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Title: Vacuum leak detector and method

Abstract

Apparatus and method for detecting leakage in a vacuum system involves a moisture trap chamber connected to the vacuum system and to a pressure gauge. Moisture in the trap chamber is captured by freezing or by a moisture adsorbent to reduce the residual water vapor pressure therein to a negligible amount. The pressure gauge is then read to determine whether the vacuum system is leaky. By directing a stream of carbon dioxide or helium at potentially leaky parts of the vacuum system, the apparatus can be used with supplemental means to locate leaks.

Inventors:
 [1]
  1. (7 Brown's La., Bellport, NY 11713)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
864736
Patent Number(s):
US 4409817
Assignee:
Edwards, Jr., David (7 Brown's La., Bellport, NY 11713)
DOE Contract Number:  
AC04-76
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
vacuum; leak; detector; method; apparatus; detecting; leakage; involves; moisture; trap; chamber; connected; pressure; gauge; captured; freezing; adsorbent; reduce; residual; water; vapor; therein; negligible; amount; determine; leaky; directing; stream; carbon; dioxide; helium; potentially; supplemental; means; locate; leaks; pressure therein; water vapor; carbon dioxide; vapor pressure; pressure gauge; leak detector; residual water; moisture trap; chamber connected; detecting leakage; trap chamber; /73/

Citation Formats

Edwards, Jr., David. Vacuum leak detector and method. United States: N. p., 1983. Web.
Edwards, Jr., David. Vacuum leak detector and method. United States.
Edwards, Jr., David. 1983. "Vacuum leak detector and method". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/864736.
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abstractNote = {Apparatus and method for detecting leakage in a vacuum system involves a moisture trap chamber connected to the vacuum system and to a pressure gauge. Moisture in the trap chamber is captured by freezing or by a moisture adsorbent to reduce the residual water vapor pressure therein to a negligible amount. The pressure gauge is then read to determine whether the vacuum system is leaky. By directing a stream of carbon dioxide or helium at potentially leaky parts of the vacuum system, the apparatus can be used with supplemental means to locate leaks.},
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year = {Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1983},
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