Experimental observation and analysis of inverse transients for pipeline leak detection

Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management

Volumn 133, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 519-530

  Vítkovský, John P ^a   Lambert, Martin F ^b   Simpson, Angus R ^b   Liggett, James A ^c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c Cornell University   (United States)

Author keywords

Errors; Leakage; Pipe flow; Pipelines; Unsteady flow

Indexed keywords

ERRORS; INVERSE PROBLEMS; LEAKAGE (FLUID); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PIPE FLOW; UNSTEADY FLOW;

MODEL ERROR COMPESATION TECHNIQUES; PIPELINE LEAK DETECTION; TRANSIENT WAVES;

WATER PIPELINES;

ERRORS; INVERSE PROBLEMS; LEAKAGE (FLUID); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PIPE FLOW; UNSTEADY FLOW; WATER PIPELINES;

BOUNDARY CONDITION; DETECTION METHOD; ERROR ANALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; INVERSE ANALYSIS; LEAKAGE; PIPELINE; UNSTEADY FLOW;

EID: 36348945111     PISSN: 07339496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9496(2007)133:6(519)     Document Type: Article

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