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A NEW METHOD FOR DETECTING LEAKS IN UNDERGROUND WATER PIPELINES Abstract:

2013

In most water distribution systems, a fairly sizable amount of water is lost because of leaks and faults in pipes. For this reason, the individuation of leaks is extremely important for the optimization and rationalization of water resources. However, the techniques and methodologies that are currently used for the individuation of leaks, despite being universally accepted, are extremely time-consuming and require highly-experienced personnel. Additionally, such techniques become unreliable and ineffective when the measurements are not performed in specific operating conditions of the pipe (e.g., high water pressure). On this basis, in this paper, a sensor based system for the non-invasive detection of leaks in underground metal pipes is presented. The proposed system is validated through experimental campaign that consisted in carrying out a leak-detection survey through the traditional methods and through the proposed method.

Existing System:
At present, damages including corrosion, welding flaw, vibration and scour, pipeline leak appears at the linking position between the flange and screw, and this serious trend is rising. At some places manmade destroys and pilferages exist as well. This is not an efficient way to detect fault, if it occurred in the human less areas. So we go for proposed system.

Proposed System:
In the proposed system acoustic sensor and Zigbee technology is used for identifying the leaks in pipeline. The output of Acoustic Sensor is compared and the comparator output is given to the 8051 Microcontroller. The microcontroller transmits the status to the Receiver section through Zigbee. In the receiver section the status is received and uploaded in the Internet. The users can directly see the information by entering the site.

skesystems@gmail.com

Vijayawada

Hyderabad

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Block Diagram:

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Pipeline Section:

Power Supply Acoustic Sensor 8051 Comparator Micro LCD Controller UART

Reporting Section:
Power Supply

Max 232

PC

skesystems@gmail.com

Vijayawada

Hyderabad

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Embedded systems Ph:7842522786 9948887244

2013

Hardware requirement:
8051 microcontroller LCD PC with .Net Acoustic Sensor Zigbee Comparator Max232 PC with .NET

Software requirement:
Keil Compiler Embedded c VB.NET

Advantage:
Highly reliable Efficient way to detect and locate pipeline damage from the remote ares.

skesystems@gmail.com

Vijayawada

Hyderabad

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