METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR NON-INTRUSIVE PIPELINE TESTING

    公开(公告)号:US20190003499A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-01-03

    申请号:US16063659

    申请日:2016-12-16

    Abstract: A method for non-intrusive pipeline testing involves constructing the pipeline at a construction location that is above ground, affixing an optical fiber along a surface of a length of the pipeline that is at the construction location, measuring dynamic strain experienced by the length of the pipeline by performing optical interferometry using the optical fiber, and moving the length of the pipeline from the construction location to a different installation location. The optical fiber includes at least one pair of fiber Bragg gratings (“FBGs”) tuned to reflect substantially identical wavelengths with a segment of the optical fiber extending between the FBGs.

    METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING DYNAMIC STRAIN

    公开(公告)号:US20170153155A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-06-01

    申请号:US15323937

    申请日:2014-07-04

    Abstract: A system and method for detecting dynamic strain of a housing. The system includes an optical fiber linearly affixed along a surface of a length of the housing and an interrogator comprising a laser source and a photodetector. The optical fiber comprises at least one pair of fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs) tuned to reflect substantially identical wavelengths with a segment of the optical fiber extending between the FBGs. The segment of the optical fiber is linearly affixed along the surface of the housing. The interrogator is configured to perform interferometry by shining laser light along the optical fiber and detecting light reflected by the FBGs. The interrogator outputs dynamic strain measurements based on interferometry performed on the reflected light.

    Methods and systems for tracking an object moving along a conduit

    公开(公告)号:US12253204B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-03-18

    申请号:US18054496

    申请日:2022-11-10

    Abstract: An object moving along a conduit having multiple channels is tracked. Each channel defines a portion of a length of the conduit. For each channel, acoustic data, generated from one or more acoustic signals detected at the channel in response to movement of the object along the conduit, is generated. For at least one channel, the acoustic data obtained for the at least one channel is cross-correlated with the acoustic data obtained for at least one other one of the channels. Based on the cross-correlating, a position of the object within the conduit is determined.

    WIND DETECTION METHOD AND SYSTEM
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    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240184006A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-06

    申请号:US18065192

    申请日:2022-12-13

    CPC classification number: G01V1/36 G01H9/004 G01V1/001 G01V1/226

    Abstract: Methods, systems, and techniques for wind detection. A first acoustic signal generated by an acoustic sensor positioned to be actuated in response to wind is measured. An average value of the first acoustic signal over a sampling duration is determined. The average value may be a median, and the sampling duration may be at least 15 minutes. If the average value of the first acoustic signal satisfies a wind detection threshold, the first acoustic signal is determined to be generated by the wind.

    Method and system for testing a fiber optic monitoring system in a conduit

    公开(公告)号:US11953385B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-09

    申请号:US17299304

    申请日:2019-12-02

    CPC classification number: G01K15/007 G01B11/16 G01D5/35309 G01D18/00 G01K11/32

    Abstract: An apparatus includes an enclosure having one or more apertures for receiving therethrough optical fiber, and one or more actuators sealed within the enclosure for generating one or more interference signals for interfering with optical fiber within the enclosure such that an optical path length of the optical fiber is altered. A method for verifying an event detection system includes interrogating optical fiber positioned alongside a conduit by sending one or more light pulses along the optical fiber and receiving reflections of the one or more light pulses. The method further includes using an event verification device housed within an enclosure through which passes the optical fiber to generate one or more interference signals for interfering with the optical fiber such that an optical path length of the optical fiber is altered.

    Method and system for detecting dynamic strain

    公开(公告)号:US11630008B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-04-18

    申请号:US17243142

    申请日:2021-04-28

    Abstract: A system and method for detecting dynamic strain of a housing. The system includes an optical fiber linearly affixed along a surface of a length of the housing and an interrogator comprising a laser source and a photodetector. The optical fiber comprises at least one pair of fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs) tuned to reflect substantially identical wavelengths with a segment of the optical fiber extending between the FBGs. The segment of the optical fiber is linearly affixed along the surface of the housing. The interrogator is configured to perform interferometry by shining laser light along the optical fiber and detecting light reflected by the FBGs. The interrogator outputs dynamic strain measurements based on interferometry performed on the reflected light.

    METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TRACKING A PIPELINE INSPECTION GAUGE

    公开(公告)号:US20230102764A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-30

    申请号:US18057644

    申请日:2022-11-21

    Abstract: There is described a method of determining a position of a pipeline inspection gauge (PIG) in a fluid conduit. While the PIG is moving through the fluid conduit, one or more sensors positioned along the fluid conduit are used to detect one or more signals. Parameter data is extracted from the detected one or more signals. The parameter data includes one or more parameters of the detected one or more signals as a function of time and position along the fluid conduit. PIG movement data indicative of a position of the PIG in the fluid conduit as a function of time is generated using the parameter data.

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