Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and system for detecting precursor to coating spallation
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Application No.: US15706958Application Date: 2017-09-18
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Publication No.: US10274429B2Publication Date: 2019-04-30
- Inventor: Zhong Ouyang , Kevin D. Smith
- Applicant: United Technologies Corporation
- Applicant Address: US CT Farmington
- Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
- Current Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CT Farmington
- Agency: Kinney & Lange, P.A.
- Main IPC: G01N21/71
- IPC: G01N21/71 ; G01N21/84 ; G01N21/17

Abstract:
Apparatus and associated methods relate to predicting precursor to coating spallation. Heat is provided to a first surface of a member. A time sequence of thermal images is captured of the first surface and/or a second surface of the member. Each of the images includes a two-dimensional array of image data. Each of the image data of the two-dimensional array of image data corresponds to an xy-coordinate pair. A two-dimensional array of thermal diffusivities is calculated based on the captured time sequence of thermal images. Each of the thermal diffusivities of the two-dimensional array of thermal diffusivities corresponds to the xy-coordinate pair. Each of the calculated thermal diffusivities of the two dimensional array of thermal diffusivities are compared with a predetermined threshold. If the calculated thermal diffusivity is greater than the predetermined threshold, then precursor to coating spallation of the thermal barrier coating at the corresponding xy-coordinate pair is predicted.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190086336A1 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING PRECURSOR TO COATING SPALLATION Public/Granted day:2019-03-21
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