Airborne laser IR thermographic system for detecting gas leaks from underground pipelines

Abstract

An airborne laser IR thermographic system intended for remote gas detection is described. The system involves three channels of which one is active and two are passive. The active channel includes a 15 mW tunable laser diode illuminating the ground surface with 1 ms pulses of IR radiation at the wavelength of 1650 nm. The system sensitivity by the laser channel is about 100 ppm*m at 100 m (by methane). The two passive channels allow visualizing the ground surface in both the visual and mid-IR wavelength. The system has passed on-flight testing in cooperation with some Russian gas transportation companies.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	41-51
Number of pages	11
Journal	Quantitative InfraRed Thermography Journal
Volume	3
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3166/qirt.3.41-52
Publication status	Published - 2006

Keywords

Airborne system
Gas leak detection
Infrared thermography
Laser

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Instrumentation
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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