Practical Implementation of a Leak Detection System in a Transient Thermal Environment
Practical Implementation of a Leak Detection System in a Transient Thermal Environment
14 PagesCase Study April 2016 D352410X012 Abstract Louisiana Offshore Oil Port’s (LOOP LLC) primary business interest is offl oading foreign crude oil from tankers moored off the Louisiana coast through a 48-inch diameter, 45-mile long pipeline. Crude oils that enter the pipeline originate from all over the world and vary widely in temperature. In LOOP’s control center, the pipeline controllers use a software model based leak detection system to monitor the pipeline operation. The model is based on the real time simulation of the fl ow coupled with a thermal model to simulate the heat transfer to and/or from the pipeline and the environment. The ground thermal model is a solution of the heat conduction equation in the ground around the pipeline. This paper discusses the thermal effects obser
