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Title: Acoustic building infiltration measurement system

Abstract

Systems and methods of detecting and identifying a leak from a container or building. Acoustic pressure and velocity are measured. Acoustic properties are acquired from the measured values. The acoustic properties are converted to infiltration/leakage information. Nearfield Acoustic Holography (NAH) may be one method to detect the leakages from a container by locating the noise sources.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1434514
Patent Number(s):
9939343
Application Number:
14/503,071
Assignee:
UChicago Argonne, LLC (Chicago, IL)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01M - TESTING STATIC OR DYNAMIC BALANCE OF MACHINES OR STRUCTURES
G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
DOE Contract Number:  
AC02-06CH11357
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2014 Sep 30
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
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Citation Formats

Muehleisen, Ralph T., and Raman, Ganesh. Acoustic building infiltration measurement system. United States: N. p., 2018. Web.
Muehleisen, Ralph T., & Raman, Ganesh. Acoustic building infiltration measurement system. United States.
Muehleisen, Ralph T., and Raman, Ganesh. Tue . "Acoustic building infiltration measurement system". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1434514.
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