Liquid Leak Predictions in Micro and Nano-Porous Gaskets Available to Purchase

In recent years, few experimental and theoretical studies have been conducted to predict gas leak rate through gaskets. However a very limited work is done on liquid leak rates through gaskets. A new method based on a slip flow model to predict liquid flow through nano-porous gaskets is presented. A recent study [1] had shown that the leakage prediction based on the porosity parameter approach was successful in predicting gaseous leaks and an extrapolation of the latter to liquid leaks is the purpose of this study. In the present article, an analytical-computational methodology based on the number and pore size to predict liquid nanoflow in the slip flow regime through gaskets is presented. The formulation is based on the Navier-Stokes equations associated to slip boundary condition at the wall. The mass leak rates through a gasket considered as a porous media under variable experimentally conditions of (fluid media, pressure, and gasket stress) were conducted on a test bench. Gaseous and liquid leaks are measured and comparisons are made with the analytical predictions.