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A void shape detecting sensor for pipeline inspection

Wang, Zhelong; Appleton, Ernest - In: Industrial Robot: An International Journal 30 (2003) 5, pp. 459-462

This paper presents the concept and design of a strain gauge sensor, which is a part of a pipe crawling robot and can be used for the purpose of detecting the shape of a collapsed pipe or tunnels like voids within rubble. The paper illustrates the sensor's working principle. The sensor uses a...

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Vision‐based pipeline girth‐welding robot and image processing of weld seam

Yue, Hong; Li, Kai; Zhao, Haiwen; Zhang, Yi - In: Industrial Robot: An International Journal 36 (2009) 3, pp. 284-289

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to introduce structured light image processing technology into pipeline welding automation projects, and develop a vision‐based pipeline girth‐welding robot. The welding torch can accurately track the weld and complete the omni‐orientation welding...

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Development of an inspection robot for long‐distance transmission pipeline on‐site overhaul

Yuan, Jianming; Wu, Xinjun; Kang, Yihua; Huang, Chen - In: Industrial Robot: An International Journal 36 (2009) 6, pp. 546-550

Purpose – Damage of oil and gas long‐distance transmission pipelines caused by corrosion, stresses, geological change …‐distance transmission pipelines on‐site overhaul, the robot developed in this paper utilizes a local magnetic flux leakage testing method …

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Development of an autonomous in‐pipe robot for offshore pipeline maintenance

Wang, Zhongwei; Cao, Qixin; Luan, Nan; Zhang, Lei - In: Industrial Robot: An International Journal 37 (2010) 2, pp. 177-184

reparation for long‐distance offshore oil pipelines. Design/methodology/approach – The autonomous in‐pipe robot performs online … oil pipelines. Originality/value – For the application of the autonomous in‐pipe robot, there are no special requirements … for maintained pipelines themselves, so it is applicable to the point reparation for most long‐distance welded offshore …

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Development of an industrial pipeline inspection robot

Tavakoli, Mahmoud; Marques, Lino; de Almeida, Aníbal T. - In: Industrial Robot: An International Journal 37 (2010) 3, pp. 309-322

of industrial size pipelines. Nowadays, non‐destructive testing (NDT) methods are performed by dextrous technicians … and manipulating robot for inspection of industrial size pipelines. The robot is able to pass bends and T‐junctions. The V …

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Analytic hierarchy process helps evaluate project in Indian oil pipelines industry

Dey, Prasanta Kumar - In: International Journal of Operations & Production Management 24 (2004) 6, pp. 588-604

market, technical and financial analysis sequentially. The market analysis determines pipelines throughput and supply and …

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Regional cooperation towards trans‐country natural gas market

Shukla, P.R.; Dhar, Subash - In: International Journal of Energy Sector Management 3 (2009) 3, pp. 251-274

‐country gas pipelines could help in bringing gas directly into the densely populated Northern part of India, which are far from … impacts for India of regional cooperation to materialize trans‐country pipelines. The analysis covers time period from 2005 to … – Trans‐country pipelines could deliver direct economic benefit of US$310 billion for the period 2010‐2030. Besides these …

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Transportation corridors and cointegration of residential natural gas prices

Arano, Kathleen; Velikova, Marieta - In: International Journal of Energy Sector Management 6 (2012) 2, pp. 239-254

Purpose – The US natural gas industry has gone through regulatory changes and consequently restructuring over the last 40 years, in an effort to be more market driven. The purpose of this paper is to present an economic analysis of price cointegration in the US natural gas industry as a result...

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Agent-Based Simulations for Electricity Market Regulation Advice: Procedures and an Example

Weidlich, Anke; Veit, Daniel - In: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik 228 (2008) 2-3, pp. 149-172

Summary This paper discusses the use of agent-based simulation models for regulatory advice in electricity market regulation. It briefly introduces the necessary procedures and the state-of-the-art of the methodology, and outlines its possible range of application. In a second part, the paper...

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Braucht Deutschland einen Kapazitätsmarkt für eine sichere Stromversorgung?

In: Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftspolitik 62 (2013) 3, pp. 244-245

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