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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2021
European Space Agency, Paris, FR;
Matthew Smith, AG Noordwijk ZH, NL;
European Space Agency, Paris, FR;
Abstract
This application relates to a leak detector device () for detecting an internal leak in a fluid path. The leak detector comprises a housing () with a flow passage () extending through the housing (), one or more pairs of temperature sensors () for detecting a temperature difference between an outside of the housing () and the flow passage (), one temperature sensor of each pair being arranged towards an outer surface of the housing () and the other temperature sensor of the pair being arranged towards an innersurface of the housing () that faces the flow passage (), and an array of electrically conductive wires () that extend across the flow passage (). The array of electrically conductive wires () comprises one or more positive polarity wires and one or more negative polarity wires. The application further relates to a corresponding method of leak detection.