Abstract: A device for leak detection on a test specimen, comprising a mass spectrometer (12), an at least three-stage turbomolecular pump (14), the input stage (18) of which is connected to the mass spectrometer (12) and which has a first intermediate gas inlet arranged between the input pump stage and the intermediate pump stage (26) and a second intermediate gas inlet arranged between the intermediate pump stage (26) and the output pump stage (24), an at least two-stage booster pump, the input pump stage (46) of which can be connected to the test specimen to be examined and which has an intermediate gas outlet (54) arranged between the input pump stage (46) and the output pump stage (48) and a pre-vacuum pump (22) which is connected to the outlet (20) of the output pump stage (24) of the turbomolecular pump (14) and is configured to generate a pre-vacuum pressure of less than 50 mbar at the outlet (20) of the turbomolecular pump (14) and to evacuate it against atmospheric pressure, characterized in that the intermed

Abstract: A gas leak detection device for identifying a gas leak in a test object, comprising a connector (20) for the test object or a test chamber accommodating the test object, a vacuum pump (16, 18) connected to the connector (20) for evacuating the test object or the test chamber, a gas detector (12) connected to the vacuum pump (16, 18) and the connector (20) and configured for detection of a first test gas and for integral leak detection or for localized leak detection of a gas leak in the test object according to the spraying principle during continuous operation of the vacuum pump (16, 18), a gas pressure sensor (24) connected to the vacuum pump (16, 18) and the connector (20) and configured for integral measurement of the total pressure increase at the connector (20) according to the pressure increase method and/or the partial pressure increase of at least one second test gas different from the first test gas at the connector (20) according to the partial pressure increase method, and a blocking device (26) c

Abstract: A sniffer probe for a gas analyzer is provided herein, the sniffer probe designed to suction gas and can be connected to the gas analyzer and includes a sniffer tip with a suction opening, such that gas is suctioned through the suction opening along a central perpendicular to the suction opening, and the sniffer tip has at least one elongate gas-guiding element, which is arranged substantially parallel to the central perpendicular and distally protrudes beyond the suction opening.

Abstract: A sniffer probe for a gas leak detector, which gas leak detector has a vacuum pump for drawing in gas through the sniffer probe in accordance with the sniffing principle and a gas detector for analyzing the gas flow drawn in, the sniffer probe comprising: a gas inlet for the gas flow drawn in, a gas outlet, which can be connected to the gas leak detector, and a channel, which gas-conductingly connects the gas inlet to the gas outlet, is characterized in that the sniffer probe has a bypass opening, which gas-conductingly connects a portion of the channel located between the gas inlet and the gas outlet to the outer environment of the sniffer probe, the bypass opening having an actuatable closure for selectively opening and closing the bypass opening.

Abstract: In a method for the detection of gas using a gas-selective membrane, a temperature device that is designed to change the temperature of the membrane, and a detector that is designed to acquire a measurement signal on the basis of the amount of gas passing through the membrane, provision is made for the following steps: changing the temperature of the membrane using the temperature device, acquiring at least one first measuring value (Hn, Hn+1, Hn+2) using the detector at a time at which the membrane temperature adopts a first temperature value, acquiring at least one second measuring value (Ln, Ln+1) using the detector at a time at which the membrane temperature adopts a second temperature value different from the first temperature value, calculating the difference between the two measuring values, and using the difference to assess whether a gas to be detected is present.

Abstract: The invention relates to a sniffer probe (10) for drawing in gas when searching for gas leaks, the sniffer probe having at least one sniffer tip (11), and an intake opening (16) being provided which is connected via a connecting line to a main sniffer line which can be connected to a gas leak detector. The sniffer tip (11) is provided in the region of the intake opening (16) with flexible elongated shielding elements (30) which project from the sniffer tip (11) in such a way that the intake opening (16) is shielded from the exterior environment (38) of the sniffer probe (10) on all sides.

Abstract: A test gas applicator (10) for administering test gas to a test object to be tested for the presence of a leak, comprising a housing (12) surrounding a test gas volume (14) and having a test gas outlet (24) with a membrane material (28) through which the test gas diffuses and/or permeates.

Abstract: Method for testing a test piece for the presence of a leak using a foil chamber, wherein the foil chamber has walls having at least one flexible wall region to which a measurement volume adjoins and is arranged on that side of the flexible wall region opposite the foil chamber volume and is hermetically separated from the foil chamber volume, having the following steps: placing the test piece in the foil chamber, closing the foil chamber, evacuating the foil chamber and monitoring the measurement volume during evacuation of the foil chamber, using the result of the monitoring to reach a conclusion regarding the magnitude of a leak, characterized in that a venting valve connecting the measurement volume to the atmosphere is closed when the pressure in the measurement volume is below a predefined threshold value, and is opened as soon as the pressure exceeds the threshold value.

Abstract: A method for performing a leak-tightness test on a test object (16) in a foil chamber (10) which has at least one flexible wall region (12, 14), having the steps: using a gas or gas constituent contained in the test object as test gas for the leak-tightness test, introducing the test object into the foil chamber, evacuating the foil chamber to a pressure lower than the test gas pressure within the test object and than atmospheric pressure, introducing a carrier gas into the foil chamber into the region outside the test object, and measuring the test gas concentration of the gas mixture that forms in the foil chamber in the region outside the test object.

