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Technical University of Munich (TUM)

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Especially when a pipeline is idle for a longer time at low temperatures, hydrate plugs can form which block the pipeline. Measurements at the Research Neutron Source Heinz Maier-Leibnitz (FRM II) at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) now show that neutrons can detect such clogs non-destructively through the pipeline walls. The image shows the team that carried out the measurements at the FRM II (fltr): Ludovic Pinier (TechnipFMC), Rudolf Schütz (FRM II), Dr. Ralph Gilles (FRM II), PhD student Zeljko Ilic (Forschungszentrum Jülich), Dr. Zolt Revay (FRM II), Dr. Michael Schulz (FRM II), Dr. Sophie Bouat (Science-SAVED).

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Dr. Martin Meven / MLZ / TUM

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