GB2314623B - Method and apparatus for detecting and locating fluid leaks through the wall of a vessel - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for detecting and locating fluid leaks through the wall of a vessel

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Publication number
GB2314623B
GB2314623B GB9722598A GB9722598A GB2314623B GB 2314623 B GB2314623 B GB 2314623B GB 9722598 A GB9722598 A GB 9722598A GB 9722598 A GB9722598 A GB 9722598A GB 2314623 B GB2314623 B GB 2314623B
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Prior art keywords
vessel
detecting
wall
fluid leaks
locating fluid
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Expired - Fee Related
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GB9722598A
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GB2314623A (en
GB9722598D0 (en
Inventor
Michael Keith Bowling
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Somerset Technical Laboratories Ltd
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Somerset Technical Laboratories Ltd
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Priority claimed from GBGB9506285.7A external-priority patent/GB9506285D0/en
Application filed by Somerset Technical Laboratories Ltd filed Critical Somerset Technical Laboratories Ltd
Priority to GB9722598A priority Critical patent/GB2314623B/en
Priority to GB9921672A priority patent/GB2337114B/en
Priority claimed from PCT/GB1996/000748 external-priority patent/WO1996030748A1/en
Publication of GB9722598D0 publication Critical patent/GB9722598D0/en
Publication of GB2314623A publication Critical patent/GB2314623A/en
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Publication of GB2314623B publication Critical patent/GB2314623B/en
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01M—TESTING STATIC OR DYNAMIC BALANCE OF MACHINES OR STRUCTURES; TESTING OF STRUCTURES OR APPARATUS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G01M3/00—Investigating fluid-tightness of structures
    • G01M3/38—Investigating fluid-tightness of structures by using light
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01M—TESTING STATIC OR DYNAMIC BALANCE OF MACHINES OR STRUCTURES; TESTING OF STRUCTURES OR APPARATUS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G01M3/00—Investigating fluid-tightness of structures
    • G01M3/002—Investigating fluid-tightness of structures by using thermal means
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N25/00—Investigating or analyzing materials by the use of thermal means
    • G01N25/72—Investigating presence of flaws
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N33/00—Investigating or analysing materials by specific methods not covered by groups G01N1/00 - G01N31/00
    • G01N33/02—Food

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Analytical Chemistry (AREA)
  • Biochemistry (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Immunology (AREA)
  • Pathology (AREA)
  • Investigating Or Analyzing Materials Using Thermal Means (AREA)
  • Examining Or Testing Airtightness (AREA)
GB9722598A 1995-03-28 1996-03-28 Method and apparatus for detecting and locating fluid leaks through the wall of a vessel Expired - Fee Related GB2314623B (en)

Priority Applications (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB9722598A GB2314623B (en) 1995-03-28 1996-03-28 Method and apparatus for detecting and locating fluid leaks through the wall of a vessel
GB9921672A GB2337114B (en) 1995-03-28 1996-03-28 Method and apparatus for detecting and locating fluid leaks through the wall of a vessel

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GBGB9506285.7A GB9506285D0 (en) 1995-03-28 1995-03-28 Leakage detection
GBGB9519672.1A GB9519672D0 (en) 1995-03-28 1995-09-27 Leakage detection
GB9722598A GB2314623B (en) 1995-03-28 1996-03-28 Method and apparatus for detecting and locating fluid leaks through the wall of a vessel
PCT/GB1996/000748 WO1996030748A1 (en) 1995-03-28 1996-03-28 Method and apparatus for detecting irregularities on or in the wall of a vessel

Publications (3)

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GB9722598D0 GB9722598D0 (en) 1997-12-24
GB2314623A GB2314623A (en) 1998-01-07
GB2314623B true GB2314623B (en) 1999-11-03

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GB9722598A Expired - Fee Related GB2314623B (en) 1995-03-28 1996-03-28 Method and apparatus for detecting and locating fluid leaks through the wall of a vessel
GB9921672A Expired - Fee Related GB2337114B (en) 1995-03-28 1996-03-28 Method and apparatus for detecting and locating fluid leaks through the wall of a vessel

