Measurement of pipeline vibration using distributed acoustic sensing and accelerometers

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Abstract

Intrinsically safe sensing of a structural response is one of the most important challenges for condition monitoring of long-distance oil and gas pipelines. Distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) using coherent Rayleigh backscattering in an optical fibre offers an attractive technique to meet this challenge. In this paper, the DAS technique is applied to measure the distributed vibration of a laboratory pipeline, which can be subject to the excitation of unsteady flow, an operating pump and motor, and an impact hammer. The results of DAS are compared with those sensed by accelerometers. The focus of this study is to understand the sensitivity of DAS to spatial variations in the pipeline vibration, the relevance of DAS results to the radial response determined by accelerometers, the effect of attachment conditions on DAS, and the accuracy of the location of an impact force determined by DAS.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication"Advances in Acoustics, Noise and Vibration - 2021" Proceedings of the 27th International Congress on Sound and Vibration, ICSV 2021
EditorsEleonora Carletti, Malcolm Crocker, Marek Pawelczyk, Jiri Tuma
PublisherSilesian University of Technology Press
ISBN (Electronic)9788378807995
Publication statusPublished - 2021
Event27th International Congress on Sound and Vibration - , Virtual
Duration: 11 Jul 202116 Jul 2021

Publication series

Name"Advances in Acoustics, Noise and Vibration - 2021" Proceedings of the 27th International Congress on Sound and Vibration, ICSV 2021

Conference

Conference27th International Congress on Sound and Vibration
Abbreviated titleICSV 2021
Country/TerritoryVirtual
Period11/07/2116/07/21

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