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TRANSIENT WAVE-BASED DATA ASSIMILATION FOR LEAK LOCALIZATION IN SINGLE WATER PIPES

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Abstract

Unknown leaks in urban water supply pipes have resulted in significant non-revenue water. Inverse transient analysis (ITA) is a classical and popular transient wave-based leak localization method. However, it suffers from low computational efficiency and is unable to quantify uncertainty. To overcome these challenges, this study proposes a transient wave-based data assimilation (DA) framework for pipe leak localization. The proposed framework is compared with a classical ITA method for multiple leak localization in single water pipes. It demonstrates that the proposed DA framework is more accurate and efficient than the classical ITA method. Moreover, one local updating-based DA algorithm can super-resolve two close leaks spaced smaller than a minimum half-wavelength. This validates the strength of the proposed transient wave-based DA framework for leak localization and shows its potential for identifying other pipe anomalies.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationBook of Extended Abstracts of the 41st IAHR World Congress, 2025
EditorsAdrian Wing-Keung Law, Jenn Wei Er
PublisherInternational Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research
Pages2218-2221
Number of pages4
ISBN (Print)9789083558950
Publication statusPublished - 2025
EventBook of Extended Abstracts of the 41st IAHR World Congress, 2025 - Singapore, Singapore
Duration: 22 Jun 2025 → 27 Jun 2025

Publication series

NameProceedings of the IAHR World Congress
ISSN (Print)2521-7119
ISSN (Electronic)2521-716X

Conference

ConferenceBook of Extended Abstracts of the 41st IAHR World Congress, 2025
Country/TerritorySingapore
CitySingapore
Period22/06/25 → 27/06/25

Keywords

  • Data assimilation
  • Leak localization
  • Super-resolution
  • Transient waves
  • Water pipes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Civil and Structural Engineering
  • Water Science and Technology
  • Ocean Engineering
  • Engineering (miscellaneous)

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