Low temperature pipe system testing
AssigneeAirbus Operations GmbH
InventorParthasarathy Iyengar
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Abstract
A method of testing a pipe system with a testing apparatus is disclosed including a container, a cooling chamber in the container, and a cold head in the cooling chamber. The method includes loading the pipe system into the container; cooling a fluid, such as Helium gas, in the cooling chamber with the cold head to generate a cooled fluid; feeding the cooled fluid into the pipe system in the container; and taking a test measurement of the pipe system containing the cooled fluid.
Claims20
A method of testing a pipe system with a testing apparatus, the testing apparatus comprising:
- a container, a cooling chamber separate from and disposed within the container, and a cold head disposed within the cooling chamber, the method comprising:
- loading the pipe system into the container;
- cooling a fluid in the cooling chamber with the cold head to generate a cooled fluid;
- feeding the cooled fluid into the pipe system in the container;
- and taking a test measurement of the pipe system containing the cooled fluid.
A testing apparatus for testing a pipe system, the testing apparatus comprising:
- a container;
- a cooling chamber separate from and disposed within the container;
- a cold head disposed within the cooling chamber, wherein the cold head is configured to cool a fluid in the cooling chamber to generate a cooled fluid;
- and one or more impellers configured to feed the cooled fluid into the pipe system from the cooling chamber.
A testing apparatus for testing a pipe system, the testing apparatus comprising:
- a container;
- a cooling chamber separate from and disposed within the container;
- a cold head disposed within the cooling chamber, wherein the cold head is configured to cool a fluid in the cooling chamber to generate a cooled fluid;
- and a collection chamber in the container, wherein the collection chamber is configured to collect the cooled fluid as it flows out of the pipe system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.