SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOTE QUANTITATIVE DETECTION OF FLUID LEAKS FROM A NATURAL GAS OR OIL PIPELINE

摘要

A system for remote quantitative detection of fluid leaks from a natural gasor oil pipeline by use of an airborne platform; including at least one laserlight source for nearly simultaneous illuminating two or more target fluidsand a background, wherein the two or more target fluids are characterized bytwo or more absorption wavelengths, and wherein the background has a differentwavelength than either of the two or more target fluids. The illuminationsource is pointed based on a positioning system while in a geometric areaalong a path two or more target fluids are scanned for using the illuminationsources. A signal detector detects the two or more target fluids usingquantitative signal processing. Also included are a controller, a pathplanning and path finding tool for the positioning of the airborne platform,and a communicator for communicating the presence of the detected leak.