DETECTING DAMAGE USING ODOUR SENSOR

The invention relates to a method for detecting damage to components (11) of a fluid-conducting device (1), such as a pump assembly, valve or the like, wherein: at least one odour sensor (17, 18) detects an odorant (23) produced by one of the components (1) and transmits an odour profile of the odorant (23) to an evaluation unit (20); the evaluation unit (20) compares the odour profile with one or more characteristic odour profiles; an output signal is generated in an output unit (24) if the at least one odour sensor (17, 18) detects a characteristic odour profile. 本发明涉及一种检测流体传导设备（1）的部件（11）、如泵装置、阀门等的损坏的方法，其中至少一个气味传感器（17、18）检测由所述部件（11）之一产生的气味物质（23）并将所述气味物质（23）的气味分布传送给评估单元（20），其中评估单元（20）将所述气味分布与一个或多个特征性气味分布进行比较，其中当所述气味传感器（17、18）检测到特征性气味分布时在输出单元（24）中产生输出信号。