METHOD FOR MEASURING SURFACE CHARACTERISTICS IN OPTICALLY DISTORTING MEDIA

    公开(公告)号:US20240044641A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-08

    申请号:US18487091

    申请日:2023-10-15

    IPC分类号: G01B11/25 G06T7/521

    摘要: Provided is a method for measuring surface characteristics of at least a portion of an object, including providing a light source; generating a first interference pattern on the at least a portion of the object; capturing an image of the first interference pattern; shifting the phase of the light source to generate a second interference pattern; capturing an image of the second interference pattern; filtering distortion from the interference patterns; extracting a wrapped phase of the at least a portion of the object based on the images; unwrapping the wrapped phase of the at least a portion of the object to generate an unwrapped phase; identifying a computed depth map distance to the at least a portion of the object; and fitting an ideal part to the computed depth map of the at least a portion of the object to measure the surface characteristics.

    Method for measuring surface characteristics in optically distorting media

    公开(公告)号:US11788834B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-10-17

    申请号:US17284470

    申请日:2018-10-12

    IPC分类号: G01B11/25 G06T7/521

    摘要: Provided is a method for measuring surface characteristics of at least a portion of an object, including providing a light source; generating a first interference pattern on the at least a portion of the object; capturing an image of the first interference pattern; shifting the phase of the light source to generate a second interference pattern; capturing an image of the second interference pattern; filtering distortion from the interference patterns; extracting a wrapped phase of the at least a portion of the object based on the images; unwrapping the wrapped phase of the at least a portion of the object to generate an unwrapped phase; identifying a computed depth map distance to the at least a portion of the object; and fitting an ideal part to the computed depth map of the at least a portion of the object to measure the surface characteristics.

    Reheating of a working fluid within a turbine system for power generation

    公开(公告)号:US10605122B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-03-31

    申请号:US15553296

    申请日:2016-02-26

    IPC分类号: F01K5/02 F01K7/22

    摘要: An in-situ incremental reheating system configured to increase steam temperature and thermodynamic efficiencies of a steam turbine is disclosed. The system includes a pump; a radiant heater; piping inter-connecting the pump, radiant heater and steam turbine to create a flow circuit; and a heat transfer material configured to flow through the flow circuit and transfer heat directly to steam used in the steam turbine. The pump moves the heat transfer material through the flow circuit and the radiant heater regenerates the heat transfer material after the heat transfer material transfers heat to the steam.

    Apparatus and Method for Controlling a Gas Stream Temperature or Rate of Temperature Change

    公开(公告)号:US20200072089A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-03-05

    申请号:US16121468

    申请日:2018-09-04

    IPC分类号: F01K23/10 F02C7/18

    摘要: The invention provides various designs of an apparatus and method for attemperating a gas stream temperature. The apparatus of the present invention provides a body through which a gas stream passes that permits, as desired, a second gas, such as gas outside of the gas duct or such as ambient air, to be added to the main gas stream to attemperate the temperature of the main gas stream. The body or device may be referred to as a variable eductor having a plurality of openings through which a second gas may pass into the main gas stream. The openings may be opened or closed, and the variable eductor provides control over which openings and the degree to which each opening is opened. In some designs the variable eductor is inserted between two portions of a gas duct. The variable eductor has widespread application, such as downstream of a gas turbine to attemperate the exhaust gas temperature during startup.