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| SBIR Phase II: |
Pipeline Integrity in Natural Gas Distribution and Transmission Systems |
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Award Abstract #0422171 |
| NSF Org: |
OII |
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| Initial Amendment Date: |
August 13, 2004 |
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| Latest Amendment Date: |
August 13, 2004 |
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| Award Number: |
0422171 |
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| Award Instrument: |
Standard Grant |
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| Program Manager: |
Muralidharan S. Nair
OII Office of Industrial Innovation
ENG Directorate for Engineering |
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| Start Date: |
September 1, 2004 |
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| Expires: |
August 31, 2006 (Estimated) |
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| Awarded Amount to Date: |
$499984 |
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| Investigator(s): |
Paul Lander paull @ flowmetrix.com (Principal Investigator) |
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| Sponsor: |
Flow Metrix, Incorporated
2 Clock Tower Place, Suite 425
Maynard, MA 01754 978/897-2033 |
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| NSF Program(s): |
SMALL BUSINESS PHASE II |
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| Field Application(s): |
0316000 Trace Contaminants,
0522400 Information Systems |
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| Program Reference Code(s): |
EGCH,9197,9139,1179 |
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| Program Element Code(s): |
5373 |
ABSTRACT
This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II research project will solve challenging problems in processing, tracking, and communicating vibration recordings from remote locations in pipelines to determine whether a pipeline has suffered an integrity breach. The solutions include design of new battery-powered, wireless-enabled, rugged field instruments for the harsh pipeline environment, and the development of advanced signal processing methods to characterize and interpret the complex acoustic energy in pipelines. The broader impact of this research project will be to provide the industry with state-of-the-art, cost-effective equipment that will allow owners and operators to protect their investment in pipeline infrastructure and to meet the mandated pipeline integrity management regulations safely, efficiently and effectively. The societal impact will be increased personal safety through faster and more accurate inspection methods and the preservation of continued affordable energy transportation into the future.
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