Abstract: A new technique is presented utilizing the frequency response for the detection of partial blockages in a pipeline. In the system frequency response, a partial blockage increases the amplitude of the pressure oscillations ...

Abstract: On August 29, 2005 Hurricane Katrina resulted in several breaches in the levees and flood walls protecting New Orleans. Of the 20 breaches, the 17th Street Canal breach caused much of the city flooding. In this paper, the ...

Abstract: In this paper, a wavelet-Galerkin method is utilized to solve the hyperbolic partial differential equations describing transient flow in a simple pipeline. Two wavelets (Haar and Daubechies) are utilized as bases for the ...