A Real-Time, Non-Contact Method for In-Line Inspection of Oil and Gas Pipelines Using Optical Sensor Array

A Real-Time, Non-Contact Method for In-Line Inspection of Oil and Gas Pipelines Using Optical Sensor Array

Corrosion is considered as one of the most predominant causes of pipeline failures in the oil and gas industry and normally cannot be easily detected at the inner surface of pipelines without service disruption. The real-time inspection of oil and gas pipelines is extremely vital to mitigate acciden...

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Main Authors: Santhakumar Sampath, Bishakh Bhattacharya, Pouria Aryan, Hoon Sohn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-08-01
Series:Sensors
Subjects:
in-line inspection (ILI) robot
non-destructive evaluation (NDE)
real-time monitoring
optical sensor array
corrosion defects
pipeline network
smart PIG
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/19/16/3615

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