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Fiber Optic Sensors for Direct Pipeline Monitoring Under Geohazard

Overview

Fast Facts
Project No. 942
Contract No. 6913G621C100021
Research Award Recipient Paulsson, Inc 16543 Arminta Street Van Nuys, CA 91406-1745
COR Zhongquan Zhou Nathan Schoenkin Ben Kendrick Nusnin Akter
Researcher Contact Info Bjorn Paulsson 1-818-530-4800 bjorn.paulsson@paulsson.com

Technology and Commercialization
Technology Demonstrated TBD
Commercialized (in whole/part) TBD
Commercial Partner Empty Value
Net Improvement Empty Value

Financial and Status Data
Project Status Active
Start Fiscal Year 2021 (09/08/2021)
End Fiscal Year 2025 (06/08/2025)
PHMSA $$ Budgeted $991,124.00

Main Objective

This Small Business Innovative Research Program Phase II project will develop and test materials and techniques for cost-effective, secure, and permanent attachment of sensors to pipelines. The researcher will work with domestic fiber-optic cable companies to manufacture a tightly-coupled fiber-optic cable with a predicted lifetime over 30 years that accurately measures strain, temperature, and acoustics on pipelines.