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Helium Leak Test Procedure PDF
Helium Leak Test Procedure PDF
1) Scope of Work:
Helium leak testing ofShell side of Tube to tube sheet joint for the HEAT EXCHANGERS
Client: TOYO ENGINEERING CORPORATION
(Job No:8134 – Item No.023-E-014, Job No:8135A/B – Item No.023-E-040A/B).
PO NO: FOA NO. 6270/F/031 DT: 05-04-2010
Code: ASME Section V, Article10 – (Hood Technique-pressure mode)
2) Equipment:
a) Mass Spectrometric Helium leak detector. The sensitivity of this leak detector is better than
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1 X 10 Std cc/sec.
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b) Calibrated standard leak with leak rate 2.6 x10 Std cc/sec.
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c) Calibrated standard leak with leak rate 3 x 10 Std cc/sec.
3) Acceptance standard :
If the leak detector will show leak rate of helium from tube to tube sheet joints of the HEAT EXCHANGER,
When shell side filled with helium/Nitrogen mixture (Concentration 10/90 percentage) up to a pressure of
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25% of Design pressure in the shell, If it is less than 1 x 10 Std cc/sec, it will be accepted.
4) Procedure :
The following procedure will be adopted to find out the leak rate of the Heat Exchanger.