Engine leak detector and leak detection method
US8375770B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 20, 2009 |
| Grant date | Feb 19, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 9, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01M3/025
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus and method for leak detection through use of an adapter containing a chamber, an air pressurization port, and detection media instillation port. The apparatus is sealingly or relatively sealingly coupled to a turbo inlet air duct on an internal combustion engine under study, such that the apparatus chamber communicates with the engine's interior void. The apparatus permits pressurized air and detective media, such as smoke or fog, to be introduced through the chamber and into the void of an engine to determine the presence and location of engine system leaks.
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