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A Study on a Leakage Sensing Pipe and Monitoring System Using TDR in GIS (GIS상에서 TDR을 사용한 누수감지관과 모니터링 시스템에 관한 연구)

  • 강병모;홍인식
    • Journal of Korea Multimedia Society
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    • v.7 no.4
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    • pp.567-578
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    • 2004
  • GIS technique enhanced a space data manipulation ability and we are offering a geographic information service through various analysis. The quantity used of the water was increased in such situation according to a population increase and a city concentration phenomenon. But, to secure clear water are difficult, owing to the water shortage phenomenon, seepage and the quality of water change for worse. We decide the seepage and the system to retrieve the seepage location using GIS in order to reduce vast loss from the seepage. In this paper we proposed Leakage Sensing System using TDR technology in GIS, constructed a GIS database and pilot system to prove the validity, and simulated it using TDR in GIS.

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Development of a Probability Model for Burst Risks of Water Main using the Analysis Methods of Leakage Type (매설환경에 따른 배수관망의 누수발생원인 특성분석)

  • Park, Sang-Bong;Choi, Tae-Ho;Koo, Ja-Yong
    • Journal of Korean Society of Water and Wastewater
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    • v.25 no.2
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    • pp.141-152
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    • 2011
  • In this study, we extracted effective factors of pipe burst from the status data of water asset, operating data of pressure, volume and etc. and 7 years' pipe burst and repair records. The extracted factors were sorted by each attribution and then a statistical analysis was performed to generate a pipe burst probability function using the logistic regression model. As the result, material, diameter, length, laying year, pressure and road width affected to pipe burst significantly. Especially, in case of small diameter, laying year was most effective factor and in case of steel pipe, external loading was main cause of burst, and in case of cast iron, PE, PC, HP pipes, the deterioration of joint was main cause. The other side, as a result of Hosmer-Lemeshow goodness of fit test the models are turned out significant statistically. Also the classification criteria were determined to minimize the total cost from classification errors, when the predicted probability was more than 18% this pipe could have a chance of burst.

A Study on Cost Benefit Analysis Optimization Model for Water Distribution Network Rehabilitation Project of Taebaek Region (태백권 배수관망 개량사업의 비용효과분석 최적화 모델 연구)

  • Kim, Taegon;Choi, Taeho;Kim, Kyoungpil;Koo, Jayong
    • Journal of Korean Society of Water and Wastewater
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    • v.29 no.3
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    • pp.395-406
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    • 2015
  • This research carried out an analysis on input cost and leakage reduction effect by leakage reduction method, focusing on the project for establishing an optimal water pipe network management system in the Taebaek region, which has been executed annually since 2009. Based on the result, optimal cost-benefit analysis models for water distribution network rehabilitation project were developed using DEA(data envelopment analysis) and multiple regression analysis, which have been widely utilized for efficiency analysis in public and other projects. DEA and multiple regression analysis were carried out by applying 4 analytical methods involving different ratios and costs. The result showed that the models involving the analytical methods 2 and 4 were of low significance (which therefore were excluded), and only the models involving the analytical methods 1 and 3 were suitable. From the result it was judged that the leakage management method to be executed with the highest priority for the improvement of revenue water ratio was installation of pressure reduction valve, followed by replacement of water distribution pipe, replacement of water supply pipe, and then leakage detection and repair; and that the execution of leakage management methods in this order would be most economical. In addition, replacement of water meter was also shown to be necessary in case there were a large number of defective water meters.

