A selective literature review of transient-based leak detection methods

This paper offers a selective literature review of transient-based leak detection methods with the goal of offering a summary of current and past work, describing the state-of-the-art in the area, providing a degree of historic perspective and categorizing the major themes in this line of research. While not exhaustive, numerous publications are cited in an attempt to provide a reasonable cross-section of research activity and of the various methodologies. Unfortunately, field work and verification of these techniques, while not entirely absent, are shown to be still generally lacking.