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GB9921672A Expired - Fee Related GB2337114B (en) 1995-03-28 1996-03-28 Method and apparatus for detecting and locating fluid leaks through the wall of a vessel

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DE102004058606B4 (en) * 2004-12-03 2006-10-05 Eads Deutschland Gmbh Method for testing the tightness of containers

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FR2182443A5 (en) * 1972-04-27 1973-12-07 Tetra Pak Int Detection of microbiological activity in packaged - foods - by thermal methods
FR2453406A1 (en) * 1979-04-02 1980-10-31 Bucquet Jean Pierre Recording heat losses from building - using thermographic process to record heat emission with calibrated infrared source in observation field
EP0027389A1 (en) * 1979-10-16 1981-04-22 Westinghouse Electric Corporation Non-destructive process for determining physical state of materials within sealed container
JPS58124938A (en) * 1982-01-22 1983-07-25 Ebara Corp Flaw detector by infrared ray detection
JPS62192696A (en) * 1986-02-20 1987-08-24 株式会社東芝 Leakage-detection identification device in nuclear reactor container
DE3713255A1 (en) * 1987-04-18 1988-11-03 Klaus Prof Dipl Ing Abel Method for testing containers
DE3725063A1 (en) * 1987-07-29 1989-02-09 Continental Ag Leakage detecting system
EP0333100A2 (en) * 1988-03-18 1989-09-20 Nkk Corporation Method and apparatus for detecting defective portion on non-exposed outer surface of pipe
GB2221997A (en) * 1988-08-16 1990-02-21 Atomic Energy Authority Uk Leak detection
EP0423085A2 (en) * 1989-10-13 1991-04-17 Ente per le nuove tecnologie, l'energia e l'ambiente (ENEA) Automatic leak detection apparatus for process fluids from production and/or research plants, in particular energy plants
WO1997026520A1 (en) * 1996-01-20 1997-07-24 Wt. Thermo Tec Limited Leak testing

Patent Citations (11)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2182443A5 (en) * 1972-04-27 1973-12-07 Tetra Pak Int Detection of microbiological activity in packaged - foods - by thermal methods
FR2453406A1 (en) * 1979-04-02 1980-10-31 Bucquet Jean Pierre Recording heat losses from building - using thermographic process to record heat emission with calibrated infrared source in observation field
EP0027389A1 (en) * 1979-10-16 1981-04-22 Westinghouse Electric Corporation Non-destructive process for determining physical state of materials within sealed container
JPS58124938A (en) * 1982-01-22 1983-07-25 Ebara Corp Flaw detector by infrared ray detection
JPS62192696A (en) * 1986-02-20 1987-08-24 株式会社東芝 Leakage-detection identification device in nuclear reactor container
DE3713255A1 (en) * 1987-04-18 1988-11-03 Klaus Prof Dipl Ing Abel Method for testing containers
DE3725063A1 (en) * 1987-07-29 1989-02-09 Continental Ag Leakage detecting system
EP0333100A2 (en) * 1988-03-18 1989-09-20 Nkk Corporation Method and apparatus for detecting defective portion on non-exposed outer surface of pipe
GB2221997A (en) * 1988-08-16 1990-02-21 Atomic Energy Authority Uk Leak detection
EP0423085A2 (en) * 1989-10-13 1991-04-17 Ente per le nuove tecnologie, l'energia e l'ambiente (ENEA) Automatic leak detection apparatus for process fluids from production and/or research plants, in particular energy plants
WO1997026520A1 (en) * 1996-01-20 1997-07-24 Wt. Thermo Tec Limited Leak testing

Non-Patent Citations (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Title
Patent Abstracts of Japan, vol. 7, no. 238 (P-231) [1388] & JP 58 124 938 A *
WPI Abstract Accession No 87-274917/198739 & JP 62 192 696 A *

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GB9921672D0 (en) 1999-11-17
GB2337114A (en) 1999-11-10
GB2314623A (en) 1998-01-07
GB9722598D0 (en) 1997-12-24
GB2337114B (en) 2000-04-12

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