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Leak Rates - Helium

The document provides leak rates in standard cubic centimeters per second (cc/sec) that are equivalent to bubbles forming over different time periods, from 1 cc every 10 seconds for a leak rate of 10-1 cc/sec up to 1 cc every 3000 years for a leak rate of 10-11 cc/sec. It notes that for enclosures containing liquids like water or oil, leaks larger than 1 x 10-5 cc/sec should be avoided, and that helium leakage is similar to air for leaks around 1 x 10-6 cc/sec but greater for smaller leaks.

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Leak Rates - Helium

The document provides leak rates in standard cubic centimeters per second (cc/sec) that are equivalent to bubbles forming over different time periods, from 1 cc every 10 seconds for a leak rate of 10-1 cc/sec up to 1 cc every 3000 years for a leak rate of 10-11 cc/sec. It notes that for enclosures containing liquids like water or oil, leaks larger than 1 x 10-5 cc/sec should be avoided, and that helium leakage is similar to air for leaks around 1 x 10-6 cc/sec but greater for smaller leaks.

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LeakRates|Resources

stdcc/secapprox.=approx.bubbleequivalent
101=1cc/10sec
102=1cc/100sec
103=1cc/hour
104=1cc/3hours
105=1ccin24hours
106=1cc/2weeks
107=3cc/year
108=1cc/3years
109=1cc/30years
1010=1cc/300years
1011=1cc/3000years
*Note:Experimentaldataindicatethatnovisablewaterwillleakwhendryair,atthesamepressure,will
leakatarateasgreatas1x104cc/sec.Tobeonthesafeside,itisbelievedthatenclosureswhichareto
containliquids,suchaswateroroil,shouldhavenoleaksatratedpressurewhicharelargerthan1x10
5standardccofairpersec.Heliumleakageinvolumeisaboutthesameasairandrefrigerant12forleaks
ofapproximately1x106standardcc/sec.Forleakssmallerthan1x106,thevolumeofheliumleakage
willbesomewhatgreaterthanairthroughthesamephysicalleakatthesamepressuredifference.

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