Detection and location of a partial blockage in a pipeline using damping of fluid transients

Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management

Volumn 131, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 244-249

  Wang, Xiao Jian ^a   Lambert, Martin F ^b   Simpson, Angus R ^b  

^a Tonkin Consulting   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Damping; Hydraulic transients; Pipes; Water pipelines

Indexed keywords

DAMPING; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; ORIFICES;

BLOCKAGE DETECTION; DAMPING RATE; HARMONIC COMPONENTS; ORIFICE EQUATION;

WATER PIPELINES;

BLOCKAGE; PIPELINE; WATER SUPPLY;

PIPELINE;

EID: 19044377093     PISSN: 07339496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9496(2005)131:3(244)     Document Type: Article

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