Fuelfinder: Remote Leak Detector for Liquid Hydrocarbons

Fast Facts
Technology and Commercialization
Research Award Recipient:	Physical Sciences Inc. 20 New England Business Center Andover, MA 01810-1077 Andover, MA 01810
AOR:	James Merritt, james.merritt @ dot.gov, (303)638-4758
Contract #:	DTPH56-10-T-000017
Project #:	362
Researcher Contact Info:	Mark G. Allen, 978-689-0003 x8131 ,allen @ psicorp.com
Peer Review	Very Effective (PHP-6-2011, Apr 20-27, 2011)
Peer Review	Very Effective (PHP-7-2012, Apr 11-24, 2012)
Technology Demonstrated?	TBD
Commercialized (in whole/part)?	TBD
Financial and Status Data
Project Status:	Closed
Start Fiscal Year:	2010 (09/30/2010)
End Fiscal Year:	2014 (12/31/2013)
PHMSA $$ Budgeted:	$146,417.00

Main Objective

The projects main objective is to develop a portable, hand-held sensor for detection of petroleum product leaks from buried pipelines at stand-off distances up to 30 meters or about 98 feet.

Public Abstract

The project goal is to develop a commercially successful Remote Methane Leak Detector (RMLDTM) platform to a general purpose hydrocarbon leak detector – FuelfinderTM. Fuelfinder will adopt recent advances in room-temperature diode laser technology operating near 3 microns to enable remote sensing of gasoline, petrochemicals, biodiesel, and ethanol leaks from pipelines with man-portable, mobile, and airborne platforms in a low-cost, commercially-viable product offering.

Quarterly Status Reports

Deliverable: 1st Quarterly Status Report - Public Page