• I.S. EN 13185:2001

    Superseded A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.

    NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING - LEAK TESTING - TRACER GAS METHOD

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  25-02-2018

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  01-01-2001

    Publisher:  National Standards Authority of Ireland

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    Foreword
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 Personnel qualification
    5 Principles of detection
    6 Generation and detection of tracer gas flow
       6.1 Tracer gas flows into the object (Group A
           techniques)
       6.2 Tracer gas flows into the object (Group B
           techniques)
    7 Apparatus - see prEN 13625:2001
    8 Object preparation
    9 Group A techniques, tracer gas flowing into the object
       9.1 Initial system set up procedure
       9.2 Vacuum technique (total) test procedure (A.1)
       9.3 Vacuum technique (partial) test procedure (A.2)
       9.4 Vacuum technique (local) test procedure (A.3)
    10 Group B techniques, tracer gas flowing out of object
       10.1 Initial system set up procedure
       10.2 Ammonia test procedure (B.1)
       10.3 Vacuum box test procedure (B.2.1, B.2.2)
       10.4 Accumulation technique procedures (B.3, B.6)
       10.5 Sniffing test (B.4)
       10.6 Pressure evacuation procedure (B.5)
    11 Test report
    Annex A (informative) Accumulation technique - calibration
                          leak connected to enclosure of
                          unknown volume

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    Covers the techniques to be applied for the detection of a leak, using a tracer gas and a tracer gas specific leak detector.

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    Document Type Standard
    Publisher National Standards Authority of Ireland
    Status Superseded
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