Amplitude distortion of measured leak noise signals caused by instrumentation: Effects on leak detection in water pipes using the cross-correlation method

被引:22
作者
Brennan, M. J. [1 ]
Gao, Y. [2 ]
Ayala, P. C. [1 ]
Almeida, F. C. L. [3 ,4 ]
Joseph, P. F. [5 ]
Paschoalini, A. T. [1 ]
机构
[1] UNESP, Dept Mech Engn, BR-15385000 Ilha Solteira, SP, Brazil
[2] Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Acoust, Key Lab Noise & Vibrat Res, Beijing, Peoples R China
[3] UNESP, Fac Sci & Engn, BR-17602496 Tupa, SP, Brazil
[4] UNESP, Dept Mech Engn, BR-17033360 Bauru, SP, Brazil
[5] Univ Southampton, Inst Sound & Vibrat Res, Southampton, Hants, England
基金
巴西圣保罗研究基金会;
关键词
Leak noise correlation; Water leak detection; Clipping; Quantization; WAVE; PROPAGATION;
D O I
10.1016/j.jsv.2019.114905
中图分类号
O42 [声学];
学科分类号
070206 ; 082403 ;
摘要
A common way to detect and locate leaks in buried water pipes is to use leak noise correlators. Vibration or acoustic signals are measured on or in the pipe using sensors placed either side of the leak, and the difference in the leak noise arrival times (time delay) at the sensors is estimated from the peak in the cross-correlation function of these signals. Over many years, much effort has been spent on improving the quality of the leak noise signals with the aim of improving the time delay estimate. In this paper it is shown that even if the signals suffer from severe amplitude distortion through either clipping or quantization, then an accurate time delay estimate can be obtained provided that the zero crossings in the noise data are preserved. This is demonstrated by using polarity co-incidence correlation on simulated and measured data. The use of random telegraph theory is also used as an approximation to allow the derivation of approximate analytical solutions for the cross-correlation function and cross spectral density of clipped noise to facilitate further insight into the effects of severe clipping. (C) 2019 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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