AIRBORNE ULTRASOUND

LEAK MANAGEMENT: FIND-AND-FIX LEAKS

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Pre-Survey Checks Start Survey Pinpoint and Tag Repair and Document

Pinpoint the exact location

of the leak by moving closer
to the source, if safe to do so.

Safety: Adjust headphone and instrument Safety:

Check safety policies. volume to the minimum Isolate system to be worked on.
Check working environment necessary for the job. Lock-out and tag-out system machines.
for hazards. Intrinsically safe Protect from hearing damage!
equipment required?
Reduce instrument amplification
“sensitivity” as you approach leak.

Bleed off any excess

Sweep target area from left to right and system pressure.

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Review compressed

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top to bottom.
air system layout/drawings.
Control any background noise or
sound with shielding techniques.

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Repair defect to eliminate leak.
Locate any leaks.
Check gauge for
expected pressures.
Manage your reflections:
Verify that the true source of the leak
is being detected and that the signal is
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not being reflected off nearby objects

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or walls.
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Update the status of the repaired leaks

Adjust instrument amplification in your LEAKReporter app.
Inspect the area, locate pipes,
“sensitivity” as required.
valves and fittings.
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Create a survey and document your Notify supervision and operations that
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Equipment Check: leaks in pictures with the repair task is completed.

Re-adjust headphone and instrument
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1 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) LEAKReporter app.
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volume if leak is nearby.

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2. Ultrasound instrument
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3. Headphones
4. Extended distance sensor
5. Flexible sensor
6. Parabolic sensor
7. Shielding cloth
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8. Tags and marker/pen Once system is back online

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9. Defect log Manage repairs and evaluate costs on re-survey the area and record the new
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Control your measurement position. leakreporter.sdtultrasound.com

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10. Flashlight value (dBuV) for documentation.

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