Method for monitoring the health of a turbomachine and turbine engine system

A system and method for determining thermal growth of motor or engine parts to thereupon control the clearance of motor or engine fan blades (226) is disclosed herein. In addition, a system and method for monitoring the health of a turbine engine (130), its components and sub-components is also desc...

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Main Authors SCHRYVER, MATTHEW J, WOOD, BRUCE C, JALBERT, PETER L, LEOGRANDE, JOHN A
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 21.02.2007
Subjects
BLASTING
ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL
HEATING
LIGHTING
MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL
MEASURING
MEASURING ANGLES
MEASURING AREAS
MEASURING IRREGULARITIES OF SURFACES OR CONTOURS
MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEARDIMENSIONS
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
NON-POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, e.g. STEAMTURBINES
PHYSICS
STEAM ENGINES
TESTING
WEAPONS
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Summary:A system and method for determining thermal growth of motor or engine parts to thereupon control the clearance of motor or engine fan blades (226) is disclosed herein. In addition, a system and method for monitoring the health of a turbine engine (130), its components and sub-components is also described herein. The system(s) and method(s) described herein permit continuous monitoring during the life of the engine (130) for radial clearances and blade (226) and rotor vibration problems, which will assist in correcting and retaining performance for a longer on-wing time in operation. In addition, inconsistent engine-to-engine performance variations due to component tolerances, engine operation characteristics, and operation during extremes in ambient temperatures can be eliminated or significantly minimized when employing the system(s) and method(s) described herein.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20060253140