HUB AND SPOKE SYSTEM FOR DETECTING AND LOCATING GAS LEAKS
Patent Abstract:
A system for detecting gas leaks and determining their location and size. A data gathering portion of the system utilizes a hub and spoke configuration to collect path-integrated spectroscopic data over multiple open paths around an area. A processing portion of the system applies a high resolution transport model together with meteorological data of the area to generate an influence function of possible leak locations on gas detector measurement paths, and applies an inversion model to the influence function and the spectroscopic data to generate gas source size and location.
Inventors:
Rieker Gregory B, Coddington Ian, Newbury Nathan R, Prasad Kuldeep, Karion Anna
Patent Number:
10,228,490Internal Laboratory Ref #:
15-34Patent Issue Date:
March 12, 2019