Drain backflow check method based on pipeline tree topology and water flow count
By using a drainage backflow inspection method based on pipeline tree topology and water flow counting, and by employing water flow counting simulation and adaptive excitation testing, efficient screening and accurate diagnosis of blockages in drainage pipe networks are achieved. This solves the problems of low detection efficiency and insufficient accuracy in existing technologies and improves the level of intelligent operation and maintenance of drainage pipe networks.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Patents(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- CHONGQING INST OF SURVEYING & MAPPING SCI & TECH (CHONGQING MAP COMPILATION CENT)
- Filing Date
- 2026-04-20
- Publication Date
- 2026-07-24
AI Technical Summary
Existing methods for detecting backflow and blockages in drainage suffer from non-standard selection of simulation nodes, lack of attribute classification for test nodes, rigid testing strategies, and low accuracy in blockage identification, resulting in low detection efficiency, high cost, and insufficient diagnostic accuracy.
The drainage backflow detection method based on pipeline tree topology and water flow counting constructs a pipeline tree topology structure, uses water flow counting to simulate and screen suspected blockages, and combines independent and shared leaf node attributes to adopt an adaptive excitation testing strategy to obtain hydraulic response data for determining the degree of blockage.
It enables efficient screening of suspected blockages, ensures accurate diagnosis of real blockages, dynamically balances testing efficiency and diagnostic accuracy, provides scientific basis for distinguishing blockage types and handling, and improves the intelligent level of drainage network operation and maintenance.
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