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| Electrical
Resistance Tomography - Tanks |
| ERT for Tanks is a leak detection
technique using Electrical Resistance Tomography (TechID 17). Tank
contents are typically highly saline and therefore electrically
conductive. ERT maps resistivity field changes caused by a migrating
plume, providing information about the location, volume of the leak,
direction, and rate of movement of the fluid. |
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Developers:
| • |
William Daily and Abe Ramirez, Lawrence Livermore
National Laboratory | |
Applications:
| • |
FY 1995 Demonstration at DOE Mock Tank facility at
Hanford | |
Benefits:
| • |
Lower risk to personnel |
| • |
Cost savings for routine monitoring through
avoidance of sampling | |
Status:
| • |
Successfully demonstrated in FY
1995 | |
| Milestones:
IT - ITSR Publication;
PR - Peer Review; DP - Deployment; AI -
Available for Implementation; DM - Demonstration; BST
- Bench-Scale Testing; | |
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| 9/19/02 |
Characterization,
Monitoring and Sensor Technology |
OST Ref #:
140 | |
