Overview of Health-Monitoring Technology for Long-Distance Transportation Pipeline and Progress in DAS Technology Application

• Published in: Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) Switzerland), 2024-01, Vol.24 (2), p.413
• Main Authors: Wu, Yuyi, Gao, Lei, Chai, Jing, Li, Zhi, Ma, Chenyang, Qiu, Fengqi, Yuan, Qiang, Zhang, Dingding
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Acoustics; Aging; Closed circuit television; Corrosion; DAS; Deformation; Fiber optics; Geology; Health; Health aspects; health-monitoring technology; influence factor; long-distance transportation pipeline; Methods; Principles; Review; spatialization; Transportation; Transportation industry
• ISSN: 1424-8220; 1424-8220
• DOI: 10.3390/s24020413

There are various health issues associated with the different stages of long-distance pipeline transportation. These issues pose potential risks to environmental pollution, resource waste, and the safety of human life and property. It is essential to have real-time knowledge of the overall health status of pipelines throughout their entire lifecycle. This article investigates various health-monitoring technologies for long-distance pipelines, providing references for addressing potential safety issues that may arise during long-term transportation. This review summarizes the factors and characteristics that affect pipeline health from the perspective of pipeline structure health. It introduces the principles of major pipeline health-monitoring technologies and their respective advantages and disadvantages. The review also focuses on the application of Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) technology, specifically time and space continuous monitoring technology, in the field of pipeline structure health monitoring. This paper discusses the process of commercialization development of DAS technology, the main research progress in the experimental field, and the open research issues. DAS technology has broad application prospects in the field of long-distance transportation pipeline health monitoring.