Detection of Partial Blockage in Single Pipelines
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Volume 132, Issue 2
Abstract
A methodology is presented for the detection of partial blockages in single pipelines by the frequency response method. A steady-oscillatory flow produced by the periodic opening and closing of a valve located at the downstream end is analyzed in the frequency domain by using the transfer matrix method, and a peak pressure frequency response at the valve is developed. The comparison between the peak pressure frequency responses obtained by using the frequency response method and the method of characteristics is satisfactory. If there is a single partial blockage in a piping system, its location may be detected by the pattern and the number of peaks in the peak pressure frequency response. The size of the partial blockage may be determined from the mean peak pressure fluctuation. For two partial blockages, the effective size of the blockages can be determined from the peak pressure frequency response. Knowing the pre- and postdevelopmental frequency responses of a system with an additional partial blockage, the location and size of this additional partial blockage can be detected.
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Acknowledgments
The writers acknowledge the Office of Vice President for Research of the University of South Carolina for providing the financial support for this study. They also appreciate the unanimous reviewers for their comments, which have resulted in improving the quality of this work significantly.
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Journal of Hydraulic Engineering
Volume 132 • Issue 2 • February 2006
Pages: 200 - 206
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Received: Sep 23, 2002
Accepted: Feb 15, 2005
Published online: Feb 1, 2006
Published in print: Feb 2006
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