Long-term performance of drainage system for leakage treatment of tunnel operating in cold region (한랭지역에서 운영 중인 터널의 누수처리를 위한 유도배수시스템의 장기 성능 평가)

  • Kim, Dong-Gyou
    • Journal of Korean Tunnelling and Underground Space Association
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    • v.20 no.6
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    • pp.1177-1192
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    • 2018
  • The objective of this study is to develop the existing drainage system for catching the partial leakage of tunnel structures operating in cold region. The drainage system consists of drainage board, Hotty-gel as a waterproofing material, cover for preventing protrusion of Hotty-gel, air nailer, fixed nail, pipe for collecting ground leak, pipe for conveying ground leak, wire-mesh, and sprayed cement mortar. The drainage systems were installed in conventional concrete lining tunnels to evaluate the site applicability and constructability. The performances of waterproof and the drainage in the drainage system were evaluated by injecting 1,000 ml of red water in the back of the drainage system at 7 days, 14 days, 21 days, 28 days, 2 months, 3 months, 4 months, 5 months, 6 months, 7 months and 8 months. During 8 months of field test, the average daily temperature of the tunnel site was measured from $-16.0^{\circ}C$ to $25.6^{\circ}C$. The daily minimum temperature was $-21.3^{\circ}C$ and the daily maximum temperature was $30.8^{\circ}C$. There was no problem in waterproof and drainage performance of the drainage board in the drainage system. However, the pipe for conveying ground leak had the leakage problem from 14 days. It is considered that the leakage of the pipe for conveying ground leak was caused by the deformation of the pipe of the flexible plastic material having a thickness of 0.2 cm by using the high pressure air nailer and the fixing pin and the insufficient thickness and width of the hotty-gel for preventing the leakage.

Model-Based Detection of Pipe Leakage at Joints (모델 기반 파이프 연결부 누수 감지 시스템)

  • Kim, Taejin;Youn, Byeng D.;Woo, Sihyeong
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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    • v.39 no.3
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    • pp.347-352
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    • 2015
  • Time domain reflectometry (TDR) is widely used for wire failure detection. It transmits a pulse that is reflected at the boundaries of different characteristic impedances. By analyzing the reflected signal, TDR makes it possible to locate the failure. In this study, TDR was used to detect the water leakage at a pipe joint. A wire attached to the pipe surface was soaked by water when a leak occurred, which affected the characteristic impedance of the wet part, resulting in a change in the reflected signal. To infer the leakage from the TDR signal, we first developed a finite difference time domain-based forward model that provided the output of the TDR signal given the configuration of the transmission line. Then, by solving the inverse problem, the locations of the leaks were found.

Analysis of Propagation of Negative Pressure Wave Due to Leak Through Damaged Hole in High Pressure Piping System (고압 배관망에서 배관 손상에 의한 누출 및 관내 저압확장파의 전파 특성 해석)

  • Kim, Wang-Yeun;Ha, Jong-Man;Ha, Tae-Woong
    • The KSFM Journal of Fluid Machinery
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    • v.11 no.1
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    • pp.26-32
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    • 2008
  • The safe operation of high pressure pipe line systems is of significant importance. Leaks due to faulty operation from the pipelines can lead to considerable product losses and to exposure of community to dangerous gases. There are several leak detection methods of pipeline network which have recently been suggested. The negative pressure wave detection technology, which has advantages of short time detection availability, accurate leaking location estimate capability and cost effective, is concentrated in this study. Theoretical analysis of the flow characteristics for leaking through a hole on the pipe wall has been performed by using Fluent 6.3, commercial CFD package. The results of 3-dimensional analysis near leaking hole confirm the occurrence of negative pressure wave, and the results of 2-dimensional analysis verify the characteristics of propagation of the wave which travels with speed equal to the speed of sound in the pipeline contents. Characteristics of leakage and pressure in a pipe with a hole have been analyzed for the various pipe and hole sizes.

Artificial Intelligence-based Leak Prediction using Pipeline Data (관망자료를 이용한 인공지능 기반의 누수 예측)

  • Lee, Hohyun;Hong, Sungtaek
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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    • v.26 no.7
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    • pp.963-971
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    • 2022
  • Water pipeline network in local and metropolitan area is buried underground, by which it is hard to know the degree of pipe aging and leakage. In this study, assuming various sensor combinations installed in the water pipeline network, the optimal algorithm was derived by predicting the water flow rate and pressure through artificial intelligence algorithms such as linear regression and neuro fuzzy analysis to examine the possibility of detecting pipe leakage according to the data combination. In the case of leakage detection through water supply pressure prediction, Neuro fuzzy algorithm was superior to linear regression analysis. In case of leakage detection through water supply flow prediction, flow rate prediction using neuro fuzzy algorithm should be considered first. If flow meter for prediction don't exists, linear regression algorithm should be considered instead for pressure estimation.

