Sensitive hydrogen leak detector

Myneni, Ganapati Rao

Title: Sensitive hydrogen leak detector

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A sensitive hydrogen leak detector system using passivation of a stainless steel vacuum chamber for low hydrogen outgassing, a high compression ratio vacuum system, a getter operating at 77.5 K and a residual gas analyzer as a quantitative hydrogen sensor.

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Myneni, Ganapati Rao ^[1]

Yorktown, VA

Issue Date:: 1999-01-01

Research Org.:: SOUTHEASTERN UNIV RESCH ASSN

OSTI Identifier:: 872424

Patent Number(s):: 5932797

Assignee:: Southeastern Universities Research Assn. (Newport News, VA)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01M - TESTING STATIC OR DYNAMIC BALANCE OF MACHINES OR STRUCTURES

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G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01M - TESTING STATIC OR DYNAMIC BALANCE OF MACHINES OR STRUCTURES
G01M3/202 - {using mass spectrometer detection systems}
G01M3/20 - using special tracer materials, e.g. dye, fluorescent material, radioactive material

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DOE Contract Number:: AC05-84ER40150

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: sensitive; hydrogen; leak; detector; passivation; stainless; steel; vacuum; chamber; outgassing; compression; ratio; getter; operating; 77; residual; gas; analyzer; quantitative; sensor; hydrogen sensor; residual gas; vacuum chamber; stainless steel; leak detector; compression ratio; sensitive hydrogen; gas analyzer; hydrogen leak; /73/

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