The implementation of strategies for controlling water leaks is essential in order to reduce losses affecting distribution networks of drinking water. This paper focuses on leak detection by using vibration monitoring techniques. The long-term goal is the development of a system for automatic early detection of burst leaks in service pipes. An experimental campaign was started to measure vibrations transmitted along water pipes by real burst leaks occurring in actual water supply networks. The first experimental data were used for assessing the leak detection performance of a prototypal algorithm based on the calculation of the standard deviation of acceleration signals. The experimental campaign is here described and discussed. The proposed algorithm, enhanced by means of proper signal filtering techniques, was successfully tested on all monitored leaks, thus proving effective for leak detection purpose.


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    Title :

    Automatic Leak Detection in Buried Plastic Pipes of Water Supply Networks by Means of Vibration Measurements


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    Published in:

    Shock and Vibration ; 2015 ; 1-13


    Publication date :

    2015


    Size :

    13 Seiten, 26 Quellen




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English