Blockage detection in long lengths of pipeline using a new acoustic method

16th International Congress on Sound and Vibration 2009, ICSV 2009

Volumn 1, Issue , 2009, Pages 140-147

  Wang, X ^a   Lennox, B ^a   Turner, J ^a   Lewis, K ^a   Ding, Z ^a   Short, G ^b   Dawson, K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b Pipeline Engineering and Supply Co Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC METHOD; ACOUSTIC TECHNIQUES; BACKGROUND NOISE; BASIC CONCEPTS; BLOCKAGE DETECTION; CONTINUOUS MONITORING; CROSS SECTIONAL AREA; FIELD TRIAL; FLOWING GAS; HIGH PRESSURE GAS; LABORATORY TEST; PROCESSING METHOD; STATIC AIR; TIME OF FLIGHT; WELDING JOINTS;

SIGNAL PROCESSING;

PIPELINES;

EID: 84871434870     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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