Field Measurements of Unsteady Friction Effects in a Trunk Transmission Pipeline

The relative importance of unsteady friction effects in real pipelines remains a matter of debate. This paper presents the results of a set of field transient measurements on a 13.5 km long trunk transmission water pipeline located in regional South Australia. Modelling has been undertaken using efficient rough pipe turbulent weighting function methods to calculate the unsteady friction contribution. The relative importance of unsteady friction, for no-leak and leak cases, is assessed.

• Record URL:
  https://doi.org/10.1061/40792(173)19
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • © 2005 American Society of Civil Engineers
• Corporate Authors:

  American Society of Civil Engineers

  1801 Alexander Bell Drive
  Reston, VA  United States  20191-4400
• Authors:
  • Stephens, Mark
  • Simpson, Angus R.
  • Lambert, Martin F.
  • Vítkovský, John P.
• Conference:
  • World Water and Environmental Resources Congress 2005
  • Location: Anchorage Alaska, United States
  • Date: 2005-5-15 to 2005-5-19
• Publication Date: 2005-7

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Pagination: pp 1-12
• Monograph Title: Impacts of Global Climate Change

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Friction; Measurement; Pipeline safety; Water pipelines
• Geographic Terms: South Australia
• Subject Areas: Pipelines; Safety and Human Factors; I80: Accident Studies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01500321
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 9780784407929
• Files: TRIS, ASCE
• Created Date: Dec 3 2013 8:52AM