Abstract: A sniffer leak detector is provided herein, including a sniffer probe and a vacuum pump which are connected to each other by a gas flow path, a gas analyzer arranged along the gas flow path and analyzes the gas taken in by the vacuum pump through the sniffer probe. The sniffer leak detector further includes a distance sensor that detects the distance between the sniffer probe and the test object, and a control is linked to the distance sensor. The control is designed to vary the carrier gas flow transported along the gas flow path, depending on the measured distance.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the gross leak measurement of an at least partially incompressible test object (18) in a film chamber (12) that comprises at least one flexible wall region and is connected, in a gas-conducting manner, to a pressure sensor (30), a vacuum pump (26) and, by way of a calibration valve (34), to a calibration chamber (36) enclosing a calibration volume (37), comprising the steps of evacuating the film chamber (12), measuring the pressure curve within the film chamber (12) after the evacuation is completed, connecting, in a gas-conducting manner, the calibration volume (37) to the inner volume of the film chamber (12) during the measurement of the pressure curve, the pressure being measured before the gas-conducting connection is established, and with the gas-conducting connection established, to the film chamber (12), and the pressure in the calibration chamber (36) prior to the connection to the film chamber (12) being higher or lower than the pressure in the film chamber (12

Abstract: Method for testing a test piece for the presence of a leak using a foil chamber, wherein the foil chamber has walls having at least one flexible wall region to which a measurement volume adjoins and is arranged on that side of the flexible wall region opposite the foil chamber volume and is hermetically separated from the foil chamber volume, having the following steps: placing the test piece in the foil chamber, closing the foil chamber, evacuating the foil chamber and monitoring the measurement volume during evacuation of the foil chamber, using the result of the monitoring to reach a conclusion regarding the magnitude of a leak, characterized in that a venting valve connecting the measurement volume to the atmosphere is closed when the pressure in the measurement volume is below a predefined threshold value, and is opened as soon as the pressure exceeds the threshold value.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for leakage detection on at least one flexible test piece in a film chamber, including inserting the at least one test piece into a film chamber, lowering the pressure in the film chamber outside the at least one test piece, and detecting a leakage in the at least one test piece by observing the spatial change of the film of the film chamber. The outer contour of the at least one test piece is transferred to at least one section of the film by the lowering of the pressure in the film chamber. The contour of the film is recorded with an image recording system, and the recorded images of the contour are compared with reference images of said contour in the event of a tight test piece.

Abstract: A method for leak detection of a test specimen includes providing an evacuable film test chamber which is operatively coupled to a pressure measuring device, and at least one processor operatively coupled to the pressure measuring device; measuring a pressure within the evacuable film test chamber by the pressure measuring device at predetermined times during a measurement period of time; calculating by the processor, a first or higher order derivative of a pressure change with respect to time at a first predetermined time, and a first or higher order derivative of a pressure change with respect to time at least at a second predetermined time during the measurement period of time, to provide at least a pair of derivative values; and categorizing by the processor a leaky or tight state of the specimen under test by a pattern recognition process based on the pair of derivative values.

Abstract: A device for evacuating a film chamber using a pump system that comprises at least two vacuum pumps, designed to evacuate the film chamber alternately. A suction capacity of the first vacuum pump is greater than that of the second vacuum pump and the final pressure achievable by the first vacuum pump is less than that of the second vacuum pump.

Abstract: A sniffer probe for a gas analyzer is provided herein, the sniffer probe designed to suction gas and can be connected to the gas analyzer and includes a sniffer tip with a suction opening, such that gas is suctioned through the suction opening along a central perpendicular to the suction opening, and the sniffer tip has at least one elongate gas-guiding element, which is arranged substantially parallel to the central perpendicular and distally protrudes beyond the suction opening.

Abstract: A method for calibrating a test chamber, which encloses an interior volume (20), is designed as a film chamber (12) comprising at least one flexible wall region (14, 16), and is connected in a gas-conducting way to a pressure sensor (30), to a vacuum pump (26), and via a calibration valve (34) to a calibration chamber (36) enclosing a calibration volume (37), comprising the following steps: evacuating the film chamber (12); measuring the pressure difference inside of the film chamber (12); after the evacuation has been completed, connecting the calibration volume (37) in a gas-conducting manner to the interior volume (20) of the film chamber (12) while measuring the pressure change, wherein the pressure in the calibration chamber (36) is greater than the pressure in the film chamber (12) before the connection to the film chamber (12). A corresponding device is likewise disclosed.

Abstract: A method for a tightness test of a test piece (16) in a test chamber (10) whose wall is at least partly made of a flexible material, wherein said test piece is introduced into said test chamber and said test chamber is then evacuated, is characterized in that the tightness test is performed by measuring the gas density inside said test chamber (10) in the area outside said test piece (16).

Abstract: An improved leakage testing device for attachment to a flexible wall of an item to be tested is provided with a film (4) that limits a hollow chamber (1) on the outer side of the item to be tested and with a leakage (2), said film (4) being designed to adhere to the item to be tested.

Abstract: A sniffer leak detector is provided herein, including a sniffer probe and a vacuum pump which are connected to each other by a gas flow path, a gas analyzer arranged along the gas flow path and analyzes the gas taken in by the vacuum pump through the sniffer probe. The sniffer leak detector further includes a distance sensor that detects the distance between the sniffer probe and the test object, and a control is linked to the distance sensor. The control is designed to vary the carrier gas flow transported along the gas flow path, depending on the measured distance.