title: Large-Scale Wireless Temperature Monitoring System for Liquefied Petroleum Gas Storage Tanks.
abstract: Temperature distribution is a critical indicator of the health condition for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) storage tanks. In this paper, we present a large-scale wireless temperature monitoring system to evaluate the safety of LPG storage tanks. The system includes wireless sensors networks, high temperature fiber-optic sensors, and monitoring software. Finally, a case study on real-world LPG storage tanks proves the feasibility of the system. The unique features of wireless transmission, automatic data acquisition and management, local and remote access make the developed system a good alternative for temperature monitoring of LPG storage tanks in practical applications.
authors.affiliation: School of Petroleum Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu 610500, China. gwfan567@petrochina.com.cn.
authors.forename: Guangwen
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.affiliation: School of Civil Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China. shenyu@mail.dlut.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.affiliation: School of Civil Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China. hao123@mail.dlut.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Xiaowei
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Hao
authors.affiliation: School of Petroleum Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu 610500, China. zmyuan028@163.com.
authors.forename: Zongming
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.affiliation: School of Civil Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China. zhouzhi@dlut.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Zhi
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zhou
keywords: liquefied petroleum gas storage tank; structural health monitoring technology; temperature; wireless sensors