“…Several pipeline leak detection methods have been proposed during the last decades using different working principles and approaches. Existing leakage detection methods are: acoustic emission [13,14,15], fibre optic sensor [16,17,18], ground penetration radar [19,20], negative pressure wave [21,22,23], pressure point analysis [24,25,26], dynamic modelling [27,28], vapour sampling, infrared thermography, digital signal processing and mass-volume balance [29,30,31,32,33]. These methods have been classified using various frameworks.…”