Leakfinder )) for Producer-gas Plants O NE of the most important factors
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in the operation of a producer-gas plant is that the system should be absolutely air-tight. Any leak,s interfere with the generation of gas and
spoil the quality of that which is being produced. It is necessary, therefore,. to carry out periodic tests against failure in this respect.
An inexpensive, simple and effective device for testing for air leaks is produced by Guyson Industrial Equipment, ,Ltd., 41, Grace Street, Leeds, 1. -If is named the 1..Rakfinder and corn'prises a body, equipped with a flange for bolting to the system, and 'a tyre valve and pressure gauge, Fixed to a suitable paint in the system, as for example, the .producer air intake in the case of the Koela plant, it enables a pressure to be raised in the pipes, filters and producer, which is recorded on the gauge, and which should be held for a reasonable period if there be no escape.
Leaks can be detected and located by introducing smoke into the apparatus or by applying soapy water to the suspected joints. • On some plants, certain parts require to be plugged before the device can function. Leakfinder tester units for -13rusb-Koela and B.V.P. producer-gas plants are marketed by the Guyson concern at 32s. 6d.