SE507197C2 - Method of testing air leakage - Google Patents

Method of testing air leakage

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SE507197C2
SE507197C2 SE9603074A SE9603074A SE507197C2 SE 507197 C2 SE507197 C2 SE 507197C2 SE 9603074 A SE9603074 A SE 9603074A SE 9603074 A SE9603074 A SE 9603074A SE 507197 C2 SE507197 C2 SE 507197C2
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Jan Amberntsson
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Getinge Skaerhamn Ab
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Priority to AU38752/97A priority patent/AU3875297A/en
Priority to EP97935975A priority patent/EP0920612A1/en
Priority to PCT/SE1997/001381 priority patent/WO1998009147A1/en
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01JCHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY; THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS
    • B01J3/00Processes of utilising sub-atmospheric or super-atmospheric pressure to effect chemical or physical change of matter; Apparatus therefor
    • B01J3/006Processes utilising sub-atmospheric pressure; Apparatus therefor
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01JCHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY; THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS
    • B01J3/00Processes of utilising sub-atmospheric or super-atmospheric pressure to effect chemical or physical change of matter; Apparatus therefor
    • B01J3/002Component parts of these vessels not mentioned in B01J3/004, B01J3/006, B01J3/02 - B01J3/08; Measures taken in conjunction with the process to be carried out, e.g. safety measures
    • GPHYSICS
    • G01MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01MTESTING STATIC OR DYNAMIC BALANCE OF MACHINES OR STRUCTURES; TESTING OF STRUCTURES OR APPARATUS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G01M3/00Investigating fluid-tightness of structures
    • G01M3/02Investigating fluid-tightness of structures by using fluid or vacuum
    • G01M3/26Investigating fluid-tightness of structures by using fluid or vacuum by measuring rate of loss or gain of fluid, e.g. by pressure-responsive devices, by flow detectors
    • G01M3/32Investigating fluid-tightness of structures by using fluid or vacuum by measuring rate of loss or gain of fluid, e.g. by pressure-responsive devices, by flow detectors for containers, e.g. radiators
    • G01M3/3236Investigating fluid-tightness of structures by using fluid or vacuum by measuring rate of loss or gain of fluid, e.g. by pressure-responsive devices, by flow detectors for containers, e.g. radiators by monitoring the interior space of the containers

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Abstract

The invention concerns a method of performing an air leakage test in a low pressure chamber. The chamber is evacuated down to a predetermined low pressure level, at which level the evacuation is interrupted and the chamber closed entirely. Following a period of inactivity after attainment of the predetermined low pressure level, during which period the pressure is allowed to rise inside the chamber, the evacuation is again started. This is effected with the aid of an ejector having a higher capacity for pumping out vapour than air, and the evacuation is effected until the predetermined low pressure level is again attained.

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507 197 2 10 15 20 25 30 35 stegringen under det sista momentet, vilken tryckstegring ej får överskrida ett fastställt värde, för att kammaren skall anses godkännbar. 507 197 2 10 15 20 25 30 35 the rise during the last moment, which pressure rise may not exceed a fixed value, in order for the chamber shall be considered acceptable.

Denna traditionella läcktest kräver både säkerhet och kunskap hos den betjäningsperson, som utför testen, och måste utföras under jämförelsevis lång tid för att tillförsäkra ett trovärdigt testresultat, d v s för att man skall kunna fastställa, i vilken utsträckning tryck- stegringen efter evakueringen kan anses bero på för- àngning av kondensat respektive på luftläckage.This traditional leak test requires both safety and knowledge of the operator performing the test, and must be performed for a comparatively long time to ensure a credible test result, i.e. to it must be possible to determine the extent to which the increase after the evacuation can be considered due to evaporation of condensate or air leakage.

Genom uppfinningen har tillkommit en metod, genom vilken man på ett snabbare och samtidigt enklare sätt kan utföra en läcktest utan att frångå ställda krav på nog- grannhet. Uppfinningen bygger därvid på användning av en ejektor, som är snabb på att pumpa ånga men långsammare att pumpa luft. En vattenstrålpump har denna egenskap.Through the invention a method has been added, by which you can in a faster and at the same time simpler way perform a leak test without departing from the requirements of grannhet. The invention is based on the use of a ejector, which is fast at pumping steam but slower to pump air. A water jet pump has this property.

Det som utmärker metoden enligt uppfinningen framgår av efterföljande patentkrav.What characterizes the method according to the invention is apparent from subsequent claims.

Uppfinningen skall i det följande närmare beskrivas med hänvisning till de bifogade ritningarna, på vilka fig l åskådliggör en traditionell läckmetod medelst en graf, som visar tryck som funktion av tiden, och fig 2 en motsvarande graf, som åskådliggör metoden enligt upp- finningen.The invention will be described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which fig l illustrates a traditional leakage method by means of a graph, showing pressure as a function of time, and Fig. 2 a corresponding graph, which illustrates the method according to the finding.

