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Method to control the amount of helium during leak testing

Description

The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate a method for limiting the amount of helium administered during leak testing and provide a method for keeping the atmospheric helium in a location to a minimum to eliminate backstreaming into the system. This method utilizes the permeability of a balloon. The transporting of helium to the leak check area is also safer by not requiring a cylinder in the leak check location. Utilizing the many shapes of balloons and partially filling of the balloon, any configuration can deliver helium to the leak location. The balloon I filled for the test fell to the floor with the amount of helium I put into the balloon

Availability note (English)

Available from PURL: https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/793045-EMVcQ3/native/

Additional details

Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
14 Kilobytes
Report number
FERMILAB-TM--2168

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
33016241
Subject category
S43: PARTICLE ACCELERATORS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
CONFIGURATION; HELIUM; HELIUM I; LEAK TESTING; PERMEABILITY
Descriptors DEC
ELEMENTS; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; FLUIDS; GASES; HELIUM 4; HELIUM ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; LIGHT NUCLEI; NONMETALS; NUCLEI; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; RARE GASES; STABLE ISOTOPES; TESTING

Optional Information

Contract/Grant/Project number
AC02-76CH03000
Funding organization
USDOE Office of Energy Research ER (United States)