Leak Detection in Pipes by Frequency Response Method
- 1 February 2001
- journal article
- Published by American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) in Journal of Hydraulic Engineering
- Vol. 127 (2), 134-147
- https://doi.org/10.1061/(asce)0733-9429(2001)127:2(134)
Abstract
The frequency response method is used to determine the location and rate of leakage in open loop piping systems. A steady-oscillatory flow, produced by the periodic opening and closing of a valve, is analyzed in the frequency domain by using the transfer matrix method, and a frequency response diagram at the valve is developed. For a system with leaks, this diagram has additional resonant pressure amplitude peaks (herein referred to as the secondary pressure amplitude peaks) that are lower than the resonant pressure amplitude peaks (herein called primary amplitude peaks) for the system with no leaks. Several piping systems are successfully analyzed for all practical values of the friction factor to detect and locate individual leaks of up to 0.5% of the mean discharge. The method, requiring the measurement of pressure and discharge fluctuations at only one location, has the potential to detect leaks in real-life pipe systems conveying different types of fluids, such as water, petroleum, and so on.Keywords
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