För bättre förståelse av uppfinningen skall först den traditionella läckmetoden genomgås med hänvisning till fig 1. Efter stabilisering av temperaturen i den undertryckskammare, som skall mätas, startar man testför- loppet och sänker trycket i kammaren ned till en nivå, som utgör ett gott ”vakuum”. Denna nivå kan ligga på exempelvis ett absolut tryck av 70 mbar eller något där- under. Här noteras trycket pl och tiden tl, sedan evaku- eringen avbrutits och samtliga ventiler stängts. Man av- vaktar nu några minuter, i det på ritningen visade exemplet 300 s, och mäter trycket pg och tiden tg. Efter ytterligare några minuters väntan, i det på ritningen visade exemplet 600 s eller något mer, noteras trycket pg 10 15 20 25 30 35 och tiden tg, varefter kammarens ventiler öppnas. Enligt en fastställd norm får trycket från tiden tg till tiden tg icke stiga mer än 1,3 mbar/min, d v s i det visade ut- föringsexemplet får trycket p; minskat med trycket pg icke överstiga ungefär 13 mbar, för att läcktesten skall kunna godkännas. fall ett läckage, Vid metoden enligt uppfinningen startar förloppet på Den beskrivna grafen visar således i detta som icke kan godkännas. samma sätt genom stabilisering av temperaturen i kammaren. Härefter blåses ånga in i kammaren, vilket skildras genom en ökning av trycket något utöver atmosfärstryck, varefter kammaren på samma sätt som hit- tills skett evakueras ned till ett kraftigt undertryck, som exempelvis kan ligga på 70 mbar eller något därunder.For a better understanding of the invention, first the traditional leakage method is reviewed with reference to Fig. 1. After stabilizing the temperature in it negative pressure chamber, to be measured, start the test the barrel and lowers the pressure in the chamber down to a level, which constitutes a good "vacuum". This level can be on for example an absolute pressure of 70 mbar or something like that during. Here the pressure pl and the time tl are noted, then the evacuation the operation was interrupted and all valves were closed. Man av- now wait a few minutes, in what is shown in the drawing example 300 s, and measures the pressure pg and the time tg. After another few minutes of waiting, in that on the drawing showed the example 600 s or slightly more, the pressure is noted pg 10 15 20 25 30 35 and the time tg, after which the chamber valves are opened. According to a fixed norm receives the pressure from time tg to time tg do not rise more than 1.3 mbar / min, i.e. in the the lead example is given the pressure p; decreased with pressure pg not exceed about 13 mbar, for the leak test to be able to approved. in case of a leak, In the method according to the invention, the process starts at The described graph thus shows in this which cannot be approved. the same way by stabilizing the temperature in the chamber. Then steam is blown into the chamber, which depicted by an increase in pressure slightly beyond atmospheric pressure, after which the chamber, in the same way as until it is evacuated down to a strong negative pressure, which, for example, can be at 70 mbar or something below.

Mätpunkten A i fig 2 motsvarar således punkten pl i fig 1.The measuring point A in Fig. 2 thus corresponds to the point p1 in Figs 1.

Autoklaven får nu stå overksam några minuter, varvid trycket genom förångning av kondensat i kammaren exempelvis stiger längs den i fig 2 visade heldragna linjen från punkt A upp till punkt B. Här startar man nu åter en evakuering medelst en ejektor, som snabbt pumpar ut ånga men mer långsamt luft. Lämpligen användes en tills trycket har nått punkten C i grafen i fig 2, och denna punkt bör vattenstràlpump. Evakueringen sker, ligga pà samma nivå som punkten A eller helst något därunder. Härefter avbrytes evakueringen och autoklavens ventiler öppnas, så att trycket snabbt stiger upp emot autmosfärstryck.The autoclave is now allowed to stand idle for a few minutes, at which point the pressure by evaporation of condensate in the chamber for example, rises along the solid line shown in Fig. 2 the line from point A up to point B. Here you start now again an evacuation by means of an ejector, which pumps quickly out steam but slower air. Suitably one was used until the pressure has reached point C in the graph of Fig. 2, and this point should water jet pump. The evacuation takes place, be at the same level as point A or preferably something below. After this, the evacuation and autoclave are interrupted valves are opened so that the pressure rises rapidly autosphere pressure.

