Greatly extended distance pipeline monitoring using fibre optics

Proceedings of the International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering - OMAE

Volumn 3, Issue , 2005, Pages 539-546

  Nikles, M ^a   Burke, R ^b   Briffod, F ^a   Lyons, G ^c  

^a Omnisens ^*

^b SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

^c BPP Technical Services

Author keywords

Distance; Distributed; Extended; Fiber; Fibre; Optic; Pressure; Sensing; Strain; Temperature

Indexed keywords

DISTRIBUTED; EXTENDED; HYDROCARBON PIPELINE BLOCKAGES; SENSING; WAX FORMATION;

COOLING SYSTEMS; FIBER OPTICS; HYDRATES; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; THERMAL EFFECTS; WAXES;

PIPELINES;

EID: 27744520320     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/OMAE2005-67369     Document Type: Conference Paper

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