Electromagnetic-Based Wireless Sensor Networks for Natural Gas Pipeline and Reservoir Monitoring

In this paper, we electromagnetically analyzed the wireless sensor nodes for natural gas transport system from the recovery process to our apartments. In light of the problems of poor localization accuracy, low recognition efficiency and high false rates in traditional pipeline security and detection technology, this paper suggests a type of new electromagnetic modeling for the natural gas pipeline and tank system. This paper describes the effect of natural gas at different temperature and pressure levels on the propagation characteristics of electromagnetic waves at Terahertz Band frequencies. Based on the calculated absorption and path losses, the channel capacity and SNR are studied to give an insight of future Terahertz communication networks. Results show that characteristics of electromagnetic waves propagation affected by both the temperature and pressure. As a result, in the paper we come to the conclusion that frequency bands for optimum performance should be determined by reviewing the absorption coefficient.