DETECTION SYSTEM CAN HELP FIND PIPELINE LEAKS, DAMAGE

Gastips, July, 2005 by Anonymous

A new, lightweight device that uses natural gas to detect leaks in natural gas pipelines has been successfully tested on a transmission main owned and operated by Dominion Transmission Inc. in Morgantown, W. Va.

The test was conducted by the U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) and West Virginia University, which has worked with NETL for the past 2 years to advance the detection system. The device is one of a suite of technologies being developed by the Energy Department's Office of Fossil Energy to effectively and efficiently monitor the 1.3 million miles of transmission and distribution pipelines that criss-cross the United States.

Known as the Portable Acoustic Monitor Package, the device - 14-in. long, 18-in. tall and weighing 5...

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