Detection and Diagnosis in Oil and Gas Pipelines

Dear Colleagues,

Oil and gas pipelines are the most economical, safe, and effective transportation facilities for oil and gas resources, called “energy blood vessel”. At present, the total mileage of oil and gas pipelines in the world has exceeded 2.5 million kilometers, including terrestrial and submarine transportation. With the extensive laying and long-term operation of oil and gas pipelines, due to foundation change, pipe corrosion, construction quality, human-made damage, and other factors, deformation and/or damage to pipelines are inevitable. Further, the normal transmission of the pipeline may be affected, potentially leading to oil and gas leakage, environmental pollution, economic loss, and other serious problems. Therefore, pipeline safety management, detection and monitoring, fault diagnosis, accident prevention, and other issues are of great concern around the world.

This Special Issue aims to present and disseminate the most recent concepts, methods, and technological and equipment advances related to the prediction, detection, monitoring, analysis, diagnosis, and prevention of oil and gas pipeline issues based on all types of detection technologies.

Topics of interest for publication include but are not limited to:

• Basic theory of pipeline nondestructive testing;
• Application technology of pipeline nondestructive testing;
• Sensors and detection equipment;
• Signal processing and inversion evaluation;
• Pipeline defect diagnosis;
• Pipeline failure analysis;
• Pipeline integrity management;
• Pipeline online monitoring;
• Automation, intelligence, and visualization of pipeline diagnosis;
• Safety and reliability of pipeline inspection;
• Other pipeline inspection and diagnosis methods, technologies, and applications.

Prof. Dr. Songling Huang
Prof. Dr. Xiaochun Song
Dr. Lisha Peng
Guest Editors

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