Leak detection in branched pipe systems coupling wavelet analysis and a Lagrangian model

Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology - AQUA

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 95-106

  Ferrante, Marco ^a   Brunone, Bruno ^a   Meniconi, Silvia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Leak detection; Pressurized pipes; Water hammer; Wavelets

Indexed keywords

BRANCHED PIPES; COMPLEX SYSTEMS; CONSTANT HEAD; INVERSE PROBLEM SOLUTION; LAGRANGIAN MODELS; PRESSURE SIGNAL; PRESSURE WAVES; PRESSURIZED PIPES; SIMPLE SYSTEM;

HAMMERS; HIGH PRESSURE PIPELINES; INVERSE PROBLEMS; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; LEAK DETECTION; PIPE; RESERVOIRS (WATER); SIGNAL DETECTION; WATER HAMMER; WAVELET ANALYSIS; WAVELET TRANSFORMS;

TRANSIENT ANALYSIS;

COUPLING; INVERSE PROBLEM; LAGRANGIAN ANALYSIS; LEAKAGE; PIPELINE; PRESSURE EFFECT; RESERVOIR; WAVE GENERATION; WAVELET;

EID: 77149129884     PISSN: 00037214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/aqua.2009.022     Document Type: Article

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