spectroscopic data over multiple paths around an area. A processing portion of the system applies a transport model...

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Main Authors COBURN, SEAN C, PRASAD, KULDEEP, ALDEN, CAROLINE B, RIEKER, GREGORY B, WRIGHT, ROBERT J
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
Published 26.04.2018
Subjects
MEASURING
MEASURING ANGLES
MEASURING AREAS
MEASURING IRREGULARITIES OF SURFACES OR CONTOURS
MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEARDIMENSIONS
METEOROLOGY
PHYSICS
TESTING
TESTING STATIC OR DYNAMIC BALANCE OF MACHINES ORSTRUCTURES
TESTING STRUCTURES OR APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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Summary:A system for detecting gas leaks and determining their location and size. A data gathering portion of the system utilizes a chosen geometrical configuration to collect path-integrated spectroscopic data over multiple paths around an area. A processing portion of the system applies a transport model together with meteorological data of the area to generate an influence function of possible leak locations on gas detector measurement paths, and applies an inversion model to the influence function, prior data, and the spectroscopic data to generate gas source size and location.
Bibliography:Application Number: CA20173079192