泄漏监测系统应用中的认识误区

泄漏监测系统在长输管道上的应用日趋普遍,但是管道运营单位对泄漏监测系统性能在认识上存在误区。这些误区一方面妨碍了运行人员有效利用泄漏监测系统来辅助分析工况变化,另一方面也使运营单位无法合理地评价泄漏监测系统的性能,无法有效分辨不同泄漏监测系统之间的优劣,严重削弱了管道运营单位的实际泄漏监测能力。总结了输油管道泄漏监测系统应用过程中常见的认识误区,并逐一进行纠正;分析了错误认识产生的原因,从用户角度给出了提高泄漏监测系统性能的具体措施。结果表明:这些措施有助于管道运营单位纠正对于泄漏监测系统的错误认识,制订适合的检测、评价及管理办法,从而有效提升泄漏监测能力。

Misunderstandings on the application of leakage monitoring systems

The application of leakage monitoring systems in long-distance pipelines has become increasingly popular, but pipeline operation companies have some misunderstandings on the performance of leakage monitoring systems. And due to the existence of these misunderstandings, the operating staff cannot take effective advantage of the leakage monitoring systems to analyze the variation of operational conditions, and the pipeline operation companies can neither evaluate the performance of leakage monitoring systems rationally, nor distinguish the advantages and disadvantages of different leakage monitoring systems effectively. All of these have weakened the actual leakage monitoring capability of pipeline operation companies. In this paper, the common misunderstandings on the application of oil pipeline leakage monitoring systems were summarized and corrected one by one. In addition, the causes of these misunderstandings were analyzed. Finally, some specific measures to improve the performance of leakage monitoring systems were presented from the view point of customers. It is indicated that these measures will help pipeline operation companies to correct wrong understandings on the performance of leakage monitoring systems and develop suitable monitoring, evaluation and management methods, so as to improve the leakage monitoring capacity effectively.