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Refrigeration Leak Rate Calculator at 0.23% target refrigeration leak rate: a worked example

This scenario runs the refrigeration leak rate calculator calculation on the strong side: 0.23% target refrigeration leak rate, with every other input held at its documented default. a refrigeration quality engineer needs to monitor leak-test performance

The inputs for this scenario

  • Leak failures found: 19 failures (unchanged)
  • Sealed systems tested: 8,200 systems (unchanged)
  • Target refrigeration leak rate: 0.23 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 0.2)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Refrigeration leak rate = leak failures found ÷ sealed systems tested × 100) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 0.23 % for refrigeration leak rate, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns -0 points for leak-rate gap to target.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 19 failures for leak failures found.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 8,200 systems for sealed systems tested.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where target refrigeration leak rate sits at 0.2% and the headline result is 0.23 %, this scenario lands almost exactly on the baseline at 0.23 %.
  • Use it per shift, line, or lot to monitor sealed-system quality and to verify a brazing, joint, or charging-process change actually moved the rate. Treat this as a target state: the delta against the baseline quantifies what the improvement is worth before you commit to chasing it.

Results at a glance

  • Refrigeration leak rate: 0.23 % (headline result)
  • Leak-rate gap to target: -0 points
  • Leak failures found: 19 failures
  • Sealed systems tested: 8,200 systems

Run it with your numbers

  • Every input above is editable in the live Refrigeration Leak Rate Calculator calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.