TY - CONF A1 - Neumann, Patrick P. A1 - Wosniok, Aleksander A1 - Lazik, D. A1 - Bartholmai, Matthias T1 - Test field for the validation of a multifunctional sensor for distributed subsurface monitoring of gas storage areas N2 - BAM Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing, in cooperation with the company MeGaSen UG carries out a research project to enhance and validate an innovative approach for distributed subsurface monitoring of gas storage areas. The concept combines different measurement technologies to one multifunctional sensor: membrane-based gas measurement technology for in-situ monitoring of gases in soil and fiber optical sensing of temperature and strain (as a measure for structural change). Key aspect of the research project is the first-time validation of the system in an application relevant dimension. For this purpose a 20 x 20 m2 test field is build. A comprehensive validation of the system is carried out by systematic variation of different parameters like position-dependent gasinjection, temperature and mechanical impact. T2 - Sensor 2013 - 16th International conference on sensors and measurement technology CY - Nürnberg, Germany DA - 14.05.2013 KW - Distributed multifunctional sensor KW - Subsurface monitoring KW - Gas storage areas KW - Membrane-based gas sensing KW - Fiber optical sensing PY - 2013 SN - 978-3-9813484-3-9 U6 - https://doi.org/10.5162/sensor2013/P2.2 N1 - Serientitel: AMA Conferences – Series title: AMA Conferences SP - 713 EP - 716 AN - OPUS4-28652 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Lazik, D. A1 - Bartholmai, Matthias A1 - Ebert, S. T1 - Stand und Perspektive membranbasierter Liniensensorik zur flächenhaften CO2-Leckagedetektion in Böden T2 - Kolloquium Prozessanalytik CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 2012-12-03 PY - 2012 AN - OPUS4-27344 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Bartholmai, Matthias A1 - Neumann, Patrick P. A1 - Lazik, D. T1 - Multifunctional sensor for monitoring of CO2 underground storage by comprehensive and spatially resolved measuring of gas concentrations, temperature and structural changes N2 - One of the main unsolved issues of CCS is the comprehensive surveillance of CO2 storage areas with reasonable effort and costs. This study presents an approach for distributed subsurface monitoring of gas storage areas. The concept combines different measurement technologies to one multifunctional sensor: membrane based measurement technology for in situ monitoring of gases in soil and fibre optical sensing of temperature and strain (as a measure for structural change). A test field of application-relevant dimensions is built up to validate and optimize the technology. T2 - GHGT 11 - Greenhouse gas control technologies conference CY - Kyoto, Japan DA - 2012-11-18 KW - Multifunctional sensor KW - Distributed sensor KW - Monitoring of CO2 KW - Subsurface monitoring KW - Gas storage areas KW - Membrane-based gas sensing KW - Fibre optical sensing PY - 2013 UR - http://reginnovations.org/key-scientific-articles/multifunctional-sensor-monitoring-co2-underground-storage-comprehensive-spatially-resolved-measuring-gas-concentrations-temperature-structural-changes/ U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2013.06.303 SN - 1876-6102 VL - 37 SP - 4033 EP - 4040 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam AN - OPUS4-28910 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Neumann, Patrick P. A1 - Lazik, D. A1 - Bartholmai, Matthias T1 - Tomographic reconstruction of soil gas distribution from multiple gas sources based on sparse sampling N2 - A monitoring method is introduced that creates twodimensional (2D) maps of the soil gas distribution. The method combines linear gas sensing technology for in-situ monitoring of gases in soil with the mapping capabilities of Computed Tomography (CT) to reconstruct spatial and temporal resolved gas distribution maps. A weighted iterative algebraic reconstruction method based on Maximum Likelihood with Expectation Maximization (MLEM) in combination with a source-by-source reconstruction approach is introduced that works with a sparse setup of orthogonally-aligned linear gas sensors. The reconstruction method successfully reduces artifact production, especially when multiple gas sources are present, allowing the discrimination between true and non-existing so-called ghost source locations. Experimental validation by controlled field experiments indicates the high potential of the proposed method for rapid gas leak localization and quantification with respect to Pipeline or underground gas storage issues. KW - Computed tomography KW - Gas distribution mapping and gas source localization KW - Discrimination of multiple gas sources KW - Distributed linear sensor KW - Membrane-based gas sensing KW - Subsurface monitoring KW - Gas storage areas PY - 