# Leak identification in a water distribution network using sparse flow measurements

Abstract : A linear programming technique is proposed to balance the flows in a network, matching flow measurements where available. Where necessary, a leak-out'' flow is invoked on a pipe section in order to achieve the balance. Usually, multiple solutions are possible, and these are sounded out by progressively increasing an integrity weight for each pipe section. A feature of the method is that it overlays snapshots'' of the network at a series of points in time, in order to progressively narrow down the part of the network which can commonly account for all observations.
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Michael Mulholland, Andrew Purdon, M. Abderrazak Latifi, Christopher Brouckaert, Christopher Buckley. Leak identification in a water distribution network using sparse flow measurements. Computers & Chemical Engineering, Elsevier, 2014, 66, pp.252-258. ⟨10.1016/j.compchemeng.2013.11.017⟩. ⟨hal-01278695⟩

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