NovaStark
Mechanical
- Feb 11, 2013
- 256
Good day all,
Currently on my facility there is a steam line that operates around 600 psig and 700F which has a 2 inch long circ. crack on it.
So its obviously a safety hazard and there is a plan to repair soon. However until that time I was mandated to take noise readings as a measure to show that the leakage rate is not increasing.
My question is essentially based on anyone's experience what is the nest way to monitor a leak ? (I personally don't understand the logic of just taking an overall dB measurement and saying that louder = more leaking when I think the flow dynamics and the crack geometry, material and so on are too complex for something that simple - you can correct me if I am wrong in my thinking)
Currently on my facility there is a steam line that operates around 600 psig and 700F which has a 2 inch long circ. crack on it.
So its obviously a safety hazard and there is a plan to repair soon. However until that time I was mandated to take noise readings as a measure to show that the leakage rate is not increasing.
My question is essentially based on anyone's experience what is the nest way to monitor a leak ? (I personally don't understand the logic of just taking an overall dB measurement and saying that louder = more leaking when I think the flow dynamics and the crack geometry, material and so on are too complex for something that simple - you can correct me if I am wrong in my thinking)
