Leak detection through microwave reflectometry: From laboratory to practical implementation

Measurement: Journal of the International Measurement Confederation

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 963-970

  Cataldo, Andrea ^a   De Benedetto, Egidio ^a   Cannazza, Giuseppe ^a   Giaquinto, Nicola ^b   Savino, Mario ^b   Adamo, Francesco ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

^b POLITECNICO DI BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Leak detection; Microwave reflectometry; Pipe networks; Time domain reflectometry; Underground pipes; Water leakage

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTS; PERMITTIVITY MEASUREMENT; REFLECTION; REFLECTOMETERS;

MICROWAVE REFLECTOMETRY; PIPE NETWORKS; TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY; UNDERGROUND PIPES; WATER LEAKAGE;

LEAK DETECTION;

EID: 84888862147     PISSN: 02632241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.measurement.2013.09.010     Document Type: Article

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