United Technologies Corporation

Rtx Corporation

Erik D Rice

Eli Cole Warren

Corey A Benoit

Edward F Dreger, Iii

Kevin Andrew Ford

Mark W Costa

Marc Samit

Michael G Conigliaro

Timothy Jarvis

Erik W Hatton

Edward F Dreger Iii

A packing sub-assembly for a fitting assembly for an instrumentation lead, including: a first component; a second component; and a third component, the first component, the second component and the third component each being configured to interlock with each other to define an opening that passes through the packing sub-assembly, and each defining a portion of the opening and having an open area adjacent to the portion that defines the opening and wherein the open area is sealed by an adjacent one of the first component, the second component and the third component when the first component, the second component and the third component are interlocked together.

Fitting for an instrument lead with a connector for a gas turbine engine

A capacitance probe monitors the distance between a blade tip and a fan, compressor or turbine case. The capacitance probe may be attached to a liner, and may travel with the liner as it radially expands due to thermal changes. The capacitance probe may include a circuit board sensor with a metallic plate, and one or more capacitors. The metallic plate may be encapsulated within an insulating material. A plurality of soft leads may be in electrical communication with the circuit board sensor, allowing a lower lead weight, reduced size and increased flexibility. The soft leads may also be embedded in the liner. In this way, the capacitance probe can record more accurate distance measurements and promote a gas turbine engine's continued and efficient operation.

Encapsulated soft-lead capacitance probe for a gas turbine engine

A method is provided that involves a wall configured to circumscribe and be radially adjacent a rotor. During this method, a tri-axial capacitance probe is provided that includes a tri-axial conduit with an outer conductor member. The tri-axial capacitance probe is configured to output data indicative of a characteristic of the rotor. The tri-axial capacitance probe is configured within a wall aperture in the wall. The outer conductor member is electrically coupled with the wall. The wall is configured as a housing for the tri-axial capacitance probe.

Tri-axial capacitance probe with case integrated housing

A hoop support device () supports a hoop assembly (). The hoop assembly comprises a structural hoop () and a plurality of wires. The hoop support device comprises a pedestal () having a mounting feature () for mounting the hoop and a cover (pivotally mounted or mountable to the pedestal for rotation about a pivot axis (). The cover has at least a lateral portion () and a peripheral portion () for enclosing at least one said wire in an installed/closed condition.

Sensor hoop storage and transport apparatus

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