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Offline Omrithar

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Exchager Leak Inspection with fluorescence tracer
« on: August 25, 2009, 06:17:08 AM »
My name is Omrit
     I work in Gas Separation Plant, Now we have problem about Heat exchager Leak to Refrig. loop. We have 5 user of Refrig. loop. 2 exchangers are plate-fin exchanger, 3 are shell-Tube. We want to inspection leakage at Plate-Fin exchanger while its service. Our consultant recomment "fluorescence tracer"
     If someone have experience about it please advise me (Accuracy of analysis result, method, cost, company that provide this service)
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Re: Exchager Leak Inspection with fluorescence tracer
« Reply #1 on: August 26, 2009, 05:49:21 AM »
Hello Omrithar,

The fluorescence tracer is a dye or indicator that can be detected in small quantities.

Here is an example using fluorescent dyes:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dye_tracing

The unique fluorescent dye is unmistakable, and enables source-tracing of the leak.

I hope this helps,

Eugene
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