TY - JOUR A1 - Schlick-Hasper, Eva A1 - Seidler, Oliver A1 - Goedecke, Thomas A1 - Kraume, M. T1 - Helium leak testing of dangerous goods packagings JF - The e-journal of nondestructive testing & ultrasonics N2 - The International Dangerous Goods Regulations prescribe the immersion under water method (“bubble test”) as standard method for the leakproofness test of dangerous goods packagings. But this test procedure acts as a test method for leak localisation, not for quantitative leakage rates measurement. Additionally, the sensitivity in detecting leaks of small diameters is restricted, depending on the test liquid and the test pressure. The bubble test is not suitable for a comparison with quantitative limit leakage rates based on realistic transport conditions. This is especially important when estimating the risk of the formation of an explosive atmosphere during the intercontinental carriage of dangerous goods packagings in freight containers. To compare measured leakage rates with limit leakage rates, a quantitative leak testing procedure is required. Therefore a new approach for dangerous goods packagings is implemented: The pressure technique by accumulation using Helium as a tracer gas. This work presents the test equipment necessary for the quantitative measurement of Helium leakage rates through closures of different kinds of dangerous goods packagings. The essential steps to achieve good repeatable results are: A controlled Helium filling process to reach a defined test pressure in the test sample, a sufficient homogenisation of the Helium-air-mixture inside the test sample and the ensuring of a constant pressure level of the test sample during the test. The Helium loss rate of the accumulation chamber has to be measured separately to receive a correction factor for the measured leakage rates. Different constructional measures are introduced to prevent a disturbing influence of the Helium leakage rate of the filling valves on the measurement results. Methods to estimate the disturbing effect of Helium permeation through permeable parts of the test sample are also presented. As a supporting method for the experimental investigations the Helium sniffer test can be applied. This practical application-oriented advice can enable other users to establish a pressure technique by accumulation for their own technical field. T2 - 19th World Conference on Non-Destructive Testing CY - Munich, Germany DA - 13.06.2016 KW - Überdruckverfahren KW - Gefahrgutverpackungen KW - Dichtheit KW - Helium KW - Dangerous goods packagings KW - Leakproofness KW - Helium KW - Pressure technique PY - 2016 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-371376 UR - http://ndt.net/?id=19785 SN - 1435-4934 VL - 21 IS - 7 SP - 1 EP - 10 PB - NDT.net CY - Kirchwald AN - OPUS4-37137 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Schlick-Hasper, Eva A1 - Goedecke, Thomas A1 - Kraume, M. ED - Ziegahn, K.-F. T1 - Dichtheitsprüfung unter Verwendung von Prüfgasen T2 - 45. Jahrestagung der GUS 2016 - Umwelteinflüsse erfassen, simulieren, bewerten N2 - Ziel einer Dichtheitsprüfung ist es entweder, mit einem quantitativen Prüfverfahren integrale Leckageraten zu messen, oder mittels eines lokalisierenden Verfahrens den genauen Leckageort aufzuspüren. In einigen Fällen kann das Betriebsmedium gleichzeitig das Prüfmedium sein, wenn geeignete Sensorik zu Verfügung steht. In anderen Fällen kann dies aus unterschiedlichen Gründen nicht möglich sein. Daher ersetzt man bei der Verwendung von Prüfgasverfahren das Betriebsmedium durch ein spezifisch nachweisbares Prüfgas. Für die Interpretation eines quantitativen Messergebnisses ist es notwendig, die Ist-Leckagerate mit einer zuvor berechneten Grenzleckagerate (maximal zulässige Leckagerate) zu vergleichen. Entspricht das für die Dichtheitsprüfung verwendete Prüfgas nicht dem Betriebsmedium, so ist hierfür eine Umrechnung von Leckageraten notwendig. Es wird ein Überblick über für die Dichtheitsprüfung gängige Prüfgase, deren Eigenschaften sowie Vor- und Nachteile gegeben. Die grundlegenden Prinzipien bei der Umrechnung von Leckageraten (Druckumrechnung; Temperaturumrechnung; Umrechnung der Gasart bzw. des Mediums) werden vorgestellt. T2 - 45. Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für Umweltsimulation (GUS) CY - Stutensee-Blankenloch, Germany DA - 16. März 2016 KW - Dichtheit KW - Dichtheitsprüfung KW - Prüfgase KW - Dichtheitsprüfverfahren PY - 2016 SN - 978-3-9816286-7-8 SP - 223 EP - 237 AN - OPUS4-36151 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Schlick-Hasper, Eva A1 - Seidler, Oliver A1 - Goedecke, Thomas A1 - Kraume, M. T1 - Helium leak testing of dangerous goods packagings T2 - Proceedings of the 19th WCNDT 2016 N2 - The International Dangerous Goods Regulations prescribe the immersion under water method (“bubble test”) as standard method for the leakproofness test of dangerous goods packagings. But this test procedure acts as a test method for leak localisation, not for quantitative leakage rates measurement. Additionally, the sensitivity in detecting leaks of small diameters is restricted, depending on the test liquid and the test pressure. The bubble test is not suitable for a comparison with quantitative limit leakage rates based on realistic transport conditions. This is especially important when estimating the risk of the formation of an explosive atmosphere during the intercontinental carriage of dangerous goods packagings in freight containers. To compare measured leakage rates with limit leakage rates, a quantitative leak testing procedure is required. Therefore a new approach for dangerous goods packagings is implemented: The pressure technique by accumulation using Helium as a tracer gas. This work presents the test equipment necessary for the quantitative measurement of Helium leakage rates through closures of different kinds of dangerous goods packagings. The essential steps to achieve good repeatable results are: A controlled Helium filling process to reach a defined test pressure in the test sample, a sufficient homogenisation of the Helium-air-mixture inside the test sample and the ensuring of a constant pressure level of the test sample during the test. The Helium loss rate of the accumulation chamber has to be measured separately to receive a correction factor for the measured leakage rates. Different constructional measures are introduced to prevent a disturbing influence of the Helium leakage rate of the filling valves on the measurement results. Methods to estimate the disturbing effect of Helium permeation through permeable parts of the test sample are also presented. As a supporting method for the experimental investigations the Helium sniffer test can be applied. This practical application-oriented advice can enable other users to establish a pressure technique by accumulation for their own technical field. T2 - 19th World Conference on Non-Destructive Testing CY - Munich, Germany DA - 13.06.2016 KW - Gefahrgutverpackungen KW - Dichtheit KW - Helium KW - Überdruckverfahren PY - 2016 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-366358 SN - 978-3-940283-78-8 VL - 158 SP - p175, 1 EP - 10 AN - OPUS4-36635 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schlick-Hasper, Eva A1 - Seidler, Oliver A1 - Goedecke, Thomas A1 - Kraume, M. T1 - Measurement of helium leakage rates through closures of dangerous goods packagings for the assessment of potentially explosive mixtures in freight containers JF - Packaging technology & science N2 - The objective was to find out whether an explosive atmosphere can be created in a freight container by gaseous leakage flow of vapour-air-mixture through leaks in the closures of dangerous goods packagings filled with hazardous liquids. Because of high temperatures during intercontinental carriage, there is a gauge pressure in the free vapour phase inside the packagings which can cause a gaseous leakage flow. Two different methods were applied: Helium limit leakage rates for 23 quantitatively important hazardous liquids concerning their lower explosion limit (LEL) were calculated for a worst case transport scenario (Method 1). Helium leakage rates of five closure types of dangerous goods packagings with volumes of approximately 6 l were measured using the pressure technique by accumulation (Method 2). All types of closures of steel packagings were uncritical. The maximum measured leakage was 33% of the limit leakage rate. The leakage rates of screw closures of plastic jerricans can exceed the LEL if there are production-related patterns such as non-concentricity of the closures and flashes on the neck. Especially for plastic packagings it is important to minimize gaseous leakage flow, because an explosive atmosphere can also be reached by permeation of the individual filling substance or by a combination of both effects. For the assessment of potentially explosive mixtures in freight containers, both mass transfer mechanisms have to be taken into account. KW - Gefahrgutverpackungen KW - Dichtheit KW - Leckagerate KW - Überdruck KW - Frachtcontainer KW - Untere Explosionsgrenze KW - Dangerous goods packagings KW - Leakproofness KW - Leakage rate KW - Gauge pressure KW - Leak testing KW - Lower explosion limit PY - 2015 DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/pts.2151 SN - 0894-3214 VL - 28 IS - 11 SP - 959 EP - 985 PB - Wiley & Sons, Ltd. CY - Chichester, UK AN - OPUS4-34967 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -