Multi-Parameters Study on Landfill Pole-Dipole Leak Detection
The theoretical model of pole- dipole landfill leak detection and the parameters that influence the location results are studied in this paper. Parametric curves for a single leak show that the greater the thickness of the media above the liner, and the greater the distance from dipole and HDPE, the lower of the detection sensitivity; in a certain range, expand the dipole spacing, leaks can be detected effectively. To identify and resolve multiple leaks, the potential measurements must be made close to the liner and the detector dipole spacing must smaller than the separation of the leak.
Leak current model in leakage detection of HDPE liner using high voltage DC method
A new leak current model of high voltage DC leak detection is developed. For single-liner landfill, the waste material layer, the geomembrane liner, and the soil under the liner are simulated by infinite horizontal layers. And the leak current is regarded as two parts, which one is negative current resource at the entrance, and the other one is positive current resource with the same size at the exit. To identify the validity of the model and locate the leaks in the geomembrane liner, pole-dipole experiments above the liner and fixed electrodes experiments under the liner were carried out at a medium scale geomembrane lined facility. The agreement is satisfactory between the experimental data and the calculated model value, which validates that it is helpful to predict leaks in geomembrane liner with the model.
Physical model for the complex resistivity of the Earth
We show that the empirical Cole-Cole model used to inter-pret low-frequency complex resistivity data does have a physical basis. Such a configuration is a homogeneous conductor loaded by a sparse distribution of spheroidal metallic particles with a polarisable surface layer which can be characterised by an interface impedance.