Experimental Observation and Analysis of Inverse Transients for Pipeline Leak Detection

Fluid transients result in a substantial amount of data as pressure waves propagate throughout pipes. A new generation of leak detection and pipe roughness calibration techniques has arisen to exploit those data. Using the interactions of transient waves with leaks, the detection, location, and quantification of leakage using a combination of transient analysis and inverse mathematics is possible using inverse transient analysis (ITA). This paper presents further development of ITA and experimental observations for leak detection in a laboratory pipeline. The effects of data and model error on ITA results have been explored including strategies to minimize their effects using model error compensation techniques and ITA implementation approaches. The shape of the transient is important for successful application of ITA. A rapid input transient (which may be of small magnitude) contains maximum system response information, thus improving the uniqueness and quality of the ITA solution. The effect of using he...

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