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US 2006/0233482 A1Published application
Compaction monitoring system
AssigneeShell Oil Company
InventorFrederick Rambow
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Abstract
Methods for determining a preferred application of a plurality of transducers or sensors to a structure are disclosed for monitoring and imaging deformation of the structure as it is subjected to various forces.
Claims73
A method for imaging deformation of an object comprising the steps of:
- applying a plurality of transducers to the object at a preferred wrap angle;
- detecting deformation of the object at each transducer;
- and
- imaging the deformation detected at each transducer on a projection device.
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A method of determining a preferred application of a plurality of transducers to a cylindrical structure for monitoring deformation of the structure comprising:
- selecting a preferred wrap angle range;
- determining a strain factor for at least one wrap angle within the preferred wrap angle range;
- determining a preferred wrap angle within the preferred wrap angle range based on at least one determined strain factor;
- and
- determining the preferred application of the plurality of transducers to the structure base on the preferred wrap angle.
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A method of determining a preferred application of an optical fiber to a cylindrical structure, wherein the optical fiber includes at least one sensor, comprising:
- selecting a preferred wrap angle range for the optical fiber;
- determining a fiber strain factor for at least one wrap angle within the preferred wrap angle range;
- determining a preferred wrap angle for the optical fiber within the preferred wrap angle range based on at least one determined fiber strain factor;
- and
- determining the preferred application of the optical fiber to the structure based on the preferred wrap angle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.