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Sensors Designed to Monitor Pipes After a Disaster
Author(s) -
Fitzenberger Jennifer
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.2009.tb09986.x
Subject(s) - scada , event (particle physics) , real time computing , engineering , wastewater , environmental science , computer science , computer security , forensic engineering , electrical engineering , environmental engineering , physics , quantum mechanics
This article discusses a program developed by the University of California, Irvine, to outfit water systems with sensors that will alert officials in the event of a natural or human caused disaster to when and where pipes crack or break. The compact disc‐sized sensing devices attach to the surface of pressurized (drinking water) and nonpressurized (wastewater) pipes. The sensors detect changes in vibrations and sounds, which could indicate problems with pipes, and then relay the information wirelessly to a central location for recording, processing, and diagnostic analysis. The sensors will compliment existing supervisory and data acquisition systems (SCADA).