AVS 49th International Symposium
    Vacuum Technology Tuesday Sessions
       Session VT-TuP

Paper VT-TuP12
Method to Control the Amount of Helium Delivered during Leak Testing

Tuesday, November 5, 2002, 5:30 pm, Room Exhibit Hall B2

Session: Poster Session
Presenter: F.E. Juravic Jr., Fermilab
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate a method for limiting the amount of helium administered during leak testing and provide a method for keeping the atmospheric helium in a location to a minimum to eliminate backstreaming into the system. This method utilizes the permeability of a balloon. The transporting of helium to the leak check area is also safer by not requiring a cylinder in the leak check location. Utilizing the many shapes of balloons and partially filling of the balloon, any configuration can deliver helium to the leak location. The balloon I filled for the test fell to the floor with the amount of helium I put into the balloon. . @FootnoteText@ Situation where a high background of helium cannot be tolerated will be avoided by limiting the amount of helium brought into the room during leak checking. Transporting helium in the balloon into remote areas will allow the technician from accidentally introducing huge amounts of helium that can backstream into the msld and can be kept in the remote areas where the space in limited. This method can be applied to all forms of leak checking. This method is not recommended for certification for cryogenic systems.