USE OF PARTICULATE SENSOR IN ENGINE POWER ASSURANCE

    公开(公告)号:US20230250762A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-08-10

    申请号:US17669335

    申请日:2022-02-10

    CPC classification number: G01M15/14 F02C7/04

    Abstract: A system includes one or more debris sensors or particulate sensors are used to sense engine inlet debris or particulate matter which are drawn into the engine during flight, in real-time. The system employs that information, in conjunction with other engine health and module health techniques, to identify which gas-path modules of the aircraft engine may require maintenance or repair. In one embodiment, existing engine health technique may be based on various engine operational parameters for a new engine or an average engine.

    Electrostatic Dust and Debris Sensor for an Engine

    公开(公告)号:US20170212080A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-07-27

    申请号:US15007289

    申请日:2016-01-27

    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to an integrated electrostatic sensor for an engine. The sensor includes an outer housing having a body with a first end and a second end. The first end is configured for securing the sensor to the engine and includes a sensing face. The sensor also includes an electrode configured within the housing adjacent to the sensing face and an amplifier configured with the electrode. The electrode contains a plurality of electrons configured to move as charged particles flow past the sensing face. Thus, the amplifier is configured to detect a particulate level as a function of the electron movement. The electrostatic sensor also includes a circuit board configured within the housing and electrically coupled to the amplifier. As such, the circuit board is configured to send one or more signals to a controller of the engine indicative of the particulate level.

    Electrostatic particle sensor
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    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US09651469B1

    公开(公告)日:2017-05-16

    申请号:US15375882

    申请日:2016-12-12

    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to an integrated multi-chip module (MCM) sensor assembly having at least one electrostatic sensor and a circuit board. The electrostatic sensor includes an outer housing with an electrode and an amplifier configured therein. The electrode includes a first end and a second end separated by a predetermined length. The second end includes a sensing face that is substantially flush with an edge of the outer housing. Further, the electrode contains a plurality of electrons configured to respond to one or more charged particles that flow past the sensing face by moving either towards or away from the second end. Thus, the amplifier is electrically coupled to the electrode so as to detect a particle level flowing past the sensing face as a function of the electron movement. Moreover, the circuit board is configured within the outer housing and is electrically coupled to the sensor.

    PARTICLE SEPARATORS FOR TURBOMACHINES AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20210388763A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-16

    申请号:US17230095

    申请日:2021-04-14

    Abstract: A particle separator includes a separator body in a primary fluid passageway of a machine. The primary fluid passageway includes one or more bleed holes through which a diverted portion of the fluid flowing in the primary fluid passageway toward a volume of the machine is diverted into an auxiliary flow passageway that bypasses the volume and directs the diverted portion of the fluid toward one or more other components of the machine. The separator body is coupled with the inner wall and/or outer wall of the primary fluid passageway. The separator body includes an upstream edge positioned to separate at least some particles carried by the fluid from the fluid as the diverted portion of the fluid bends around and flows over the at least one upstream edge of the separator body and into the auxiliary flow passageway.

    Use of particulate sensor in engine power assurance

    公开(公告)号:US11946421B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-02

    申请号:US17669335

    申请日:2022-02-10

    CPC classification number: F02C9/00 F02C7/04 F05D2260/80

    Abstract: A system includes one or more debris sensors or particulate sensors are used to sense engine inlet debris or particulate matter which are drawn into the engine during flight, in real-time. The system employs that information, in conjunction with other engine health and module health techniques, to identify which gas-path modules of the aircraft engine may require maintenance or repair. In one embodiment, existing engine health technique may be based on various engine operational parameters for a new engine or an average engine.

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