Abstract
The leak detection of pipelines is a basic task for any pipeline operation. Pipelines consist usually of different sections with a length of 30–100 km and a pump or a compressor at its inlet and a tank or storage at the outlet, Figure 7.1. The available measurements are mostly pressure p 0 and p l , mass flow \(\dot{m}_0\) and \(\dot{m}_l\) and temperature T 0 and T l at inlet and outlet of the pipeline or a pipeline section. In some cases the sections are separated by a sliding valve with additional pressure measurements. The measured signals are transmitted to a control station by cables, optic fibres or wireless communication, sometimes as redundant lines.
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Isermann, R. (2011). Leak detection of pipelines. In: Fault-Diagnosis Applications. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-12767-0_7
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