2016 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1109/JSEN.2016.2545103 SN - 1530-437X VL - 16 IS - 11 SP - 4501 EP - 4508 PB - IEEE - Inst. Electrical Electronics Engineers Inc CY - Hoes Lane, NJ, USA AN - OPUS4-36228 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Lazik, D. A1 - Ebert, Sebastian A1 - Neumann, Patrick P. A1 - Bartholmai, Matthias T1 - Pipeline monitoring with linear gas sensors N2 - Comprehensive monitoring of pipelines over their full length is technically difficult and expensive. Considering a cost-benefit ratio it is reasonable to implement monitoring solutions in pipeline segments, which bear a high risk potential, like residential areas, construction sites, slopes, street or river crossings. Still such segments can measure up to several hundred meters in length, demanding for monitoring solutions that extend along such distances and enable fast response. Point wise sensing and periodical surveillance have clear drawbacks, particularly regarding early damage detection. Fibre optic sensors enable distributed sensing of temperature and strain, but they offer very limited possibilities for measuring gas concentrations. Linear membrane-based gas sensors enable the monitoring of gas concentrations alongside a pipeline. Such line-sensors are implemented in form of flexible tubes and can be arranged inside or outside the pipeline (also underwater or within the subsurface), corresponding to the technical requirements. The measuring method combines the gas specific diffusion rates through a membrane with Dalton’s law of partial pressures and enables the calculation of gas concentrations or the detection of a change of the gas composition. The objective is to detect gas leakages fast and with high reliability. Furthermore, the calibrated system enables to estimate the spatial extent of a leakage. So far the gas concentration measurement is tested for oxygen, carbon dioxide, methane; further gases should follow, e.g. hydrogen, carbon monoxide or mixtures like natural gas. The paper introduces in the different operating modes of line-sensors. A near real-time approach will be demonstrated to quantify the impact of a gas leak on the near environment. This approach is based on a critical length describing the expansion of the leaking gas. T2 - 9th Pipeline technology conference 2014 CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 12.05.2014 KW - Multi-sensor system KW - Condition monitoring KW - Safety management KW - Hazardous scenarios KW - Data fusion PY - 2014 SP - 1 EP - 9 AN - OPUS4-30727 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Bartholmai, Matthias A1 - Neumann, Patrick P. A1 - Werner, Klaus-Dieter A1 - Ebert, Sebastian A1 - Lazik, D. T1 - Linear sensor for areal subsurface gas monitoring - calibration routine and validation experiments N2 - Membrane based linear gas sensors and fiber optical sensors feature similar geometries and complement each other in quantities to be measured. To the author's best knowledge, it is the first time that these sensors are combined to a multifunctional sensor for distributed measuring of gas concentrations, temperature, and strain. Objective is a comprehensive monitoring of underground gas storage areas. In the presented project a 400 m² test site and a corresponding laboratory system were just built up to characterize, validate, and optimize the combined sensor. Application of the sensor lines in a grid structure should enable spatial resolution of the measurement data and early detection of relevant events, as gas leakage, temperature change, or mechanical impact. A Calibration routine was developed which can be applied subsequent to underground installation. First measurement results indicate the potential of the method, with regard to highly topical energy transport and storage issues. T2 - IEEE Sensors 2014 conference CY - Valencia, Spain DA - 02.11.2014 KW - Linear sensor KW - Distributed sensor KW - Monitoring of CO2 KW - Subsurface monitoring KW - Gas storage areas KW - Membrane-based gas sensing KW - Fibre optical sensing PY - 2014 SN - 978-1-4799-0161-6 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSENS.2014.6985157 SP - 942 EP - 945 AN - OPUS4-32083 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Neumann, Patrick P. A1 - Kohlhoff, Harald A1 - Werner, Klaus-Dieter A1 - Erdmann, Jessica A1 - Eggeringhaus, Bärbel A1 - Kammermeier, Michael A1 - Schukar, Marcus A1 - Basedau, Frank A1 - Bartholmai, Matthias A1 - Lazik, D. A1 - Ebert, Sebastian T1 - Setup of a large scale soil test field with CO2 injection for testing a novel distributed subsurface monitoring system for gas storage areas N2 - One of the main unsolved issues of under-ground storages for, e.g., CO2, H2, and natural gas is the comprehensive surveillance of these areas with reasonable effort and costs. Conventional sensors (e.g., soil air probes or