Leakage Detection Studies for Water Supply Systems—A Review

Abstract

This paper summarises the recent studies done for the leakage detection, more like a general review than specifically discussing any area of study. This is an analysis of the leakage detection methods with the objective to identify the current state-of-the-art in the field. Numerous publications are cited in an attempt to comprehend the recent trends in the considered area. From the leakage detection studies the main conclusion can be drawn as many of the approaches are data hungry, which are difficult or expensive to obtain. Since the pressure measuring sensors and other equipments are expensive the need for a method with minimum number of attributes which can be measured easily in the field has increased. Many of the studies have been done for the virtual data and thus its field application is to be studied further and specifically for the area which we are considering the particular method. Finally, the review paper ends with a conclusion that there are lots of studies to be undertaken for the betterment of the leakage detection methods.