Analytical Modeling Tool for Design of Hydrocarbon Sensitive Optical Fibers.

ABSTRACT: Pipelines are the main transportation means for oil and gas products across large distances. Due to the severe conditions they operate in, they are regularly inspected using conventional Pipeline Inspection Gages (PIGs) for corrosion damage. The motivation for researching a real-time distributed monitoring solution arose to mitigate costs and provide a proactive indication of potential failures. Fiber optic sensors with polymer claddings provide a means of detecting contact with hydrocarbons. By coating the fibers with a layer of metal similar in composition to that of the parent pipeline, corrosion of this coating may be detected when the polymer cladding underneath is exposed to the surrounding hydrocarbons contained within the pipeline. A Refractive Index (RI) change occurs in the polym

SUBMITTER: Al Handawi K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5677271 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature