Potential uses of an IR camera to detect and quantify lateral connections in sewers

Konstantinos Makris; Mathieu Lepot; Francois Clemens

Potential uses of an IR camera to detect and quantify lateral connections in sewers

Konstantinos Makris, Mathieu Lepot, Francois Clemens

Sanitary Engineering

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Abstract

Illicit connections are a major reason of the inefficiency of some separate sewers. Despite theirs costs, dye tracing and smoke test methods are common to investigate mis-connections. An infrared camera (FLIR, A35) was used to identify abnormal thermal finger prints (due to lateral connections) along a flume. The illicit connections were simulated by discharging warm or cold water through several types of lateral connections (variation of diameter, intrusion, depth, etc.). Data analysis revealed that the detection of both illicit connections and groundwater infiltration is possible, albeit under certain conditions.

Original language	English
Pages	40-41
Publication status	Published - 2016
Event	8th International Conference on Sewer Processes and Networks - SS Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands Duration: 31 Aug 2016 → 2 Sept 2016 Conference number: 8 http://www.spn8.nl/

Conference

Conference	8th International Conference on Sewer Processes and Networks
Abbreviated title	SPN8
Country/Territory	Netherlands
City	Rotterdam
Period	31/08/16 → 2/09/16
Internet address	http://www.spn8.nl/

Keywords

inspection
IR camera
separate systems
lateral connection
misconnections

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