General Electric Company

Christopher Dean Higgins

John Robert Korsedal

Carlos Andres Hein

Paul Stephen DiMascio

Yan Zhao

Rebecca Evelyn Hefner

Michael Douglas Arnett

Thomas Bradley Beddard

Marc Gavin Lindenmuth

Patrick C Bowling

Michael Edward Bernard

Ryan Adam Conger

David Stephen Muench

Molli Anne Dill

Michael Tishenkel

A system for inspecting a machine including a server with a data storage device accessible by client devices is disclosed. The system can include a mobile inspection tool operatively coupled to the server via a communication network. The mobile inspection tool is operable to receive a request to perform an inspection of a machine unit, provide a graphical user interface to guide a user in performing the inspection, receive an identification of the machine unit, and provide questions to the user, and receive answers from the user. The answers can be related to a defect in the machine unit. The mobile inspection tool can be further operable to acquire measurement input, such as a defect value measured by a digital measurement tool, and cause the server to store the answers and the measurement input in the data storage device.

System and method for inspecting machinery

This disclosure provides systems for using failure mode ranking in an asset management system to generate asset maintenance outputs. Operational data, failure mode models, and configuration data for an asset, such as a complex electromechanical system, are related to failure prevention analytics configurations through failure mode rankings to enable the asset management system to reduce a future ranking of potential failure modes by changing the present configuration of the asset to include a recommended failure prevention analytics configuration.

Failure mode ranking in an asset management system

A power plant system includes a turbine system, a sensor, and a controller. The sensor is configured to collect a first set of data regarding the turbine system. The controller is configured to receive user input regarding constraints of the turbine system, a second set of data regarding the power plant system, and the first set of data. The controller is configured to determine whether a first notification is present based on a determined status and to generate a first maintenance package based on the first notification, life odometer solutions, condition monitoring solutions, and the first set of data. The controller is configured to generate a model of implementing the first maintenance package with respect to the turbine system as well as to generate a second maintenance package based on the user input, the second set of data, the first maintenance package, and the scenario model.

Systems and methods for generating maintenance packages

A metallic seal assembly, a turbine component, and a method of regulating flow in turbo-machinery are disclosed. The metallic seal assembly includes a sealing structure having thermally-responsive features. The thermally-responsive features deploy from or retract toward a surface of the sealing structure in response to a predetermined temperature change. The turbine component includes the metallic seal assembly. The method of regulating flow in turbo-machinery includes providing the metallic seal assembly and raising or retracting the thermally-responsive features in response to the predetermined temperature change.

Metallic seal assembly, turbine component, and method of regulating airflow in turbo-machinery

In one embodiment, a system includes a condition based replacement life (CBRL) approval system configured to receive a turbomachinery component data and to approve a turbomachinery component for CBRL based on the turbomachinery component data. The system further includes a CBRL validation system configured to repair the turbomachinery component into a repaired turbomachinery component, wherein the repaired turbomachinery component is configured to operate in a turbomachinery beyond a service time of the turbomachinery component.

Methods and systems for maintenance of turbomachinery

An apparatus for measuring a nozzle includes a stand and a first sensor in sliding engagement with the stand. The first sensor is positioned to measure a first dimension of the nozzle. A method for measuring a nozzle includes placing the nozzle in a stand, sliding a first gauge along a first surface of the nozzle, and measuring a first dimension of the nozzle.

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Greenville, SC, United States of America

Christopher Dean Higgins