A Selective Literature Review on Leak Management Techniques for Water Distribution System

Aditya Gupta () and K. D. Kulat ()
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Aditya Gupta: Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology
K. D. Kulat: Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology

Water Resources Management: An International Journal, Published for the European Water Resources Association (EWRA), 2018, vol. 32, issue 10, No 1, 3247-3269

Abstract: Abstract Water Distribution System suffers from leakages causing social and economic costs. There is need of platform to manage water distribution system more efficiently by detecting, localizing and controlling the leakages even before or as soon as they occur, ensuring quality water services to the consumers. Since last two decades, high efforts have been made by researchers for the development of efficient leakage management techniques for reduction of water losses in distribution system. This paper provides a comprehensive analysis on leakage management techniques covering three aspects: leakage assessment, leakage detection and leakage control, with an objective to identify present challenges and future scope in their respected field. Role of smart water technologies for efficient leakages management in pipeline network is also examined and discussed. Conclusion is drawn regarding current leakage management techniques and proposals for future work and existing challenges are also outlined.

Keywords: Leakage assessment; Leakage detection; Transient analysis; Smart water system; Leakage control techniques (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1007/s11269-018-1985-6

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