Leak Testing Made Easy

By Barry Dean

Leak testing has become a major aspect of many processes in a wide range of industries, from castings to crisp packets. But it seems it is often shrouded in “secret formulas” and specialist knowledge, known only to the leak test manufacturers.
Have you ever asked:
· What is my leak specification?
· Can I set up my air pressure tester myself?
· How do I check/calibrate my leak test machine?
· Would a helium test be better?
· Why is my leak test failing good parts?
· What are the problems I need to be aware of?
· Who can I ask for honest help and advice?
Many of you will already know the wealth of knowledge the author brings to this subject, and how he makes even the complicated easy to understand. Now retired from industry, Barry wanted to share his knowledge with anyone who wants to be an expert in this field or simply has an interest and wants to know more.
With this easy-to-follow guide, you can call on all of Barry’s vast experience in all aspects of leak testing, including air under water, pressure decay, flow measurement, helium leak testing, gas sniffers and many more.
The book guides you through all you need to know, from the basic mathematics, through developing your leak specifications, selection and setting up your leak test, right through to fault diagnosis and effective maintenance.
Leak Testing Made Easy does exactly what it says, taking the mystery of the subject, and making it simple and practical to understand, with many pictorial examples, along with lots of practical analogies to common-day things that you already know about.
Packed with look-up tables and charts, this book is a must for any specifiers and users of leaks and leak testing equipment, or simply for those who would like to know more.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Austin Macauley Publishers
• Release date: May 31, 2022
• ISBN: 9781398466166

Barry Dean

Barry Dean was born and raised as the third child in a family of four in Cambridge. He lived by the River Cam in the heart of the city, attending local schools and then going on to college to study Electronics in pursuit of a career in this up-and-coming industry. His parents were not affluent. They had to take in lodgers, and his mother, Joyce, often cooked ‘lunch’ for local workers to make ends meet. In fact, his father, Jack, took on two jobs; as a wireman by day and a waiter at Jesus College in the evenings. This meant Barry barely saw his father during the week and only briefly at weekends. Barry has been married to Maureen for nearly 40 years and has two grown-up sons, Adam and Nathan. When they got married, they moved to the nearby Bar Hill village and have been active members of village life as their sons grew up. One of Barry’s passions is football. He was an avid fan of Cambridge United, even acting as a programme seller for the club for many years. However, his love of supporting his local team was soon overtaken following the birth of his first son. Barry soon took on the mantle of football coach for his local village youth teams. He coached children’s football for over 20 years, ran three youth teams, and eventually managed two adult teams once his children grew up. He also ran the village table tennis club for three years, quadrupling its participants during that time. Not content with this, Barry also became a member of the local Parish Council but had to resign after just over a year due to work and other sporting commitments. His other big passion is Lego. As well as a bedroom full of models, he also supports the ‘First Lego League’, acting as a coach and mentor at local schools, and refereeing and supporting the competitions in Peterborough, Cambridge, and Bristol. Now, Barry spends as much spare time as he can with his two grandsons, Jamie and Tommy, playing games and just generally having fun. They can often be spotted on a bridge somewhere above a stream, playing ‘Pooh-Sticks’. Barry retired in 2020 and now spends much of his time painting, making models, and generally doing all sorts of odd jobs around his home and static caravan, which he secured just an hour and a half from home some seven years ago. Retirement has finally given Barry the opportunity to become an author, which has been on his ‘to-do’ list for many years but was never completed due to work and other commitments. Additionally, he has taken on the role of trustee and volunteer for his local village charity, the Bar Hill Community Association, which provides a wide range of activities and support for the village and surrounding area.

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