borehole probes), however, can only be used for punctual or locally limited measurements; further their application can cause structural influences (invasive application). In this paper, we describe in detail the setup of a CO2 injection soil test field. This test field will be used to enhance and validate an innovative ap-proach for distributed subsurface monitoring of gas storage areas. To the author’s knowledge, this is the first time that, for this purpose, a test field is built in an application relevant scale. T2 - 31st Danubia-Adria Symposium on advances in experimental mechanics CY - Kempten, Germany DA - 24.09.2014 KW - Large scale soil test field KW - Subsurface monitoring KW - Gas storage areas KW - Membrane-based gas sensing KW - Fiber optical sensing PY - 2014 SN - 978-3-00-046740-0 SP - 238 EP - 239 AN - OPUS4-31527 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Lazik, D. A1 - Bartholmai, Matthias A1 - Neumann, Patrick P. A1 - Ebert, Sebastian T1 - Continuous observation of subsurface gases by linear gas sensors T2 - 1st International Symposium on Energy Challenges and Mechanics CY - Aberdeen, Scotland DA - 2014-07-08 PY - 2014 AN - OPUS4-31066 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Neumann, Patrick P. A1 - Lazik, D. A1 - Bartholmai, Matthias T1 - Leak detection with linear soil gas sensors under field conditions - First experiences running a new measurement technique N2 - A 400 m² soil test field with gas injection system was built up, which enables an experimental validation of linear gas sensors for specific applications and gases in an application-relevant scale. Several injection and soil watering experiments with carbon dioxide (CO2) at different days with varying boundary conditions were performed indicating the potential of the method for, e.g., rapid leakage detection with respect to Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) issues. T2 - IEEE Sensors 2016 CY - Orlando, FL, USA DA - 30.10.2016 KW - Soil test field KW - Membrane-based linear gas sensor KW - Leak detection KW - Field conditions PY - 2016 SN - 978-1-4799-8287-5 SN - 1930-0395 SP - B-3-65, 757 EP - 759 PB - IEEE AN - OPUS4-38244 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Neumann, Patrick P. A1 - Werner, Klaus-Dieter A1 - Petrov, Sergej A1 - Bartholmai, Matthias A1 - Lazik, D. ED - Puente León, F. ED - Zagar, B. T1 - Aufbau eines großflächigen Testfeldes für verteilte Bodengassensorik und Untersuchung einer Monitoringmethode basierend auf Tomographie T1 - Setup of a large-scale test field for distributed soil gas sensors and testing of a monitoring method based on tomography N2 - A 400 m² soil test field with gas injection system was built up for the purpose of large-scale validation, optimization, and characterization of a novel comprehensive monitoring method for underground gas storage areas. The method combines gas sensing technology with linear form factor for in-situ monitoring of gases in soil with the mapping capabilities of Computed Tomography (CT) to reconstruct time-series of gas distribution maps based on samples of orthogonally-aligned linear gas sensors. Several injection experiments with carbon dioxide (CO2) at different days with varying boundary conditions indicates the potential of the method for, e.g., rapid leakage detection with respect to Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) issues. N2 - Zur Validierung, Optimierung und praxisnahen Demonstration eines flächendeckenden Monitoringverfahrens für Untergrundgasspeichern wurde ein 400 m² großes Testfeld mit Gasinjektionssystem auf dem BAM Testgelände Technische Sicherheit aufgebaut. Die Methode kombiniert verteilte, linienförmige Gassensorik für die In-situ-Überwachung von Gasen im Boden mit den Mapping-Fähigkeiten der Computertomographie (CT). Auf Basis von orthogonal zueinander ausgerichteten linearen Gassensoren können mit diesem Verfahren so Zeitreihen der Gasverteilung rekonstruiert werden. Experimente mit Kohlendioxid (CO2) zeigen das Potential des Verfahrens zur schnellen Lokalisierung von Leckagen auf. KW - Soil test field KW - Distributed linear sensor KW - Membrane-based gas sensing KW - Subsurface monitoring KW - Gas storage areas KW - Computed tomography PY - 2016 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1515/teme-2016-0015 SN - 2196-7113 SN - 0171-8096 VL - 83 IS - 10 SP - 606 EP - 615 PB - Walter de Gruyter GmbH CY - Berlin, Deutschland AN - OPUS4-37653 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Neumann, Patrick P. A1 - Lazik, D. A1 - Bartholmai, Matthias ED - Aulova, Alexandra ED - Rogelj Ritonja, A. ED - Emri, I. T1 - Validation of membrane-based linear soil gas sensors – results from repetitive CO2 injection experiments performed in the field N2 - This work presents first results from repetitive CO2 injection experiments performed on a recently built-up 400 m² soil test