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Leak Detection Operating Principle

Electronic Leak Detection Visual Leak Detection

How electronic leak How visual leak detection works. detection works.

At a point the pumping At a point the pumping diaphragm fails, pumped

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Chamber filled with driver fluid liquid enters the spill

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Chamber filled with driver fluid diaphragm fails, pumped liquid enters chamber displacing
Outer the spill chamber,
Outer Pumping driver fluid. e leak
Pumping Chamber detector, working on the
Chamber displacing driver

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principle of conductance,

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fluid. e exchange of pumpage and driver senses the conductivity fluid displays a color change. is activates change in the sight tube, a warning light on the giving a visible signal. control box. e device Driver fluid should be can also be wired into chemically compatible the pump user’s existing with the pumped

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system, for an audible
Pumping diaphragm or visual alarm, or pump

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fluid, with an obvious
Pumping difference in color. In shut-down response. It
diaphragm

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is important to specify

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the event a leak occurs,
Clear pumpage is contained
Driver an appropriate drive
site tube in the spill chamber.
diaphragm fluid which is both chemically compatible

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e pump will continue
Driver with the pumped fluid
diaphragm to work, and in many cases, repairs can be and displays the opposite done when the batch is conductance properties. completed. e air valve Polarity of the leak and work environment detector can be set to are protected. sense conductive or non-conductive fluid. If a leak occurs, pumpage is contained in the spill chamber. e pump will continue to work, and in many cases, repairs can be done when the batch is completed. e air valve and work environment are protected. ELECTRONIC LEAK DETECTOR: Working VISUAL LEAK DETECTOR: A sight tube MECHANICAL LEAK DETECTOR: When on the principle of conductance, this monitor style leak detector is installed on each a leak chemically attacks an internal o-ring can be wired for visual, audible or pump shut- driver chamber. If a pumping diaphragm on this detector, it actuates a plunger. is down response. e electronic leak detector break occurs, liquid in the sight tube opens an air valve, which in turn activates is an optional accessory which can be installed changes color. a customer-supplied solenoid (or similar on all models. device) to trigger a signal.

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