ASNT Level III Study Guide Leak Testing Method by Charles N. Jackson, Jr.References “The references used to develop this study guide are: 1. Reference A Jackson, Charles N., Jr, and Charles N. Sherlock, technical editors, Patrick O. Moore, editor, Nondestructive Testing Handbook, third edition, Volume 1, Leak Testing, The American Society for Nondestructive Testing, Inc., Columbus, OH: 1998. 2. Reference B Hanlon, John, A Users Guide to Vacuum Technology, John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York, NY: 1989. 3, Reference C Dushman, Saul, Scientific Foundation of Vacuum Technique, John Wiley and Sons, Inc. New York, NY: 1962.Table of Contents Acknowledgements ......+ Foreword ..... References . . Table of Contents ... Chapter 1 - Introduction... Background a Safety . Review Questions Chapter 2 - Fundamentals of Leak Testing ‘Test Category i . Leak Path Pressure Units and Leakage Rates Dynamic and Static Testing .....- Helium Mass Spectrometer Leak Detector. Helium Tracer Gas ..-.. ee eee veces Calibration Standards Review Questions eproonapsosoGe Chapter 3 - Flow Characteristics Through a Leak Path ....... a Gas Flow Modes eae wll Molecular Flow cdl Viscous Flow 2 Transitional Flow . 12 Permeation 13 Liquid Leaks . 4 ‘Unusual Leaks 14 Conductance... Review Questions Chapter 4 - Characterist Nature of Gases Gas Laws Boyle's Law ... Charles’s Law ‘Avogadro's Law . Universal Gas Law Dalton's Law of Partial Pressures of Vacuum Gases and Equipment ...