field with gas injection system. The test field contains 48 membrane-based linear gas sensors that were installed in several depths of the test field. Sensors for measuring meteorological parameters (e.g., wind / rain) and the parameters soil temperature, soil moisture, and groundwater level were installed additionally. T2 - 33rd Danubia- Adria Symposium on Advances in Experimental Mechanics CY - Portorož, Slovenia DA - 20.09.2016 KW - Distributed linear sensor KW - Gas distribution mapping and gas source localization KW - Gas storage areas KW - Membrane-based gas sensing KW - Subsurface monitoring PY - 2016 SN - 978-961-94081-0-0 SP - 174 EP - 175 CY - Ljubljana AN - OPUS4-37644 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Petrov, Sergej A1 - Neumann, Patrick P. A1 - Werner, Klaus-Dieter A1 - Lazik, D. A1 - Bartholmai, Matthias T1 - Concept for investigating mechanical impacts on distributed subsurface gas monitoring N2 - A multifunctional sensor in line shape was developed and introduced in previous work for measuring of gas concentrations, temperature change, and strain. A current field study focuses on a spatially distributed monitoring of subsurface CO2 gas storage sites in near real time. Mechanical impacts, e.g., caused by construction work, denudation, and seismic activity, can affect the integrity of underground gas storage sites. Thermal or moisture impacts, e.g., caused by weather conditions, can influence the gas distribution behavior. In this paper, we briefly describe the setup of a CO2 injection soil test field. This setup contains actuating elements for the investigation of mechanical and thermal impacts on distributed subsurface gas monitoring. A concept is given for evaluating these impacts and first experimental results are presented. T2 - 32nd Danubia-Adria Symposium on advances in experimental mechanics CY - Starý Smokovec, Slovakia DA - 22.09.2015 PY - 2015 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2016.03.060 SN - 2214-7853 VL - 3 IS - 4 SP - 1124 EP - 1128 PB - Elsevier Science CY - Zilina AN - OPUS4-34489 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Neumann, Patrick P. A1 - Ebert, Sebastian A1 - Lazik, D. A1 - Bartholmai, Matthias T1 - Inverse calibration routine for linear soil gas sensors N2 - Gas sensors in linear form based on the measuring principle of gas selective permeability through a membrane were developed and introduced for the detection and quantification of gas concentrations. A current field study focuses on measuring CO2 concentrations for a spatially distributed monitoring of subsurface CO2 gas storage sites in near real time. A 400 m(2) test site and a corresponding laboratory system were built up to characterize, validate, and optimize the sensor. A calibration routine was developed, which can be applied subsequently to underground installation. First measurement results indicate the potential of the method. T2 - 32nd Danubia-Adria Symposium on advances in experimental mechanics CY - Starý Smokovec, Slovakia DA - 22.09.2015 PY - 2015 SN - 978-80-554-1094-4 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2016.03.051 SP - 68 EP - 69 CY - Zilina AN - OPUS4-34491 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Neumann, Patrick P. A1 - Bartholmai, Matthias A1 - Lazik, D. T1 - Near real-time reconstruction of 2D soil gas distribution from a regular network of linear gas sensors N2 - A monitoring method is introduced that creates, in near real-time, two-dimensional (2D) maps of the soil gas distribution. The method combines linear gas sensing technology for in-situ monitoring of gases in soil with the mapping capabilities of Computed Tomography (CT) to reconstruct spatial and temporal resolved gas distribution maps. A weighted iterative algebraic reconstruction method based on Maximum Likelihood with Expectation Maximization (MLEM) in combination with a source-by-source reconstruction approach is introduced that works with a sparse setup of orthogonally-aligned linear gas sensors. The reconstruction method successfully reduces artifact production, especially when multiple gas sources are present, allowing the discrimination between true and non-existing so-called ghost source locations. A first experimental test indicates the high potential of the proposed method for, e.g., rapid gas leak localization. T2 - IEEE Sensors 2015 CY - Busan, South Korea DA - 01.11.2015 KW - Distributed linear sensor KW - Membrane-based gas sensing KW - Subsurface monitoring KW - Gas storage areas KW - Computed tomography PY - 2015 SN - 978-1-4799-8202-8 SN - 1930-0395 SP - 1550 EP - 1553 PB - IEEE AN - OPUS4-34849 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Bartholmai, Matthias A1 - Ebert, Sebastian A1 - Neumann, Patrick P. A1 - Noske, Reinhard A1 - Rehak, W. A1 - Lazik, D. T1 - Linear gas sensor for methane based on a selectively permeable membrane N2 - In preliminary work, gas sensors in linear form based on the measuring principle of gas selective permeability through a membrane were developed and introduced for the detection and quantification of gas concentrations. In this study, first experimental results are presented for adapting the technology for measuring methane (CH4). A material with suitable selective permeability was identified and utilized in a sensor setup containing the gas selective membrane and a reference membrane, both integrated in a measuring cell, to which a gas stream with defined CH4 concentrations was applied. The results prove the sensor's capability for measuring methane and indicate further application potential of the method, e.g., as a robust field monitoring technology, since CH4 is the major component of natural gas, town gas, and fracking gas. T2 - AMA Conferences 2015 with SENSOR and IRS2 CY - Nuremberg, Germany DA - 19.05.2015 KW - Selective permeability KW - Quantification of gas concentrations KW - Spatially distributed monitoring KW - Gas storage sites KW - Methane measuring PY - 2015 SN - 978-3-9813484-8-4 U6 - https://doi.org/10.5162/sensor2015/P8.1 SP - 833 EP - 835 AN - OPUS4-33263 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Petrov, Sergej A1 - Neumann, Patrick P. A1 - Werner, Klaus-Dieter A1 - Wosniok, Aleksander A1 - Lazik, D. A1 - Bartholmai, Matthias ED - Nicoletto, G. ED - Pastrama, S.D. ED - Emri, I. T1 - Concept for investigating mechanical and thermal impacts on distributed subsurface gas monitoring N2 - A multifunctional sensor in line shape was developed and introduced in previous work for measuring of gas concentrations, temperature change, and strain. A current field study focuses on a spatially distributed monitoring of subsurface CO 2 gas storage sites in near real time. Mechanical impacts, e.g., caused by construction work, denudation, and seismic activity, can affect the integrity of underground gas storage sites. Thermal or moisture impacts, e.g., caused by weather conditions, can influence the gas Distribution behavior. In this paper, we briefly describe the setup of a CO 2 injection soil test field. This setup contains actuating elements for the investigation of mechanical and thermal impacts on distributed subsurface gas monitoring. A concept is given for evaluating these impacts and first experimental results are presented. T2 - 32nd DANUBIA ADRIA SYMPOSIUM on Advances in Experimental Mechanics CY - Starý Smokovec, Slovakia DA - 22.09.2015 KW - Linear sensor KW - Distributed sensor KW - Monitoring of CO 2 KW - Subsurface monitoring KW - Gas storage areas KW - Membrane-based gas sensing KW - Fibre optical sensing PY - 2016 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2016.03.060 SN - 2214-7853 VL - 3 IS - 4 SP - 1124 EP - 1128 PB - Elsevier Ltd. AN - OPUS4-35688 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Neumann, Patrick P. A1 - Ebert, S. A1 - Lazik, D. A1 - Bartholmai, Matthias ED - Nicoletto, G. ED - Dan Pastrama, S. ED - Emri, I. T1 - Inverse calibration routine for linear soil gas sensors N2 - Gas sensors in linear form based on the measuring principle of gas selective permeability through a membrane were developed and introduced for the detection and quantification of gas concentrations. A current field study focuses on measuring CO2 concentrations for a spatially distributed monitoring of subsurface CO2 gas storage sites in near real time. A 400 m² test site and a corresponding laboratory system were built up to characterize, validate, and optimize the sensor. A calibration routine was developed, which can be applied subsequently to underground installation. First measurement results indicate the potential of the method. T2 - 32nd Danubia Adria Symposium on Advances in Experimental Mechanics CY - Starý Smokovec, Slovakia DA - 22.09.2015 KW - Linear sensor KW - Distributed sensor KW - Subsurface monitoring KW - Gas storage areas KW - Membrane-based gas sensing KW - Calibration PY - 2016 UR - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221478531600256X U6 - https://doi.org/doi:10.1016/j.matpr.2016.03.051 SN - 2214-7853 VL - 3 IS - 4 SP - 1074 EP - 1078 PB - Elsevier Ltd. AN - OPUS4-35633 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Lazik, D. A1 - Ebert, S. A1 - Neumann, Patrick P. A1 - Bartholmai, Matthias T1 - Characteristic length measurement of a subsurface gas anomaly - A monitoring approach for heterogeneous flow path distributions N2 - Geogenic gases from natural sources, carbon dioxide (CO2) from a geological repository (carbon capture and storage - CCS) or a leaking gas pipeline can present serious risks in industrial and urban areas. To extend the lead time for risk treatment in such critical regions, reliable detection of gases within the shallow subsurface is required to observe critical gas accumulations before degassing into the atmosphere. A