Diagnosis and Localization of Pipeline Leak Based on Fuzzy Decision-making Method

摘要

A leak detection plays a key role in the overall integrity monitoring for a oil pipeline system. A fuzzy decision-making approach to pipeline leak localization is proposed in this paper. The two main methods, pressure gradient localization and negative pressure wave localization, are combined with fuzzy logical decision-making method to form a novel fault diagnosis scheme. The combination scheme can improve the precision of localization. An application example, 14km long oil pipeline leak detection and localization, is illustrated. This method is compared with others through practical experiments and its validity is confirmed by the results.