PIPELINE LEAK DETECTION BASED ON MASS-BALANCE - IMPORTANCE OF THE PACKING TERM

Authors
Citation
P. Stouffs et M. Giot, PIPELINE LEAK DETECTION BASED ON MASS-BALANCE - IMPORTANCE OF THE PACKING TERM, Journal of loss prevention in the process industries, 6(5), 1993, pp. 307-312
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering, Chemical
ISSN journal
09504230
Volume
6
Issue
5
Year of publication
1993
Pages
307 - 312
Database
ISI
SICI code
0950-4230(1993)6:5<307:PLDBOM>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
After a brief survey of pipeline leak detection techniques, some mass balance systems are presented. Such systems use a pipeline flow model in order to compute the change in pipeline inventory during a transien t flow. The packing term, whose importance is highlighted, is a functi on of the speed of sound in the pipeline. However, generally, the para meters on which the speed of sound depends are poorly defined. The con sequences on leak detection thresholds are described.