Systems and methods for measurement and analysis of pipeline contaminants

A method for measu rement and analysis of pipeline contaminants, the method comprising:

• extending a first probe into a fluid flow within a pipeline, so that aerosol contaminants can subsequently be measured;
• isokinetically collecting a first fluid flow sample in the first probe;
• directing the collected first fluid flow sample from the first probe into a particle counter;
• measuring within the particle counter a number and size of aerosol particles within the fluid flow sample, which information can subsequently be used to obtain a mass content of the aerosol particles, so as to permit a selection of an appropriate extraction technology to control the presence of aerosol contaminants within the pipeline;
• extending a second probe into the fluid flow within a pipeline, so that constituents of the fluid flow sample can subsequently be determined in order to identify the origin of the aerosol contaminants;
• isokinetically collecting a second fluid flow sample in the second probe;
• directing the collected second fluid flow sample from the second probe into a chromatograph;
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• determining the constituents of the fluid flow sample in order to identify the origin of the aerosol contaminants, so that corrective measures can be implemented to minimize the presence of aerosol contaminants.

A method for measu rement and analysis of pipeline contaminants, the method comprising:

• extending a first probe and a second probe into a fluid flow within a pipeline at locations spatially situated from one another, so that contaminants can subsequently be determined;
• isokinetically collecting substantially simultaneously a first fluid flow sample in the first probe and a second flow sample in the second probe;
• directing the collected first fluid flow sample from the first probe into a particle counter and the collected second fluid flow sample from the second probe into a chromatograph;
• measuring within the particle counter a number and size of aerosol contaminants within the first fluid flow sample, which information can subsequently be used to obtained a mass content of the aerosol contaminants, so as to permit a selection of an appropriate extraction technology to control the presence of aerosol contaminants within the pipeline;
• and
• determining constituents of the second fluid flow sample within the chromatograph in order to identify the origin of the aerosol contaminants, so that corrective measures can be implemented to minimize the presence of aerosol contaminants.