SYMPOSIA PAPER Published: 01 January 1999
STP15781S

The Development of Acoustic Emission for Leak Detection and Location in Liquid-Filled, Buried Pipelines

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Acoustic Emission leak detection and location for liquid-filled, buried pipelines was studied using various leak sources and laboratory reference standards.These standards provided significant data that have contributed to the development of test procedures for generating two-phase flow and a better understanding of the leak mechanism. Results are discussed for leak signal enhancement due to two-phase flow, leak orientation and the presence of backfill surrounding the pipe.

Field studies were performed on buried pipes to demonstrate that small leaks (less than 0.1 gallons/hour or 0.1 mL/second) can be detected under the right test conditions and that the location of these small leaks can be determined using a variety of location methods. Among the different location methods examined was a location technique referred to as “tuned” linear location. In addition, a modification to the conventional Signal Difference location technique is discussed.

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Miller, RK
Engineering Services & Inspection Group, Physical Acoustics Corporation (PAC), Lawrenceville, NJ
Pollock, AA
Engineering Services & Inspection Group, Physical Acoustics Corporation (PAC), Lawrenceville, NJ
Finkel, P
Engineering Services & Inspection Group, Physical Acoustics Corporation (PAC), Lawrenceville, NJ
Watts, DJ
Emission Reduction Research Center, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ
Carlyle, JM
Emission Reduction Research Center, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ
Tafuri, AN
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) NRMRL/WSWRD/UWMB, Edison, NJ
Yezzi, JJ
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) NRMRL/WSWRD/UWMB, Edison, NJ
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Developed by Committee: E07
Pages: 67–78
DOI: 10.1520/STP15781S
ISBN-EB: 978-0-8031-5402-5
ISBN-13: 978-0-8031-2498-1