Preliminary Review of On-Site Clamping Repair Technology for Welding Part Leakage of Safety Related Valve in the Nuclear Power Plant (원전용 안전등급 밸브의 용접부 누설 클램핑 현장보수 기술 검토)

  • Ki Hong Kim;Ki Su Kim;Hwan Seok Jung;Moo Kyung Jang
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Pressure Vessels and Piping
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    • v.19 no.1
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    • pp.52-59
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    • 2023
  • The welding part of the valve needs immediate action when leakage occurs due to cracks or damage. In order to repair leakage of the welding part, the valve must be separated from the pipe or replaced with a new valve. However, it is difficult to remove the valve while operating the power plant. This study presents a method to remove leakage by precisely processing the gap between the clamp and the incision part within 0.1mm while installed in the pipe system. If the external leakage is removed using a clamp on the welding part without removing the valve during operation, the time and cost required for maintenance can be reduced.

Low-cycle Fatigue Behaviors of the Steel Pipe Tee of a Nuclear Power Plant Using Image Signals (이미지 신호를 이용한 원자력발전소 강재배관 Tee의 저주기 피로 거동)

  • Kim, Sung-Wan;Jeon, Bub-Gyu;Cheung, Jin-Hwan;Kim, Seong-Do
    • Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection
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    • v.23 no.6
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    • pp.77-83
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    • 2019
  • Upon installing a seismic isolation device on a nuclear power plant, the device takes on the suppression of seismic loads. This is expected to bring about a larger displacement than what is seen prior to the installation of the seismic isolation device. Depending on the displacement change, the seismic risk for some equipment can increase. Particularly in case of the piping system, which is used for connecting the structure isolated from seismic events with common structures, the seismic risk is expected to rise significantly. In this study, the limit state of the steel pipe tee, which is a vulnerability part of the nuclear power plant piping system, was defined as leakage, and an in-plane cyclic loading test was conducted. As it is difficult to measure the moment and rotation of the steel pipe tee using the conventional sensors, an image signal was used. This study proposed a leakage line and low-cycle fatigue curves using the relationship between the moment and the rotation of a 3-inch steel pipe tee.

Development and Performance of Self-Propelled Vehicles for Repairing Concrete Sewage Pipes (콘크리트 하수관로 결함부 보수를 위한 자주차 개발 및 성능평가)

  • Park, Ji-Hun;Jung, Hoe-Won;Park, Hee-Woong;Yang, In-Hwan
    • Journal of the Korean Recycled Construction Resources Institute
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    • v.8 no.3
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    • pp.372-378
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    • 2020
  • In this study, an experiment was conducted on the development and performance of self-propelled vehicles to repair defects in concrete sewage pipes. The self-propelled vehicle for a non-excavation repair for the sewage pipe defects was developed in consideration of the performance of the driving system, the feasibility of the repair unit, and the transportation of repair materials. In order to evaluate the performance of the developed self-propelled vehicle, a repair test was performed by simulating a defect at a connection between the main pipe and extruded one. The main sewage pipe was meade of concrete and its diameter was 500mm. Thereafter, watertightness performance was evaluated on the leakage at the repaired part. For watertightness performance, both ends of concrete sewage pipe and connected one was inserted by plugs, and then water was injected. The amount of leakage water measurement was 0.07L/㎡, indicating a value less than 0.2L/㎡ of the allowable leakage amount. Therefore, test results indicated that the self-propelled vehicle developed in this study exhibited excellent maintenance performance for repairing the sewage pipes.