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 DO - 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 - 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 - StarĂ½ Smokovec, Slovakia DA - 22.09.2015 PY - 2015 DO - 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 - StarĂ½ Smokovec, Slovakia DA - 22.09.2015 PY - 2015 SN - 978-80-554-1094-4 DO - 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 -