Detection Sensitivity To Gases - Agilent Technologies CrossLab CS Operation Manual

Leak Detector

Detection Sensitivity to Gases

Detection Sensitivity to Gases
12 Agilent CrossLab CS Electronic Leak Detector Operation Manual
The sensitivity of detection to other gases depends on the
relative thermal conductivity of the target gas with respect to
ambient air. Below is a table of the calculated minimum
detectable leak.
Table 2 Calculated minimum detectable leak
Gas
Hydrogen
Helium
Methane
Nitrogen
Argon
Carbon dioxide
Minimum Detectable
Leak Rate (mL/min)
0.0025
0.003
0.014
0.4
0.03
0.03
Level
Indicator
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Filled bar
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Empty bar
Empty bar
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