LEAKAGE QUANTIFICATION OF COMPRESSED AIR ON PIPES USING THERMOVISION

Abstract

Nondestructive testing methods are increasingly in use. With these methods it is ossible to obtain the desired information about the system, without altering or amaging it in any way. This paper examines the possibilities of applying these ethods in the quantification of losses incurred by leaking of compressed air rom the system in the terms of increasing energy efficiency of the system. The mphasis is on the application of ultrasound detector and IR (infrared) hermographic camera. The potentials and limitations of these technologies are nalyzed for leakage quantification on a steel pipe in compressed air systems, as ell as the reliability and accuracy of the results thus obtained.

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Dates

  • Submission Date2012-05-03
  • Revision Date2012-09-20
  • Acceptance Date2012-09-25

DOI Reference

10.2298/TSCI120503191D

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