Partial blockage detection in pipelines by frequency response method

Journal of Hydraulic Engineering

Volumn 134, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 76-89

  Sattar, Ahmed M ^a   Chaudhry, M Hanif ^a   Kassem, Ahmed A ^b  

^a University of South Carolina   (United States)

^b Helwan Univ ^*  (Egypt)

Author keywords

Frequency response; Oscillatory flow; Pipe flow; Pipelines

Indexed keywords

FREQUENCY RESPONSE; HARMONIC ANALYSIS; PIPELINES;

OSCILLATORY FLOW; PARTIAL BLOCKAGE DETECTION; PRESSURE OSCILLATIONS;

PIPE FLOW;

FREQUENCY RESPONSE; HARMONIC ANALYSIS; PIPE FLOW; PIPELINES;

DETECTION METHOD; FLOW MEASUREMENT; LABORATORY METHOD; OSCILLATING FLOW; PIPELINE; TRANSIENT FLOW;

EID: 37549046012     PISSN: 07339429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9429(2008)134:1(76)     Document Type: Article

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