Research on active thermal based distributed fiber optic temperature sensing for leakage detection in water pipeline

Weijie Li; Huangbin Xiang; Tiejun Liu; Dujian Zou

doi:10.1061/9780784483381.033

Research on active thermal based distributed fiber optic temperature sensing for leakage detection in water pipeline

Weijie Li
, Huangbin Xiang
, Tiejun Liu
, Dujian Zou

Harbin Institute of Technology Shenzhen

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Abstract

Leakage loss of urban water pipelines is a common problem, which causes tremendous waste of water resources and great economic loss. Due to the long distance and complicated pipeline network, the existing technologies cannot effectively realize the leakage detection and localization of the whole pipeline network. In this research, the feasibility of leakage detection and localization in water pipelines was demonstrated based on active thermal method and distributed fiber optic temperature-sensing technology. In the proposed method, the sensing element was a thermal cable that was fabricated by coupling the heating element with the distributed fiber optic temperature sensing element. The thermal cable was buried under the pipeline. On account of the different heat transfer characteristics of heated thermal cable in soil and water environments, the conduction in soil and convection in water, respectively, the leakage and nonleakage locations can be identified. Numerical simulations and experiments were conducted to verify the feasibility of the proposed method for leakage detection. Good agreement has been achieved.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Earth and Space 2021
Subtitle of host publication	Materials, Structures, Dynamics, and Control in Extreme Environments - Selected Papers from the 17th Biennial International Conference on Engineering, Science, Construction, and Operations in Challenging Environments
Editors	Paul J. van Susante, Alaina Dickason Roberts
Publisher	American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
Pages	352-358
Number of pages	7
ISBN (Electronic)	9780784483381
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784483381.033
State	Published - 2021
Externally published	Yes
Event	17th Biennial International Conference on Engineering, Science, Construction, and Operations in Challenging Environments: Materials, Structures, Dynamics, and Control in Extreme Environments, Earth and Space 2021 - Seattle, United States Duration: 19 Apr 2021 → 23 Apr 2021

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Name	Earth and Space 2021: Materials, Structures, Dynamics, and Control in Extreme Environments - Selected Papers from the 17th Biennial International Conference on Engineering, Science, Construction, and Operations in Challenging Environments

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Conference	17th Biennial International Conference on Engineering, Science, Construction, and Operations in Challenging Environments: Materials, Structures, Dynamics, and Control in Extreme Environments, Earth and Space 2021
Country/Territory	United States
City	Seattle
Period	19/04/21 → 23/04/21

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Li, W., Xiang, H., Liu, T., & Zou, D. (2021). Research on active thermal based distributed fiber optic temperature sensing for leakage detection in water pipeline. In P. J. van Susante, & A. D. Roberts (Eds.), Earth and Space 2021: Materials, Structures, Dynamics, and Control in Extreme Environments - Selected Papers from the 17th Biennial International Conference on Engineering, Science, Construction, and Operations in Challenging Environments (pp. 352-358). (Earth and Space 2021: Materials, Structures, Dynamics, and Control in Extreme Environments - Selected Papers from the 17th Biennial International Conference on Engineering, Science, Construction, and Operations in Challenging Environments). American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784483381.033

Li, Weijie ; Xiang, Huangbin ; Liu, Tiejun et al. / Research on active thermal based distributed fiber optic temperature sensing for leakage detection in water pipeline. Earth and Space 2021: Materials, Structures, Dynamics, and Control in Extreme Environments - Selected Papers from the 17th Biennial International Conference on Engineering, Science, Construction, and Operations in Challenging Environments. editor / Paul J. van Susante ; Alaina Dickason Roberts. American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), 2021. pp. 352-358 (Earth and Space 2021: Materials, Structures, Dynamics, and Control in Extreme Environments - Selected Papers from the 17th Biennial International Conference on Engineering, Science, Construction, and Operations in Challenging Environments).

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Li, W, Xiang, H, Liu, T & Zou, D 2021, Research on active thermal based distributed fiber optic temperature sensing for leakage detection in water pipeline. in PJ van Susante & AD Roberts (eds), Earth and Space 2021: Materials, Structures, Dynamics, and Control in Extreme Environments - Selected Papers from the 17th Biennial International Conference on Engineering, Science, Construction, and Operations in Challenging Environments. Earth and Space 2021: Materials, Structures, Dynamics, and Control in Extreme Environments - Selected Papers from the 17th Biennial International Conference on Engineering, Science, Construction, and Operations in Challenging Environments, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), pp. 352-358, 17th Biennial International Conference on Engineering, Science, Construction, and Operations in Challenging Environments: Materials, Structures, Dynamics, and Control in Extreme Environments, Earth and Space 2021, Seattle, United States, 19/04/21. https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784483381.033

Research on active thermal based distributed fiber optic temperature sensing for leakage detection in water pipeline. / Li, Weijie; Xiang, Huangbin; Liu, Tiejun et al.
Earth and Space 2021: Materials, Structures, Dynamics, and Control in Extreme Environments - Selected Papers from the 17th Biennial International Conference on Engineering, Science, Construction, and Operations in Challenging Environments. ed. / Paul J. van Susante; Alaina Dickason Roberts. American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), 2021. p. 352-358 (Earth and Space 2021: Materials, Structures, Dynamics, and Control in Extreme Environments - Selected Papers from the 17th Biennial International Conference on Engineering, Science, Construction, and Operations in Challenging Environments).

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Li W, Xiang H, Liu T , Zou D. Research on active thermal based distributed fiber optic temperature sensing for leakage detection in water pipeline. In van Susante PJ, Roberts AD, editors, Earth and Space 2021: Materials, Structures, Dynamics, and Control in Extreme Environments - Selected Papers from the 17th Biennial International Conference on Engineering, Science, Construction, and Operations in Challenging Environments. American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). 2021. p. 352-358. (Earth and Space 2021: Materials, Structures, Dynamics, and Control in Extreme Environments - Selected Papers from the 17th Biennial International Conference on Engineering, Science, Construction, and Operations in Challenging Environments). doi: 10.1061/9780784483381.033

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