Leak Prevention, Detection and Location in Storage Tank/Pipeline Facilities

9420695瓦的地下管道和储罐系统可能会随着时间的推移而发生泄漏，并造成严重的环境破坏。许多政府机构已经共同认识到这一问题，并正在共同推动由新泽西理工学院的工业/大学减排合作研究中心和爱荷华州立大学的工业/大学无损评估合作研究中心联合开展的研究和开发项目。该提案涉及一个设想的范围广泛的多年期项目的启动阶段。减排研究中心(ERRC)将负责与发起机构、环保局、能源部、国防部和国家科学基金会的联系。ERRC正在进行需求评估，特别强调环境和法规遵从性问题。这些初步活动是确定现有的泄漏检测/泄漏定位设备；评估对法规和操作需求的修改；制定导致修改的实验计划；以及开发导致新技术和协议的实验室规模研究。所有现场测试将使用位于新泽西州爱迪生的EPA UST/管道测试设备的管道系统。无损评估中心负责评估技术，最初是基于现有的EPA技术和文献信息。该中心将调查业界对现有技术有效性的共识，并对当前的声发射技术进行实验研究。研究人员完全有资格进行这些研究。该项目的资金由美国环保署、美国能源部、美国国防部和美国国家科学基金会提供。结构系统和施工过程项目主任Ken P.Chong博士提供了NSF的资金。项目经理建议，新泽西理工学院在美国陆军工程兵团、美国能源部和国家科学基金会提供的资金中，为其在该项目中的一部分提供348,440美元，为期一年。

9420695 Watts Underground pipelines and storage tank systems can develop leaks over time and cause significant environmental damage. A number of Government Agencies have jointly recognized this concern and are joining together to facilitate a research and development program to be undertaken jointly by the New Jersey Institute of Technology's Industry/University Cooperative Research Center for Emission Reduction and Iowa State University's Industry/University Cooperative Research Center for Nondestructive Evaluation. This proposal address the initiation phase of an envisaged broad scope, multi-year project. The Emission Reduction Research Center (ERRC) will be responsible for the interface with he sponsoring Agencies, EPA, DOE, DOD, and NSF. ERRC is conducting a needs assessment, with particular emphasis on environmental and regulatory compliance issues. These initial activities are to identify existing leak detection/leak location equipment; assess modifications to regulatory and operating needs; develop experimental plan leading to modifications; and develop bench scale studies leading to new technologies and protocols. All field testing will utilize the pipeline systems at the EPA UST/Pipeline Test Apparatus in Edison, New Jersey. The Center for Nondestructive Evaluation is responsible for assessment of technology, based initially on the existing EPA technology and literature information. This Center will survey industry consensus on the effectiveness of available technologies and conduct experimental studies of current acoustic emission techniques. The researchers are fully qualified to perform these studies. Funding for this project is being provided by EPA, DOE, DOD and NSF. Dr. Ken P. Chong, Program Director of the Structural Systems and Construction Processes Program, provided the NSF funds. The Program Manager recommends New Jersey Institute of Technology be awarded $348,440 for one year for its portion of this project with funds pr ovided by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the U.S. Department of Energy, and the National Science Foundation.