A stochastic tool for determining the presence of partial blockages in viscoelastic pipelines: First experimental results

Procedia Engineering

Volumn 70, Issue , 2014, Pages 1112-1120

  Massari, C ^a   Yeh, T C J ^b   Ferrante, M ^c   Brunone, B ^c   Meniconi, S ^c  

^a CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Pipe systems diagnosis; Stochastic Linear Estimator; Viscoelastic pipes

Indexed keywords

ENERGY DISSIPATION; GROUNDWATER; LABORATORIES; PIPELINES; STOCHASTIC CONTROL SYSTEMS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; VISCOELASTICITY; WATER PIPELINES;

DIAMETER DISTRIBUTIONS; GROUND-WATER HYDROLOGY; HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENE PIPES; LINEAR ESTIMATORS; PIPE SYSTEM; UNBIASED ESTIMATES; VISCOELASTIC PIPES; WATER PIPE NETWORKS;

STOCHASTIC MODELS;

EID: 84899695676     PISSN: 18777058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.proeng.2014.02.123     Document Type: Conference Paper

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