SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTION OF SENSORS FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE
First Claim
1. A system for selecting placement of sensors for sensing a hazardous substance released from a plurality of hazard points, the system comprising:
- a processor; and
a memory, wherein the memory has instructions stored therein that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to;
identify a location of a hazard point;
identify a fenceline surrounding the hazard point;
identify a toxic level of concern (LOC) for the hazardous substance;
calculate a minimum amount of the hazardous substance (Q) for which a concentration at a centerline of a plume carrying the hazardous substance reaches the toxic LOC at the fenceline;
simulate a release of the hazardous substance in the calculated amount Q from the hazard point;
calculate locations of a pair of sensors where a minimum level of concentration of the hazardous substance is detected by the pair of sensors based on the simulated release; and
output the locations of the pair of sensors.
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Abstract
A system and method for placement of sensors for sensing hazardous substances released from a plurality of hazard points. A processor identifies a location of a hazard point, a fenceline of the plant-site, and a toxic level of concern (LOC) for the hazardous substance. The processor calculates a minimum amount of the hazardous substance (Q) for which a concentration at a centerline of a plume carrying the hazardous substance reaches the toxic LOC at the fenceline, and simulates a release of the hazardous substance in the calculated amount Q from the hazard point. The processor further calculates a pair of sensor locations where the concentration of the plume is equal to the minimum detectable concentration level of sensor based on the simulated release. The pair of sensor locations is then output by the processor.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for selecting placement of sensors for sensing a hazardous substance released from a plurality of hazard points, the system comprising:
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a processor; and a memory, wherein the memory has instructions stored therein that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to; identify a location of a hazard point; identify a fenceline surrounding the hazard point; identify a toxic level of concern (LOC) for the hazardous substance; calculate a minimum amount of the hazardous substance (Q) for which a concentration at a centerline of a plume carrying the hazardous substance reaches the toxic LOC at the fenceline; simulate a release of the hazardous substance in the calculated amount Q from the hazard point; calculate locations of a pair of sensors where a minimum level of concentration of the hazardous substance is detected by the pair of sensors based on the simulated release; and output the locations of the pair of sensors. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for selecting placement of sensors for sensing a hazardous substance released from a plurality of hazard points, the method comprising:
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identifying, by a processor, a location of a hazard point; identifying, by a processor, a fenceline surrounding the hazard point; identifying, by a processor, a toxic level of concern (LOC) for the hazardous substance; calculating , by a processor, a minimum amount of the hazardous substance (Q) for which a concentration at a centerline of a plume carrying the hazardous substance reaches the toxic LOC at the fenceline; simulating, by a processbr, a release of the hazardous substance in the calculated amount Q from the hazard point; calculating, by a processor, locations of a pair of sensors where concentration is equal to a minimum detectable level of concentration by the pairs of sensors based on the simulated release; and outputting, by a processor, the locations of the pair of sensors. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. The method of claim 12, wherein the finding of the sensor is based on a criterion that determines the sensor with maximum source coverage. 21-22. (canceled)
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