Såsom framgår av fig 2 har med streckade linjer avsatts en första tidsperiod mellan punkten A och punkten B, vilken benämnes läcktid, och en andra tidsperiod, som benämnes mättid. Om man vid evakueringen från punkten B når ned till punkten C inom denna mättid, är detta en indikation på att inget eller endast obetydligt luft- läckage sker i autoklaven. Med en punktstreckad linje har en andra mätning antytts från punkten A till en punkt Bh som ligger något högre än punkten B. Vid evakueringen 507 197 4 10 15 20 från punkten B1 visas med samma punktstreckade linje att man icke når ned till nivån för punkten C inom den ut- satta mättiden. Testen kan därmed avbrytas, och man kan konstatera att autoklaven icke är tillfredsställande tät.As can be seen from Fig. 2 has dashed lines a first period of time is set aside between point A and point B, which is called leakage time, and a second time period, which is called measurement time. If during the evacuation from point B reaches point C within this measurement time, this is a indication that no or only insignificant air leakage occurs in the autoclave. With a dotted line has a second measurement is indicated from point A to a point Bh which is slightly higher than point B. At the evacuation 507 197 4 10 15 20 from point B1 is shown by the same dotted line that does not reach the level of point C within the set the measurement time. The test can thus be interrupted, and you can note that the autoclave is not satisfactorily tight.

Den luftläcka man avser att detektera med hjälp av metoden enligt uppfinningen behöver således icke ge någon större extra tryckökning under den overksamma tid, som i fig 2 benämnes läcktid (jfr tryckskillnaden B1-B). I stället erfar man en väsentlig ökning av mättiden, när man från det högre trycket Blskall nå ned till nivån för punkten C. I det visade utföringsexemplet blir det frågan om en utökning av mättiden med omkring 15 s.The air leak you intend to detect with the help of the method according to the invention thus need not yield any greater extra pressure increase during the idle time, as in Fig. 2 is called leakage time (cf. the pressure difference B1-B). IN instead, one experiences a significant increase in the measurement time, when one from the higher pressure Blskall reach down to the level of point C. In the embodiment shown, this is the question about an extension of the measurement time by about 15 s.

Omvänt gäller att man vid en test, där man icke konstaterar något luftläckage, på kort tid kan avbryta testen. Man får således besked om rådande förhållande väsentligt snabbare än vad som sker med hjälp av den traditionella metoden enligt fig 1.Conversely, in a test, where you do not notes any air leakage, can interrupt in a short time test. You are thus informed of the prevailing situation significantly faster than what happens with its help traditional method according to Fig. 1.

Metoden enligt uppfinningen kan utnyttjas i ett automatiskt läcktestprogram för autoklaver, vid vilket program testen avslutas med exempelvis röd signal för fel och grön signal för klar. Metoden lämpar sig väl för automatik, därför att den är mycket känslig för detek- tering av luft.The method according to the invention can be used in one automatic leak test program for autoclaves, at which program test ends with, for example, red signal for error and green signal too clear. The method is well suited for automation because it is very sensitive to tering of air.

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10 l5 20 25 PATENTKRAV10 l5 20 25 PATENT REQUIREMENTS 1. Metod att utföra en test i en undertryckskammare, för att fastställa, såsom en autoklav, om luft förefinnes eller läcker in i kammaren under en process i denna, vid vilken metod efter stabilisering av temperaturen i kam- maren denna evakueras ned till ett fastställt under- tryck, där evakueringen avbrytes och kammaren helt till- slutes genom stängning av samtliga förekommande ventiler, k ä n n e t e c k n a d d ä r a v, att man en tid av overksamhet efter uppnått, fastställt undertryck, under vilken tid trycket tillåts stiga i kammaren, åter startar evakueringen, vilken sker med hjälp av en i och för sig känd ejektor, som har bättre förmåga att pumpa ut ånga än luft, evakuering sker, företrädesvis en vattenstràlpump, vilken förnyad tills nämnda fastställda undertryck ånyo uppnåtts.A method of performing a test in a vacuum chamber, to determine, such as an autoclave, whether air is present or leaking into the chamber during a process therein, in which method after stabilizing the temperature in the chamber it is evacuated down to a fixed negative pressure, where the evacuation is interrupted and the chamber is completely closed by closing all existing valves, characterized in that a period of inactivity after reaching, determined negative pressure, during which time the pressure is allowed to rise in the chamber, starts the evacuation again , which takes place by means of a per se known ejector, which has a better ability to pump out steam than air, evacuation takes place, preferably a water jet pump, which renewed until said determined negative pressure is again reached. 2. Metod enligt kravet 1, k ä n n e t e c k n a d d ä r a v, att en viss mättid från start av den förnyade evakueringen utsättes och att denna evakuering avbrytes, om det fastställda undertrycket icke uppnås inom den utsatta mättiden.Method according to claim 1, characterized in that a certain measuring time from the start of the renewed evacuation is postponed and that this evacuation is interrupted, if the determined negative pressure is not reached within the postponed measuring time. 3. Metod enligt något av föregående krav, k ä n n e- t e c k n a d d ä r a v, att ånga blåses in i kammaren före den första evakueringen för utträngning av luft ur kammaren.Method according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that steam is blown into the chamber before the first evacuation to expel air from the chamber.
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AU38752/97A AU3875297A (en) 1996-08-26 1997-08-22 A method of testing the airtightness of a container
EP97935975A EP0920612A1 (en) 1996-08-26 1997-08-22 A method of testing the airtightness of a container
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