Pressure change leak detection using exponential analysis

The pressure change leak test detects a leak from the pressure drop observed after the container under test is filled with compressed gas and then closed. This method has the serious disadvantage of being sensitive to the temperature variation in the target container. We propose a new method using e...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Masatsugu OHNO, Kei NAKATSUMA, Yasutaka OHSHIMA, Ippei TORIGOE
Format: Article
Language:Japanese
Published: The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers 2017-07-01
Series:Nihon Kikai Gakkai ronbunshu
Subjects:
Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/transjsme/83/851/83_17-00112/_pdf/-char/en
_version_ 1828188739417931776
author Masatsugu OHNO
Kei NAKATSUMA
Yasutaka OHSHIMA
Ippei TORIGOE
author_facet Masatsugu OHNO
Kei NAKATSUMA
Yasutaka OHSHIMA
Ippei TORIGOE
author_sort Masatsugu OHNO
collection DOAJ
description The pressure change leak test detects a leak from the pressure drop observed after the container under test is filled with compressed gas and then closed. This method has the serious disadvantage of being sensitive to the temperature variation in the target container. We propose a new method using exponential analysis to compensate for exponential temperature variation in pressure change leak detection. In the proposed method, two successive leak tests are performed at different initial compression pressure. Exponential parameters of the temperature variation in the gas within the container are determined from the pressure signal in the first test, and the pressure in the second test is predicted using these parameters. The leak in the container is estimated from the difference between the predicted pressure and the measured one. Experimental results using a prototype leak detector and model piping showed that leak can be successfully detected without being affected by the given exponential temperature variation. With the proposed method, it was able to shorten the total test time by as much as 65% in comparison with the case in which a conventional leak test is performed after waiting until the exponential temperature variation settles. An algorithm using Discrete Fourier Transform for estimating exponential parameters from finite length data of pressure signal is also presented.
first_indexed 2024-04-12T07:55:04Z
format Article
id doaj.art-ff9bfdf7ce934002b98048b2951c25fd
institution Directory Open Access Journal
issn 2187-9761
language Japanese
last_indexed 2024-04-12T07:55:04Z
publishDate 2017-07-01
publisher The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers
record_format Article
series Nihon Kikai Gakkai ronbunshu
spelling doaj.art-ff9bfdf7ce934002b98048b2951c25fd2022-12-22T03:41:31ZjpnThe Japan Society of Mechanical EngineersNihon Kikai Gakkai ronbunshu2187-97612017-07-018385117-0011217-0011210.1299/transjsme.17-00112transjsmePressure change leak detection using exponential analysisMasatsugu OHNO0Kei NAKATSUMA1Yasutaka OHSHIMA2Ippei TORIGOE3Forensic Science Laboratory, Miyazaki Prefectural Police HeadquartersDepartment of Mechanical System Engineering, Kumamoto UniversityDepartment of Mechanical System Engineering, Kumamoto UniversityDepartment of Mechanical System Engineering, Kumamoto UniversityThe pressure change leak test detects a leak from the pressure drop observed after the container under test is filled with compressed gas and then closed. This method has the serious disadvantage of being sensitive to the temperature variation in the target container. We propose a new method using exponential analysis to compensate for exponential temperature variation in pressure change leak detection. In the proposed method, two successive leak tests are performed at different initial compression pressure. Exponential parameters of the temperature variation in the gas within the container are determined from the pressure signal in the first test, and the pressure in the second test is predicted using these parameters. The leak in the container is estimated from the difference between the predicted pressure and the measured one. Experimental results using a prototype leak detector and model piping showed that leak can be successfully detected without being affected by the given exponential temperature variation. With the proposed method, it was able to shorten the total test time by as much as 65% in comparison with the case in which a conventional leak test is performed after waiting until the exponential temperature variation settles. An algorithm using Discrete Fourier Transform for estimating exponential parameters from finite length data of pressure signal is also presented.https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/transjsme/83/851/83_17-00112/_pdf/-char/enleak detectiontemperature compensationexponential analysis
spellingShingle Masatsugu OHNO
Kei NAKATSUMA
Yasutaka OHSHIMA
Ippei TORIGOE
Pressure change leak detection using exponential analysis
Nihon Kikai Gakkai ronbunshu
leak detection
temperature compensation
exponential analysis
title Pressure change leak detection using exponential analysis
title_full Pressure change leak detection using exponential analysis
title_fullStr Pressure change leak detection using exponential analysis
title_full_unstemmed Pressure change leak detection using exponential analysis
title_short Pressure change leak detection using exponential analysis
title_sort pressure change leak detection using exponential analysis
topic leak detection
temperature compensation
exponential analysis
url https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/transjsme/83/851/83_17-00112/_pdf/-char/en
work_keys_str_mv AT masatsuguohno pressurechangeleakdetectionusingexponentialanalysis
AT keinakatsuma pressurechangeleakdetectionusingexponentialanalysis
AT yasutakaohshima pressurechangeleakdetectionusingexponentialanalysis
AT ippeitorigoe pressurechangeleakdetectionusingexponentialanalysis