APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING RADIATION DEFLECTED FROM A ROTATING COMPONENT

    公开(公告)号:US20240003679A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-04

    申请号:US17810073

    申请日:2022-06-30

    IPC分类号: G01B11/14 F01D21/00 G02B6/42

    摘要: An apparatus for detecting radiation deflected from a rotating component includes a probe body on a stationary component radially outward of the rotating component; and a pair of arrival time sensors coupled to the probe body. Each arrival time sensor includes a light pipe that receives radiation deflected from the rotating component and that reduces directional variation of the radiation. A detector is optically coupled to each respective light pipe. The detector is positioned to receive the radiation with reduced directional variation from the light pipe. A method of detecting radiation from the rotating component using the apparatus determines a clearance between the rotating component (e.g., a turbomachine blade) and a stationary component (e.g., a casing).

    Thermocouples for High Temperature Applications

    公开(公告)号:US20210123814A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-04-29

    申请号:US17082056

    申请日:2020-10-28

    IPC分类号: G01K7/02 G01K1/14

    摘要: Thermocouples for high temperature applications are provided. A thermocouple includes a vessel formed from a dielectric material, the vessel defining a first chamber and a second chamber, the first chamber and second chamber in fluid communication. The thermocouple further includes a first thermoelement disposed in the first chamber, the first thermoelement formed from a first thermoelectric material. The thermocouple further includes a second thermoelement disposed in the second chamber, the second thermoelement formed from a second thermoelectric material different from the first thermoelectric material, and wherein the second thermoelement is a liquid at operating conditions of the thermocouple.

    Methods and systems for monitoring rotor blades in turbine engines

    公开(公告)号:US11193388B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-07

    申请号:US16200828

    申请日:2018-11-27

    摘要: A method for determining an arrival-time of a rotor blade that includes attaching an RF reader to a stationary surface and an RF tag to the rotor blade. Time-of-flight data points are collected via an RF monitoring process that includes: emitting an RF signal from the RF reader and recording a first time; receiving the RF signal at the RF tag and emitting a return RF signal by the RF tag in response thereto; receiving the return RF signal at the RF reader and recording a second time; and determining the time-of-flight data point as being the duration occurring between the first time and the second time. The RF monitoring process is repeated until multiple time-of-flight data points are collected. A minimum time-of-flight is determined from the multiple time-of-flight data points, and the arrival-time for the rotor blade is determined as being a time that corresponds to the minimum time-of-flight.

    Methods and systems for monitoring rotor blades in turbine engines

    公开(公告)号:US10908050B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-02-02

    申请号:US16200849

    申请日:2018-11-27

    摘要: A method for determining an arrival-time of a rotor blade in a turbine engine that includes the steps of: having an RF reader attached to a stationary surface in the turbine engine; having an RF tag attached to a first region of the rotor blade; having a reference RF tag attached to a rotating structure near the RF tag; in relation to a first revolution of the rotor blade occurring during the operation of the turbine engine, collecting an arrival-time for each of the RF tag and the reference RF tag with the RF reader via an RF monitoring process; comparing the arrival-time of the RF tag to the arrival-time of the reference RF tag to determine an arrival-time test result for the first region of the rotor blade for the first revolution.

    THERMAL BARRIER COATING SPALLATION DETECTION SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20190107499A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-04-11

    申请号:US15726759

    申请日:2017-10-06

    IPC分类号: G01N25/72

    摘要: The present application thus provides a thermal barrier coating spallation detection system for a gas turbine. The thermal barrier coating spallation detection system may include a hot gas path component with a phosphor layer and a thermal barrier coating, a stimulant radiation source, and an optical device such that the optical device directs stimulant radiation at the thermal barrier coating and receives emission radiation. A change in the received emission radiation indicates spallation of the thermal barrier coating.