非He气态检漏工质漏率转化为He标准漏率的可行性
Feasibility of Transforming Leakage-Rate Measured with Other Tracer Gases into Helium Standard Leakage-Rate
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摘要: 以纯He、及一定浓度He、Xe、SF6与N2的混合气体示漏, 研究了将浓度检漏法获得的非氦示漏气体漏率转化为He标准漏率的可行性。研究结果表明, 对于纯粘滞流和纯分子流, 依据现有的理论, 通过粘滞系数、压力、温度、分子质量等参数的校正, 可以进行不同示漏气体间漏率的转换。但由于He分子直径小, 与其它示漏气体分子显著不同, 即便在相同漏孔、相同压力条件, 其流动状态也可能存在差异, 进而影响计算结果的准确性。对于过渡流, 由于其流动状态的复杂性, 可以按照分子流和粘滞流漏率转换方法界定漏孔He标准漏率的范围。对于粘滞流, 相同压力条件下不同示漏气体漏率的差异主要由气体粘滞系数引起, 采用混合气体示漏时各组分具有相同的泄漏速率;当漏孔中气流处于过渡流或分子流时, 混合气体各组分会出现不同的泄漏速率, 当气流为分子流状态时, 各组分泄漏速率差异达到最大。Abstract: Herein, we addressed the feasibility of transforming the leakage-rate, measured with He/N2, Xe/N2 and SF6/N2 tracer gas mixtureand evaluated ingas chromatography analysis, intoheliumstandard leakage-rate. The impact of the gas flow patterns on the transformation accuracy was investigated. The results show that the flow patterns significantly affect the transformation precision. For example, in viscous and molecular flows, the transformation is feasible by calibrating the gas properties, including the viscosity, pressure, temperature and molecular mass; but the problem isthat He-molecule might be too small to be in viscous or molecular flows. The transformation method, developed for the viscous and molecular flows, may serve to roughly estimate the range of He standard leakage-rate in transition flow of the gasmixture through the leaks. In molecular flow, each gas component has a sharply different leakage-rate, though their leakage-rates are the same in viscous flow.