SmartPipe Technology

A Norwegian researchers team with the help of some oil companies, successfully developed SmartPipe. Said to be 'smart', because the pipeline which developed since 2006 it has the ability to tell the direct in real time if something goes wrong. Such as sudden changes in temperature until a pipeline leak. In other words, the pipe is able to detect their own health. The goal is of course to minimize the damage and accidents are likely to be experienced the oil and gas field workers, or environmental damage due to a broken pipe.

The idea of SmartPipe is a very simple, i.e with using the belt containing a series of sensors, the pipeline flow are constantly watched the temperature, vibration, acceleration, strain, until the pipe's wall thickness. The sensor test results was then sent to the system that is in the platform or special location where the pipe was monitored.

A Norwegian researchers team successfully developed SmartPipe, is the pipeline which developed since 2006 it has the ability to tell the direct in real time if something goes wrong. (Picture from: http://www.sintef.no/)

When a problem occurs, workers can immediately take steps in anticipation or even ordered the evacuation if the damage is found to have been fatal. "Everything is based on safety guidelines and five-yearly inspections. The new self-monitoring pipelines provide us with a continuous data stream and will allow us to maintain the condition of a pipeline in an entirely different way, enabling us to respond to problems at an early stage," said Project Manager Ole Øystein Knudsen at SINTEF on Thursday, November 21, 2013.

By applying SmartPipe technology, pipeline supervision can be made ​​to support track pipe that also has the potential to cause problems, he said further. To develop the SmartPipe technology that has been going on for 7 years, and the team has spent approximately U.S. $25 million or around Rp. 292.5 billion.

However, the success of SmartPipe technology is currently only limited on laboratory experiments. And a 250-meter pipe length is now being tested in Norwegian waters. When the test is considered successful, the technology will be marketed globally. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | SINTEF | SOLAR FEEDS]
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