Systems and methods for measuring fouling in a turbine system

Systems (120) and methods (350) for measuring fouling in a gas turbine compressor (102) include a conductivity resistance sensor (121) disposed in a compressor inlet mouth. The degree of compressor fouling is correlated to changes in resistance measured by the conductivity resistance sensor. Measure...

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Main Authors DAVIS, DALE, SCIPIO, ALSTON ILFORD, DIMASCIO, PAUL STEPHEN, EKANAYAKE, SANJI
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 13.07.2016
Subjects
INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIRCHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
MEASURING
PHYSICS
TESTING
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Summary:Systems (120) and methods (350) for measuring fouling in a gas turbine compressor (102) include a conductivity resistance sensor (121) disposed in a compressor inlet mouth. The degree of compressor fouling is correlated to changes in resistance measured by the conductivity resistance sensor. Measurements of resistance changes are converted to an indicia of fouling and used to trigger cleaning of the compressor.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20130198159