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Early detection of pipeline fractures in aged infrastructure in the water industry
Date
2024
Abstract
This paper introduces a ruggedised, highly sensitive optical fibre-based pressure sensor for use in pumped sewer mains. Tests reported were carried out for different leak sizes on a plant scale test rig using water. The pressure drop resolution achieved is better than 100Pa (1mbar) which corresponds to a leak size of 2mm (in a pipe of 100mm in diameter and a flow rate of 16 litres per second).
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University of Limerick
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20th Sensors and Their Applications Conference, 2024, Paper No: 81
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The authors acknowledge the funding support of Sydney Water and the material assistance provided by Integrated Civil and Infrastructure Research Centre, which was part funded by EPSRC Grant EP/R010420/1. This project is funded through an enforceable undertaking with the Australian New South Wales Environment Protection Authority (NSW EPA) following a discharge of untreated sewage from a Sydney Water rising main in Shellharbour in July 2020.
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