Field testing of an optimal sensor placement methodology for event detection in an urban water distribution network

Urban Water Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 345-356

  Farley, B ^a   Mounce, S R ^a   Boxall, J B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Field trials; Hydraulic models; Leakage detection; Optimal instrumentation

Indexed keywords

DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM; FIELDWORK; INSTRUMENTATION; LEAKAGE; SENSOR; STANDARD (REGULATION); URBAN AREA; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 78650027494     PISSN: 1573062X     EISSN: 17449006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1573062X.2010.526230     Document Type: Article

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