A novel contamination sensor to make multispecies, multi-drop, lossless measurements for complete characterisation of natural gas in high pressure pipelines - LineGas

一种新型污染传感器，可进行多物种、多点、无损测量，以完整表征高压管道中的天然气 - LineGas

• 批准号: 710732
• 金额: $ 12.54万
• 依托单位: IMA LIMITED
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: GRD Proof of Concept
• 财政年份: 2016
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2016 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=710732
• 关键词: novel; contamination; sensor; make; multispecies

Pipelines have formed an integral part of our natural gas transportation infrastructure fordecades and their importance is growing, as resources are depleted and demand increases.Contamination in pipelines is a serious issue commercially, for safety, and reliability ofsupply. Early detection of contamination is key and will result in the issue being dealt withbefore it becomes a commercial problem and most importantly an urgent safety issue.Commercially available technology capable of identifying contaminants is expensive, difficultto maintain and calibrate, and slow to operateOur idea is to introduce a novel Raman spectrometer and measurement cell at existing tappingpoints in pipelines in order to rapidly determine the gas composition. This will enablemonitoring of various safety related chemical species, such as O2 or H2S, so that the correctcourse of action can be decided upon before it becomes a serious issue. In addition, otherstandard gas parameters can be monitored, including Wobbe index, which relate to the energycontent of the gas and forms a part of the supply specification.Our goal is to establish a clear “proof of concept” for a novel spectrometry system, includinga novel measurement cell and state of the art Raman spectrometer with unprecedentedsensitivity. The safety, economic and social benefits are numerous and the system would beretro-fitted onto existing pipelines in the global supply network. This technology will bedesigned to be compatible with other novel contamination sensors to make multi-species, lossless measurements for complete characterisation of natural gas in highpressure pipelines.At a time of change in the global energy industry in terms of changing sources of gas andsecurity of energy supply, this innovative technology will provide the UK with a competitiveadvantage in the global energy supply market. Oil and gas multinationals have already showngreat interest in the concept

几十年来，管道一直是我们天然气运输基础设施不可或缺的一部分，随着资源的枯竭和需求的增加，管道的重要性也在不断增加。管道污染在商业上是一个严重的问题，对安全和供应的可靠性都有影响。污染物的早期检测是关键，这将导致问题在成为商业问题之前得到处理，最重要的是一个紧迫的安全问题。商业上可用的技术能够识别污染物是昂贵的，难以维护和校准，并缓慢操作我们的想法是在管道中现有的监测点引入一种新的拉曼光谱仪和测量单元，以快速确定气体成分。这将实现对各种安全相关化学物质（如O2或H2S）的监测，以便在其成为严重问题之前决定正确的行动方案。此外，还可以监测其他标准气体参数，包括沃泊指数，它与气体的能量含量有关，并构成供应规范的一部分。我们的目标是建立一个明确的“概念证明”的新型光谱系统，包括一个新的测量单元和国家的最先进的拉曼光谱仪具有前所未有的灵敏度。其安全、经济和社会效益是多方面的，该系统将被改造到全球供应网络的现有管道上。该技术将被设计为与其他新型污染传感器兼容，以便对高压管道中的天然气进行多物种、无损测量。在全球能源行业在天然气来源和能源供应安全方面发生变化的时候，这项创新技术将为英国在全球能源供应市场提供竞争优势。石油和天然气跨国公司已经对这一概念表现出极大的兴趣