As the core electromechanical equipment of the pneumatic system and the main body of the air source device, the air compressor converts mechanical energy into gas pressure energy. As a common machine that provides air power, air compressors are used in major industries such as food and beverage, pharmaceuticals, electric power, heavy industry, chemical fiber, manufacturing, and automobile industry. Therefore, compressor leak detection is very important to all industries!
In actual production, undetected air compressor leaks pose significant risks, including system performance degradation, equipment failure, increased energy consumption, pollution and product quality issues, as well as safety hazards, compliance issues and significant financial losses. Therefore, timely detection and resolution of air compressor leaks through effective preventive maintenance is essential to ensure efficiency, safety and operational reliability.
Air compressors are a common piece of mechanical equipment that is used in many industries. The following are the applications of some air compressors in different industries and the hidden dangers of leakage:
Manufacturing: Power Sources
Air compressors are mainly used in manufacturing to provide power sources such as driving tools, equipment and small mechanical equipment. They can also be used to blow and clean machines, equipment and parts, improving production efficiency and product quality. If the air compressor leaks, it will cause insufficient equipment power and increase production costs.
Medical industry: gas supply equipment
The medical industry requires clean, oil-free compressed air for a variety of applications such as ventilators, surgical instruments, and anesthesia machines. Screw air compressors can be used to provide high-quality compressed air that meets the stringent requirements of the medical industry. If the air compressor leaks, it will cause waste of energy, and it may cause equipment shutdown and cause medical accidents in severe cases.
Steel Industry: Power Sources
A large iron and steel enterprise needs air compressors as power equipment in sintering workshops (or factories), ironmaking blast furnaces, steelmaking plants, etc. of. It can also be used as cleaning equipment, such as purging instruments in the sintering workshop. Generally speaking, the amount of compressed air used in iron and steel enterprises is very large, ranging from hundreds of cubic meters to thousands of cubic meters. Therefore, for the iron and steel industry, the detection of compressed gas leakage is a key to saving production costs.
Air compressors can also be widely used in food, logistics, construction, aerospace and other fields. Gas leakage is mainly a waste of energy. A leak point may only cause a waste of thousands of dollars, but the entire factory and enterprise add up to cost. Hundreds of leaks are enough to trigger an energy crisis. Therefore, companies involved in the use of air compressors must regularly check the equipment for leaks to avoid waste of production costs!
Acoustic Imager: Precisely Locating Gas Leaks
The main advantages of using a sonic imager to locate air compressor leaks include its robust functionality, allowing users to provide accurate and efficient leak detection in real time, safely and easily with minimal training. For example, the FLIR acoustic imager uses advanced technology to capture and analyze the sound waves emitted by leaks, so as to realize the precise location and visualization of the source of the leak.
Equipped with 124 microphones, the FLIR Sonic Imager – Si124-LD can easily “jump over” background noise and find tiny leaks in time, even in noisy industrial environments, resulting in excellent sensitivity and accuracy. It is lightweight, portable and easy to use with just one hand.
Among them, the FLIR Si124-LD Plus version can also automatically measure the distance. Within the range of 5 meters, it can automatically detect the distance of the target and display it on the screen in real time, allowing users to estimate the leak rate in real time and reliably! Coupled with the powerful analysis and reporting software FLIR Thermal Studio, users using Si124-LD can also generate advanced reports including visible light images and acoustic images with one click.