Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for determining lubricant contamination or deterioration in an engine
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Application No.: US15682859Application Date: 2017-08-22
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Publication No.: US10704734B2Publication Date: 2020-07-07
- Inventor: Ravindra Shankar Ganiger , Anand Madihalli Srinivasan , Uma Maheshwar Domala , Thomas DeWitt Woodrow
- Applicant: General Electric Company
- Applicant Address: US NY Schenectady
- Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Schenectady
- Agency: McGarry Bair PC
- Main IPC: F16N29/00
- IPC: F16N29/00 ; G01N33/28 ; F01D25/18 ; F16N29/04 ; F01M11/10 ; F02C7/06
Abstract:
An apparatus and method for determining lubrication contamination or deterioration in an engine or a lubricant system of an engine can include at least one sensor provided in the lubricant system. The sensor can sense an aroma of a lubricant or the air around the lubricant to measure a chemical composition or an aromatic. The sensed chemical composition or aromatic can be compared to a baseline or threshold to determine a particular contamination type or deterioration level of the lubricant.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190063678A1 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING LUBRICANT CONTAMINATION OR DETERIORATION IN AN ENGINE Public/Granted day:2019-02-28
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