Experimental proof of contaminant ingress into a leaking pipe during a transient event

Procedia Engineering

Volumn 70, Issue , 2014, Pages 668-677

  Fox, S ^a   Shepherd, W ^a   Collins, R ^a   Boxall, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contaminant ingress; Leakage; Pressure transient; Water quality

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; LEAKAGE (FLUID); PLANT SHUTDOWNS; POROUS MATERIALS; WATER QUALITY;

CONTAMINANT INGRESS; CONTAMINATED GROUNDWATER; LABORATORY FACILITIES; LEAKING PIPES; PIPE LOOPS; PRESSURE TRANSIENT; TRANSIENT EVENTS; TRANSIENT PRESSURES;

CONTAMINATION;

EID: 84899698342     PISSN: 18777058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.proeng.2014.02.073     Document Type: Conference Paper

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