Device, system, and method for detecting equipment leaks
US10948378B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 8, 2019 |
| Grant date | Mar 16, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 28, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01M3/366
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A device, system, and method for detecting a leak (and determining the leak rate of the leak) for equipment, particularly generators, the device including a main body connected to the tested equipment and to an air supply source, wherein the main body includes a number of stages each having a valve and orifice such that flow of air through the independent stages is selectively controllable, where a change in the differential pressure recorded during flow of the air through a particular stage indicates a leak, and wherein the differential pressure recorded can be used to calculate the rate of leak in the equipment.
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