Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Introduction to Leak Testing
- Part 1. Nondestructive Testing
- Part 2. Management of Leak Testing
- Part 3. Selection of Leak Testing Technique
- Part 4. History of Leak Testing
- Part 5. Units of Measure for Leak Testing
Chapter 2. Safety Aspects of Leak Testing
- Part 1. General Safety for Test Personnel
- Part 2. Control of Hazards from Airborne Toxic Liquids, Vapors and Particles
- Part 3. Flammable Liquids and Vapors
- Part 4. Electrical and Radiation Hazards
- Part 5. Safety with Tracer Gases
- Part 6. Precautions with Compressed Gas Cylinders
- Part 7. Precautions in Pressure and Vacuum Leak Testing
- Part 8. Preparation of Pressurized Systems for Leak Testing
- Part 9. Exposure to Toxic Substances
Chapter 3. Physics of Gas
- Part 1. Introduction to Properties of Gases
- Part 2. Gaseous Flow through Leaks
- Part 3. Effects on Leak Testing
Chapter 4. Calibrated Reference Leaks
- Part 1. Calibrated Reference Leaks
- Part 2. Operation of Standard (Calibrated) Halogen Leaks
- Part 3. Operation of Standard (Calibrated) Helium Leaks
- Part 4. Calibration of Standard Reference Leaks
Chapter 5. Pressure and Flow Measurement
- Part 1. Pressure Instrumentation and Analysis
- Part 2. Leakage Rate Tests in Pressurized Systems
- Part 3. Pressure Change Measurement of Evacuated Systems
- Part 4. Flow Rate Measurement near Atmospheric Pressure
Chapter 6. Leak Testing of Vacuum Systems
- Part 1. Nature of Vacuum
- Part 2. Vacuum Systems and Components
- Part 3. Materials for Vacuum Systems
- Part 4. Vacuum Maintenance and Troubleshooting
- Part 5. Measuring Pressure in Vacuum Systems
- Part 6. Large Leaks in Operating Vacuum Systems
- Part 7. Leak Testing of Vacuum Systems by Vacuum Gauging
- Part 8. Leak Testing of Systems by Thermal Conductivity
- Part 9. Leak Testing of Vacuum Systems by Ionization Gage or Pump
Chapter 7. Bubble Testing Techniques
- Part 1. Introduction to Bubble Emission Techniques of Leak Testing
- Part 2. Theory of Bubble Testing by Liquid Immersion Technique
- Part 3. Bubble Testing by Liquid Film Application Technique
- Part 4. Bubble Testing by Vacuum Box Technique
- Part 5. Procedures and Applications of Bubble Testing
Chapter 8. Helium Mass Spectrometry in Leak Testing
- Part 1. Principles of Mass Spectrometry with Helium Tracer
- Part 2. Tracer Probe with Evacuated Objects
- Part 3. Hood Technique for Evacuated Objects
- Part 4. Accumulation Technique for Evacuated Objects
- Part 5. Detector Probe Technique for Pressurized Objects
- Part 6. Bell Jar Technique for Pressurized Objects
- Part 7. Accumulation Technique for Pressurized Objects
Chapter 9. Mass Spectrometry for Leak Testing
- Part 1. Mass Spectrometric Detection of Helium Gas
- Part 2. Sensitivity and Resolution of Helium Mass Spectrometers
- Part 3. Vacuum System of Mass Spectrometer Leak Detector
Chapter 10. Halogen Tracer Gases in Leak Testing
- Part 1. Introduction to Halogen Tracer Gases and Leak Detectors
- Part 2. Halogen Leak Test Setup
- Part 3. Pressure Leak Testing with Halogen Detector Probe
- Part 4. Industrial Applications of Halogen Leak Detection
- Part 5. Writing Specifications for Halogen Leak Testing
Chapter 11. Acoustic Leak Testing
- Part 1. Principles of Acoustic Leak Testing
- Part 2. Acoustic Monitoring of Vessels, Tanks and Pipelines
- Part 3. Untethered Acoustic Leak Testing of Pipelines
- Part 4. Instrumentation for Handheld Leak Detectors
- Part 5. Pressurized Systems
- Part 6. Evacuated Systems
- Part 7. Other Applications
Chapter 12. Thermographic Leak Testing
- Part 1. Thermographic Techniques for Leak Testing
- Part 2. Thermography for Passive Monitoring of Leakage
- Part 3. Active Technique for Infrared Absorption of Gas
- Part 4. Passive Technique for Infrared Imaging of Gas
Chapter 13. Leak Testing of Petrochemical Storage Tanks
- Part 1. Leak Testing of Underground Storage Tanks
- Part 2. Leak Testing of Aboveground Storage Tanks
- Part 3. Determining Leakage Rate in Petrochemical Structures
Chapter 14. Leak Testing of Hermetic Seals
- Part 1. Gasketed Mechanical Hermetic Seals
- Part 2. Hermetically Sealed Packages
- Part 3. Gross Leak Testing of Hermetically Sealed Devices
- Part 4. Fine Leak Testing of Hermetically Sealed Devices with Krypton-85 Gas
- Part 5. Fine Leak Testing of Hermetically Sealed Devices with Helium
- Part 6. Leak Testing of Encasements for Historic Documents
Chapter 15. Various Topics of Leak Testing
- Part 1. Design for Leak Testing
- Part 2. Leak Testing with Visible Tracer
- Part 3. Blower Door Testing of Buildings
- Part 4. Leak Testing of Geomembranes
- Part 5. Residual Gas Analysis
- Part 6. Solid State Detection of Hydrogen