Near-infrared incoherent broadband cavity enhanced absorption spectroscopy (NIR-IBBCEAS) for detection and quantification of major natural gas components

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dc.contributor.advisorDu, Ke
dc.contributor.authorPrakash, Neeraj
dc.contributor.committeememberKim, Seonghwan
dc.contributor.committeememberSong, Hua
dc.contributor.committeememberPark, Simon S.
dc.date2018-06
dc.date.accessioned2018-04-25T14:55:42Z
dc.date.available2018-04-25T14:55:42Z
dc.date.issued2018-04-24
dc.description.abstractThe efforts for reducing carbon emissions by switching from coal to natural gas have created a bigger threat to global warming through natural gas leaks. Apart from the monetary losses, leakage of natural gas releases methane, which can trap more than 80 times as much heat as carbon dioxide. Most often, the leaks are left unmonitored due to the huge cost and clumsy nature of existing leak detection techniques. Hence, this thesis presents the development of a low cost and efficient technique to simultaneously detect and quantify the major hydrocarbons in natural gas and thereby determine the gas composition. The instrument is based on the principle of incoherent broadband cavity enhanced absorption spectroscopy in the near infrared region (1100 to 1250 nm). The performance and detection sensitivities of the prototype were tested, and results showed detection limits much less than 1% of the lower explosion limits (LEL) of the gases.en_US
dc.identifier.citationPrakash, N. (2018). Near-infrared incoherent broadband cavity enhanced absorption spectroscopy (NIR-IBBCEAS) for detection and quantification of major natural gas components. University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/31828en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/31828
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/106542
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.facultySchulich School of Engineering
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectNatural gas leak detection
dc.subjectOptical leak monitoring
dc.subjectIBBCEAS
dc.subject.classificationOpticsen_US
dc.subject.classificationEngineering--Environmentalen_US
dc.subject.classificationEngineering--Mechanicalen_US
dc.titleNear-infrared incoherent broadband cavity enhanced absorption spectroscopy (NIR-IBBCEAS) for detection and quantification of major natural gas components
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineMechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (MSc)
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