Objective Direct imaging of natural gas leaks is the aim of this proposal. A portable imaging system will offer safety, environmental & economic benefits to the gas industry in locating leak sources, from both high & low-pressure mains, compared with currently available point measurement instrumentation. Our route towards this ambitious goal has three synergistic stages :- (a) Passive IR imaging will be used to shoot videos of gas leaks in controlled conditions. This will improve our understanding of leak behaviour & will be supported by numerical models, enabling better instrument design & working practices.(b) A remote laser pointer will be developed using novel DFB laser diodes to measure the spectral absorption of methane in the laser beam.(c) Solid-state scanning & image processing will be examined in order to convert the pointer to an imaging system. Prototype instruments will be field tested in real-world conditions & with controlled leaks. Fields of science engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsfossil energynatural gasnatural scienceschemical sciencesorganic chemistryaliphatic compoundsnatural sciencesphysical sciencesopticslaser physics Programme(s) FP5-EESD - Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Energy, environment and sustainable development, 1998-2002" Topic(s) 1.1.4.-6. - Key action Economic and Efficient Energy for a Competitive Europe Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator ADVANTICA LIMITED EU contribution No data Address 1-3 strand WC2N 5EH London United Kingdom See on map Total cost No data Participants (8) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all AOS TECHNOLOGY LTD. United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address 46,pate road 46 LE13 0RG Melton mowbray See on map Total cost No data ELECTRABEL S.A. Belgium EU contribution No data Address Regentlaan 8 1000 Bruxelles See on map Total cost No data ITALGAS - SOCIETA ITALIANA PER IL GAS Italy EU contribution No data Address Largo regio parco 11 10152 Torino (turin) See on map Total cost No data SEMELAB PLC United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address Coventry road Lutterworth See on map Total cost No data SIEMENS AG Germany EU contribution No data Address Otto-hahn-ring 6 81739 Muenchen See on map Total cost No data SVENSKT GASTEKNISKT CENTER AB Sweden EU contribution No data Address Nobelvaegen 66 205 09 Malmoe See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITY OF GAEVLE Sweden EU contribution No data Address Kungsbaecksvaegen 47 801 76 Gaevle See on map Total cost No data UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address University avenue G12 8QQ Glasgow See on map Total cost No data