Correlations of Fuel and Helium Flow for Holes with Very Small Leak Rates Pilot Industries, Incorporated

Format:

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Armentrout, Charles J., author.

Conference Name:

SAE International Congress & Exposition (1997-02-24 : Detroit, Michigan, United States)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA SAE International 1997

Summary:

The relationship between the leak rate of hydrocarbons (HC) and helium through small channels is being evaluated. Measurements of the flow of HC down micro-channels through walls are compared with theoretical models. It is shown that a realistic model for fuel micro-leaks is that of a channel with length/diameter >> 1. HC flow through such channels is shown to be laminar for driving pressures of at least 3 kPa. These results may be used to provide upper bounds for fuel loss estimates using helium leak detection techniques

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Publisher Number:

970310

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