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Sniper-Finder Developed for Iraq War Used for US Pipelines
A technology used to detect the location of sniper fire in war zones is helping prevent damage to natural gas pipelines.By listening to sound waves traveling through the natural gas in the equipped pipelines, operators in a remote control room can detect and pinpoint to within a few feet the location of an object striking a pipeline, such as a construction backhoe. In some cases the system can detect if digging is happening in a pipeline right-of-way, even if machinery hasn't come in contact with the pipe. A warning goes to the pipeline operator immediately, letting the operator intervene before the pipeline is breached or respond to a rupture more quickly. Posted by: Bobby 2008-08-04 |
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