Use of FBG sensors for health monitoring of pipelines

Ferdinando Felli; Antonio Paolozzi; Cristian Vendittozzi; Claudio Paris; Hiroshi Asanuma

doi:10.1117/12.2222151

20 April 2016 Use of FBG sensors for health monitoring of pipelines

Ferdinando Felli, Antonio Paolozzi, Cristian Vendittozzi, Claudio Paris, Hiroshi Asanuma

Proceedings Volume 9803, Sensors and Smart Structures Technologies for Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace Systems 2016; 98031L (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2222151
Event: SPIE Smart Structures and Materials + Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring, 2016, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Abstract

The infrastructures for oil and gas production and distribution need reliable monitoring systems. The risks for pipelines, in particular, are not only limited to natural disasters (landslides, earthquakes, extreme environmental conditions) and accidents, but involve also the damages related to criminal activities, such as oil theft. The existing monitoring systems are not adequate for detecting damages from oil theft, and in several occasion the illegal activities resulted in leakage of oil and catastrophic environmental pollution. Systems based on fiber optic FBG (Fiber Bragg Grating) sensors present a number of advantages for pipeline monitoring. FBG sensors can withstand harsh environment, are immune to interferences, and can be used to develop a smart system for monitoring at the same time several physical characteristics, such as strain, temperature, acceleration, pressure, and vibrations. The monitoring station can be positioned tens of kilometers away from the measuring points, lowering the costs and the complexity of the system. This paper describes tests on a sensor, based on FBG technology, developed specifically for detecting damages of pipeline due to illegal activities (drilling of the pipes), that can be integrated into a smart monitoring chain.

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Ferdinando Felli, Antonio Paolozzi, Cristian Vendittozzi, Claudio Paris, and Hiroshi Asanuma "Use of FBG sensors for health monitoring of pipelines", Proc. SPIE 9803, Sensors and Smart Structures Technologies for Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace Systems 2016, 98031L (20 April 2016); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2222151

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