INTRODUCTION
Pressure-change testing is conducted to determine the leakage rate across the boundaries of a closed component or system at a specific pressure or vacuum.
By monitoring the change in pressure over a period of time, the leakage rate can be determined, either by the loss of pressure in a pressurised system or the increase in pressure in a system under vacuum.
The change in pressure can then be compared to a maximum allowable change in either pressure per unit of time, percentage volume, or mass change per unit of time.