A revised statistical deduction approach to pipeline leak detection

Abstract

A statistical deduction approach has been proposed to the pipeline leak detection problem. Central to the approach is an equation for locating leaks. In this paper, we analyze the inadequacy of the existing leak location equation and propose a revised equation for improved leak location accuracy. Simulation experiments have been conducted with regard to the original and the revised equations, respectively. Results indicate that the revised equation indeed improves the accuracy of locating leaks in the statistical deduction approach.