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- Title
Bring the noise.
- Authors
Lennox, Barry; Turner, John; Gardner, Richard
- Abstract
The article focuses on Acoustek, a novel pipeline monitoring system developed at the University of Manchester that help address the problem of blocked subsea natural gas pipelines. It cites stuck pigs and deposits of wax and hydrates as possible reasons behind a blockage. Information on the drawbacks of conventional methods for locating blockages is provided It notes that Acoustek is based on the use of acoustics as an alternative way of monitoring the integrity of a pipeline.
- Subjects
MANCHESTER (England); ENGLAND; ACOUSTICAL engineering; NATURAL gas pipeline failures; NATURAL gas pipeline maintenance &; repair; UNIVERSITY of Manchester
- Publication
TCE: The Chemical Engineer, 2011, Issue 842, p34
- ISSN
0302-0797
- Publication type
Article