Water pipe system diagnosis by transient pressure signals

8th Annual Water Distribution Systems Analysis Symposium 2006

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 57-

  Covas, D ^a   Ramos, H ^a   Lopes, N ^b   Almeida, A B ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

^b Ambio   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Air pocket; Burst; Diagnosis; Hydraulic transients; Pipe features; Pressure signal

Indexed keywords

FAILURE ANALYSIS; LEAK DETECTION; PIPING SYSTEMS; PRESSURE EFFECTS;

AIR POCKET; HYDRAULIC TRANSIENTS; PIPE FEATURES; PRESSURE SIGNAL;

WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS;

EID: 40549101402     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1061/40941(247)57     Document Type: Conference Paper

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