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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2007
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2007
Applicant:
Wolfgang Issel, Karlsruhe, DE;
Inventor:
Wolfgang Issel, Karlsruhe, DE;
Assignee:
Areva NP GmbH, Erlangen, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 3/02 (2006.01); G01N 1/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An assembly for monitoring and locating leaks in an installation includes a collecting line formed of a material that is impermeable to a substance to be monitored. The collecting line has a multiplicity of openings spaced apart in its longitudinal direction. The openings are closed with a filter element of a sintered metallic material that is permeable to the substance and has been subjected to a heat treatment in an oxidizing atmosphere.