near real-time monitoring approach is introduced to determine the volumetric expansion of a leakinggas in the subsurface. Considering the pressure relaxation with the ambient air pressure, the approach enables the forecasting of the final size of a pressurized gas body in terms of characteristic lengths. According to theoretical basics, such a characteristic length, which enables us to perform a gas (safety) measurement based on a purely geometrical measure, behaves independently of subsurface properties,i.e., it enables a reliable quantification of the escaping gas irrespective of its heterogeneous or changingflow path distribution. A field test for a 10 l/min pinhole leakage injected into a 10 m long, 0.4 m wide, 0.95 m deep soil-filled trench that was equipped with linear sensors shows the lateral-vertical volumetric gas expansion along these sensors, and demonstrates the applicability of the characteristic length approach. KW - Monitoring KW - Carbon capture and storage KW - Leakage KW - Quantification KW - Subsurface KW - CO2 PY - 2016 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijggc.2016.02.008 SN - 1750-5836 VL - 2016 IS - 47 SP - 330 EP - 341 PB - Elsevier B.V. AN - OPUS4-35425 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Lazik, D. A1 - Neumann, Patrick P. A1 - Bartholmai, Matthias A1 - Ebert, Sebastian T1 - Characteristic length measurement of a subsurface gas anomaly - an integrating monitoring approach over heterogeneous distributed gas flow paths N2 - Geogenic gases such as CH4 or CO2 from natural sources, gases (CCS-CO2, H2, Natural gas, City gas …) from a geological repository, or a leaking gas pipeline can present serious risks in industrial and urban areas where the density of infrastructural elements increases as well as above and below ground. To extend the lead time for risk treatment in such critical regions, reliable detection of gases within the shallow subsurface is required to observe critical gas accumulations before degassing into the atmosphere. A near real-time monitoring approach is introduced to determine the volumetric expansion of such a gas escaping from a leak in the subsurface. Considering the pressure relaxation with the ambient air pressure, the approach enables the forecasting of the final size of a pressurized gas body in terms of characteristic lengths. According to theoretical basics, such a characteristic length, which allows to perform a gas (safety) measurement based on a purely geometrical measure, behaves independently of subsurface properties, i.e., it enables a reliable quantification of the escaping gas, irrespective of its heterogeneous flow path distribution. A field test for a 10 l/min pinhole leakage of CO2 injected in an unsaturated Chernozemic soil (agricultural test field Bad Lauchstädt)that was equipped with linear gas sensors demonstrates the lateral-vertical volumetric gas expansion along the environment of these gas sensors, and confirms the applicability of the new characteristic length approach. T2 - UFZ EnergyDays 2017 CY - Leipzig, Germany DA - 15.03.2017 KW - CO2 KW - Carbon capture and storage KW - Leakage KW - Monitoring PY - 2017 AN - OPUS4-39400 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Neumann, Patrick P. A1 - Lazik, D. A1 - Bartholmai, Matthias ED - Emri, Igor T1 - Validation of membrane-based linear soil gas sensors under field conditions N2 - A 400 m2 soil test field with gas injection system was built up, which enables an experimental validation of linear membrane-based gas sensors – a sensor technology which was developed based on the selective permeation of gases through membranes. Several soil watering and injection experiments with carbon dioxide at different days with varying boundary conditions were performed showing that the sensor behaves mostly insensitive to the environmental conditions investigated, i.e., barometric pressure fluctuations, soil temperature, air temperature and humidity, sun duration, and wind speed. Furthermore, depending on water infiltration, a gas phase displacement could be observed in-situ based on the changed measurement signal. The results of the validation experiments highlight the potential of the method for rapid leak detection and localization qualifying the sensor particularly for safety applications, e.g., in underground gas storage areas. T2 - 33nd Danubia Adria Symposium on Advances in Experimental Mechanics CY - Portorož, Slovenia DA - 20.09.2016 KW - Distributed linear sensor KW - Membrane-based gas sensing KW - Subsurface monitoring KW - Gas storage areas KW - Validation PY - 2017 UR - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214785317308404 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2017.06.065 SN - 2214-7853 VL - 4 IS - 5, Part 1 SP - 5893 EP - 5897 PB - Elsevier Ltd. AN - OPUS4-41584 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -