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Gabriel Jobert1, Nicolas Vannier1, Charlène Lefèvre1
1Lynred, 364 Route de Valence, 38113 Veurey-Voroize, France.
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In a context of greenhouse-gas-reduction for climate-change mitigation, Optical Gas Imaging (OGI) is cited by US and EU regulations as a key technology for detecting methane leaks in the oil and gas industry. The paper outlines the principles of OGI, covering specificity of both high-performance cooled cameras and cost-effective thermal infrared uncooled cameras. It explains camera design, the optical-radiometric theory of contrast and sensitivity, and provides a comprehensive description of the key performance indicators (KPIs) such as NETD, NECL, and MDLR; together with parameters that influence them. These theoretical concepts are supported by measurements taken under laboratory conditions and outdoors, with wind and complex scenes. Finally, video-processing methods for visualizing gas leaks are presented, showing how they increase visual sensitivity and reduce the user's cognitive load.
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