TY - JOUR
TI - Leakage quantification of compressed air on pipes using thermovision
AU - Dudić Slobodan P
AU - Ignjatović Ivana M
AU - Šešlija Dragan D
AU - Blagojević Vladislav A
AU - Stojiljković Miodrag M
JN - Thermal Science
PY - 2012
VL - 16
IS - 12
SP - 555
EP - 565
PT - Article
AB - Nondestructive testing methods are increasingly in use. With these methods it  is possible to obtain the desired information about the system, without  altering or damaging it in any way. This paper examines the possibilities of  applying these methods in the quantification of losses incurred by leaking of  compressed air from the system in the terms of increasing energy efficiency  of the system. The emphasis is on the application of ultrasound detector and  IR (infrared) thermographic camera. The potentials and limitations of these  technologies are analyzed for leakage quantification on a steel pipe in  compressed air systems, as well as the reliability and accuracy of the  results thus obtained.