Waterless Testing of Pneumatic Line Braking System

Challenge Details

Testing of pneumatic line assembly (brake system), consisting of joints is tested by filling air with a pressure of 8 to 10 bar. Leaks are detected in the joints by smearing soap water on all the brake lining assembly joints. This method is not effective as it is not environment friendly and compromises safety because of the wet floor with soap liquid that creates a slippery condition.

We are thus seeking a solution that does not use soap water for testing the pneumatic braking systems. The new method should ensure efficient testing within the takt time of ~4 minutes, use the same set up, line pressure and adapt to different brake line models and volumes.