Research Article
Hydraulic Simulation of Leakage in Post-Earthquake Water Supply Pipeline Network and Its Algorithm Improvement
Table 1
Pipe leakage forms and their calculation formula (according to document [
7]).
| Leak form | Circumferential loosening | Lateral cracks | Longitudinal cracks | Damaged pipe wall | Wall tear |
| Leakage area calculation formula | | | | | |
| Parameter description | D is the diameter of the pipe (mm) | θ1 is the opening angle of the circular crack (°), which is taken as 0.5 | L is the longitudinal crack length (mm), take 13 | | | k is a dimensionless constant, taking 0.3 | | The opening angle of θ2 longitudinal crack (°), take 0.1 | | W is the tearing width of the pipe wall (mm), take 12 | t is the thickness of annular separation (mm), take 10 | | | k1, k2 are dimensionless constants, take 0.05 | k is a dimensionless constant, taking 0.3 |
| Schematic diagram | | | | | |
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