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The ISS Is Still Leaking Air, And The Hunt For a Hole Is Taking Longer Than Expected
Science Alert ^
| 3 SEPTEMBER 2020
| Suzie Neilson
Posted on 09/03/2020 6:27:05 PM PDT by BenLurkin
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posted on
09/03/2020 6:27:05 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
To: BenLurkin
Is Congresscritter Adam Schiff onboard?
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posted on
09/03/2020 6:29:13 PM PDT
by
Rurudyne
(Standup Philosopher)
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
09/03/2020 6:29:33 PM PDT
by
ealgeone
To: BenLurkin
Smoke test.
Soapy water.
Helium detector [used outside]
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posted on
09/03/2020 6:30:10 PM PDT
by
Paladin2
To: BenLurkin
I assume spraying bubble solution won’t work in orbit.
I used to find pinpoint leaks with an ultrasonic gadget that heterodyned ultrasonic down to audio range. Worked great on high pressure capillary plumbing for IR detectors.
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posted on
09/03/2020 6:32:30 PM PDT
by
DBrow
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
09/03/2020 6:33:56 PM PDT
by
Right Wing Assault
(Die-ggl,TWT,FCBK,NYT,WPo,Hwd,CNN,NFL,BLM,CAIR,Antf,SPLC,ESPN,NPR,NBA,ARP,MSNBC)
To: Right Wing Assault
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posted on
09/03/2020 6:36:00 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
To: Right Wing Assault
Way cool! I could use something like this. Wonder if it can image bats in flight?
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posted on
09/03/2020 6:36:29 PM PDT
by
DBrow
To: BenLurkin
Always check the front hole first.
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posted on
09/03/2020 6:41:29 PM PDT
by
wildcard_redneck
("Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither.")
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
09/03/2020 6:47:06 PM PDT
by
montag813
(Nonsenze)
To: BenLurkin
If it’s an small internal leak, could they close one compartment at a time, spray an inert, lightly colored aerosol, and see if the cloud gets slowly pulled toward the source of the leak?
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posted on
09/03/2020 6:48:21 PM PDT
by
Viking2002
("If a really stupid person becomes senile......how can you tell?" - George Carlin)
To: montag813
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
09/03/2020 6:49:57 PM PDT
by
llevrok
(Vote while it is still legal! And often.)
To: DBrow
Colleagues used to use broom handles to find superheated, supercritical steam leaks. If the broom handle was cut in two, you knew to not step in that direction.
That was the story that I heard many times. I never knew if it was true.
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posted on
09/03/2020 6:51:30 PM PDT
by
ProtectOurFreedom
("And oft conducted by historic truth, We tread the long extent of backward time.")
To: BenLurkin
In the good old days of smoking on passenger airplanes, maintenance used to find weak spots in the fuselage by nicotine stains on the outside of the aircraft.
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posted on
09/03/2020 6:52:32 PM PDT
by
llevrok
(Vote while it is still legal! And often.)
To: ProtectOurFreedom
Yep my dad told me stories like that.
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posted on
09/03/2020 6:54:01 PM PDT
by
DBrow
To: llevrok
You can find air leaks in your house like that. Ventilating fans in bathrooms depressurize the room slightly and you will see a slight stain at leak points. In the attic, the converse is true. The slightly pressurized house will cause fiberglass insulation batts to get slightly stained from dust and odors getting blown out of the house through leaks.
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posted on
09/03/2020 6:58:11 PM PDT
by
ProtectOurFreedom
("And oft conducted by historic truth, We tread the long extent of backward time.")
To: ProtectOurFreedom
True. Superheated High pressure dry steam can cut you in half. Its very useful in manufacturing, but very dangerous.
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posted on
09/03/2020 7:00:28 PM PDT
by
Torahman
(Remember the Maccabees)
To: Viking2002
I would think a handheld color ir temp scanner could find some kind of temprature anomaly where the atmosphere is being pulled into. Or close to it
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posted on
09/03/2020 7:01:21 PM PDT
by
Secret Agent Man
(Gone Galt; Not Averse to Going Bronson.)
To: Torahman
I spent five years starting up big industrial and utility boilers. They are some very dangerous places to work. Some colleagues had some close calls (as did I), but we got out unscathed.
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posted on
09/03/2020 7:03:59 PM PDT
by
ProtectOurFreedom
("And oft conducted by historic truth, We tread the long extent of backward time.")
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