Standards aim to ensure the safe operation of various equipment. Therefore, verifying the correct functioning of each piece of equipment is essential. Given the significance of equipment leak testing in ensuring safety, reliability, and increased efficiency in various industries, Helitek is proud to conduct helium leak testing based on reputable standards and reports such as ASME, API, and ALPEMA, which are attached below.
| Standards | Equipment required for helium leak detection |
|---|---|
| ASME Section V Article 10 | ASME boiler and pressure vessel code and international code non-destructive examination |
| Alpema(الپما) | brazed aluminum plate fin heat exchanger |
| API 668 | brazed aluminum plate fin heat exchanger |
| API 617 | Centrifugal Compressors and Expander-compressors |
| API 660 | Shell-and-Tube Heat Exchangers |
| API 661 | air cooled heat exchanger |
| API 662 | Plate Heat Exchangers for General Refinery Services |
| API 575 | atmospheric and low pressure tank |
| ASTM E499 | Standard Test Methods for Leaks Using the Mass Spectrometer Leak Detector in the Detector Probe Mode |
| ASTM E498 | Standard Test Methods for Leaks Using the Mass Spectrometer Leak Detector or Residual Gas Analyzer in the Tracer Probe Mode |
| ASTM E493 | Standard test methodes for Leaks Using the Mass Spectrometer LeakDetector in the Inside-Out Testing Mode |
| API PETRO PUBL 346 | Testing of Leak Detection and Leak Location Technologies for Underground Pipelines |
| ASNT-Nondestructive Testing Handbook | helium leak testing |
| AWWA m36 | pipe line helium test standard |
| BS ISO 27895-2009 | valve leak test |
| ISO 15848 | industrial valves test |
| ASTM E1603_2011 | Standard Practice for Leakage Measurement Using the Mass Spectrometer Leak Detector or Residual Gas Analyzer in the Hood Mode |
| topsoe standard 3-1372/E | Helium leak detection for exchangers |
| API 570, Piping Inspection Code | In-service Inspection, Rating, Repair, and Alteration of Piping Systems |
| API 577 | Welding Processes, Inspection (fabrication and repair of refinery and chemical plant equipment and piping) |
| EN 1779 | Pressure vessels, Pipelines, Heat exchangers, acuum chambers, Cryogenic equipment and Semiconductor manufacturing equipment |