Case studies of leak detection and location in water pipe systems by inverse transient analysis

Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management

Volumn 136, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 248-257

  Covas, Dídia ^a   Ramos, Helena ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Calibration; Hydraulic transients; Inverse analysis; Leakage; Optimization; Viscoelasticity

Indexed keywords

FLOW CONDITION; HYDRAULIC TRANSIENT SOLVERS; HYDRAULIC TRANSIENTS; IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON; INVERSE ANALYSIS; INVERSE TRANSIENT ANALYSIS; LABORATORY FACILITIES; LEAK LOCATIONS; LEAKAGE; LEAKAGE OPTIMIZATION; OPTIMIZATION ALGORITHMS; PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS; PHYSICAL DATA; PIPE SYSTEM; THAMES WATERS; TRANSIENT EVENTS; TRANSIENT-BASED TECHNIQUES; VISCOELASTIC PIPES; WATER PIPES;

CALIBRATION; ELASTICITY; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; HYDRAULICS; LEAK DETECTION; OPTIMIZATION; PLASTIC PIPE; THERMOPLASTICS; VISCOELASTICITY; VISCOSITY; WATER PIPELINES; WATER PIPING SYSTEMS; WATER SUPPLY;

TRANSIENT ANALYSIS;

ALGORITHM; CALIBRATION; INVERSE ANALYSIS; LEAKAGE; OPTIMIZATION; PIPE; VISCOELASTICITY;

EID: 77949316678     PISSN: 07339496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9496(2010)136:2(248)     Document Type: Article

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