Many leaks occur through joints and fittings on the pipeline or in the case of pipeline wall failures, because they become thinner due to stress and fatigue.
A number of contributing factors cause pipeline stress, we are concentrating on 'pressure transients'.
Transients are short-lived pressure waves delivering fast changes in the pressure of a pipe in water networks.
Regular transient activity within pipelines can lead to pipeline fatigue and a weakening of infrastructure which becomes a pre-cursor to leaks and bursts.
A pilot project was implemented to discover how pressure transient monitoring could be used to localise network events.
Shape classification can automatically classify the type of transient and alert by exception for unusual events
Data helps to solve Contra Costa Water District’s water pressure spike, mystery.
