Leak Detector Designed for Optimum Flexibilty

Design engineers seeking leak detection equipment that can be custom configured to their unique test application requirements without added costs can now obtain a competitively priced and first-of-a-kind leak and flow tester from Uson — Uson Optima vT Leak and Flow Tester. Optima vT includes one or two test channels with four sensors each, customizable pneumatics, multiple built-in automated calculators, and myriad data handling and storage options.

R&D for the multi-function tester began in 2009 and incorporates Uson’s vast knowledgebase of the wide ranging requirements for leak detection and flow testing in medical, automotive, and other industrial parts testing.

Key features of the Optima vT Leak and Flow Tester include:

• Capabilities for vacuum decay tests, pressure decay leak testing, differential pressure decay leak tests, mass flow leak detection (including back pressure and differential), upstream and downstream cracking pressure, pressure rise tests, burst tests, laminar flow tests, force decay testing, and occlusion testing
• 2 channels with up to 4 sensors/channel, totaling up to 8 sensor inputs
• Simultaneous testing on all sensor inputs
• Built-in automated calculators to speed testing and data handling
• Fully customizable pneumatic controls
• Large easy-to-read full color touch screen display with intuitive user interface

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Turbine Meter Provides Leak Detection

Flow Technology today announced the FT-LD (Leakage Detection) turbine flow meter system. This advanced solution offers significant improvements in flow measurement accuracy under dynamic temperature conditions. The FT-LD system provides inferred mass measurements for leakage detection by correcting for temperature effects on fluid volume.

Today’s industrial companies must ensure the ruggedness and reliability of every component used in their products. For example, manufacturers of off-road equipment employ automated test stands to test torque converters for leakage prior to assembly in tractors, bulldozer, backhoes, etc. Transmission oil is measured before entering the torque converter and again after exiting. Any difference in the flow rate can be attributed to leakage in the device. This testing is complicated by the fact that fluid volume at cool temperature is not the same as at high temperatures.

The FT-LD Turbine Meter Leak Dectector

Employing Flow Technology’s FT Series turbine flowmeter paired with the LinearLink(TM) Temperature Compensated Interface (TCI), the FT-LD system helps users obtain precise leakage measurements for fluids such as engine oil, transmission oil and hydraulic fluid. The FT Series meter is an ideal choice when high accuracy, compact size and fast response are critical. The LinearLink TCI is a sophisticated electronics platform for flow meter linearization, viscosity correction and density compensation.

For leakage measurement, FT Series turbine flow meters are installed in series on a test stand fixture with the inlet meter located downstream of the device-under-test (DUT) and the outlet meter positioned upstream of the device. The system is then pressurized with the application fluid and the DUT is run through pre-programmed tests to evaluate its overall performance.

The LinearLink TCI infers mass by density compensation, essentially bringing the cold and hot fluid volumes to a standard. Regardless of the fluid temperature, the compensated volume of flow is converted to a weight equivalent-allowing the user to determine the amount of leakage that has occurred during a test procedure. Fluid leakage rates are calculated by subtracting the outlet mass flow rate from the inlet mass flow rate.

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