Pipeline Leak Detection and Location based on Fuzzy Controller

Abstract

Pipeline systems have been taken as one of the most important tools for transmission around the world. It will be important for the industrial society that pipeline systems function appropriately by taking into consideration the growing requirement for effective interconnecting fluid networks. Typically, there are various kinds of control systems or algorithms for pipeline leak detection. In this paper, a pipeline leak detection and location method is proposed based on fuzzy control. It is concluded that the response of the fuzzy controller is fast and has no oscillations and this is appropriate for numerous high-precision usages like robotics as well as weapon systems. The numerical results demonstrate that the suggested technique is simple, efficient, and has a high level of localization precision.

Studies on Leak Detection in Process Pipelines Using Artificial Neural Networks/Machine Learning

“…Fuzzy logic is an efficient technique that builds knowledge-based systems which represents the imprecise data available for classification based on better decision making (49). Fuzzy decision making is used to detect leaks by giving certain fuzzy rules to the system and it provided fast response without any oscillations (50).…”