System and method for remote quantitative detection of fluid leaks from a natural gas or oil pipeline
CA 2550156 C · Owner: Itt Manufacturing Enterprises Llc · Inventors: Spoonhower, John P.; Kalayeh, Hooshmand M.; Paz-Pujalt, Gustavo R.
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A system for remote quantitative detection of fluid leaks from a natural gas or oil pipeline by use of an airborne platform; including at least one laser light source for nearly simultaneous illuminating two or more target fluids and a background, wherein the two or more target fluids are characterized by two or more absorption wavelengths, and wherein the background has a different wavelength than either of the two or more target fluids. The illumination source is pointed based on a positioning system while in a geometric area along a path two or more target fluids are scanned for using the illumination sources. A signal detector detects the two or more target fluids using …
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- Filed December 17, 2004 and granted May 12, 2015. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended December 17, 2024.
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