Patent ID: 11338238

Abstract:
An aerosol distributor and an arrangement for filter leakage detection in a gas filtration system comprising such aerosol distributor, the aerosol distributor being configured to be positioned in a gas stream upstream of the filter, said aerosol distributor comprising: a housing comprising a primary chamber in fluid connection with two or more secondary chambers; the housing having an inlet for admitting a test aerosol from an aerosol source into the primary chamber and passages for releasing the test aerosol from the primary chamber into each of the secondary chambers; said secondary chambers being elongated and provided with a plurality of outlet holes along the length thereof for releasing the test aerosol from the secondary chambers into a gas stream surrounding the aerosol distributor; characterized in that the dimensions of the inlet, the primary chamber, the passages, the secondary chambers and the outlet holes are selected such that during operation, the pressure of the test aerosol in the primary chamber will be higher than the pressure of the test aerosol in the secondary chambers.