State of the-art and future plans for IR imaging of gaseous fugitive emissions

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3056, Issue , 1997, Pages 2-19

  Ljungberg, Sven Åke ^a   Kulp, Thomas J ^b   McRae, Thomas G ^c  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^c Laser Imaging Systems   (United States)

Author keywords

Backscatter laser radiation; Dangerous goods; Fugitive emission; Function; Gas imaging; Gas leak detection; Gas manufacturing distribution; IR laser; Landfill bodies; Security; Thermography

Indexed keywords

AIR FILTERS; BACKSCATTERING; GAS FUEL MANUFACTURE; GAS INDUSTRY; GASES; LAND FILL; LASER BEAMS; LASER RADIATION; LASERS; LEAK DETECTION; LEAKAGE (FLUID); NATURAL GAS FIELDS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; REFUSE DISPOSAL; REMOTE SENSING; SENSORS; THERMOGRAPHY (TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT); WASTE DISPOSAL;

BACKSCATTER LASER RADIATION; DANGEROUS GOODS; FUGITIVE EMISSION; FUNCTION; GAS IMAGING; GAS LEAK DETECTION; GAS MANUFACTURING-DISTRIBUTION; IR-LASER; LANDFILL BODIES; SECURITY; THERMOGRAPHY;

THERMOGRAPHY (IMAGING);

EID: 4243800586     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.271624     Document Type: Conference Paper

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