General Electric Company

Marcin Alexy

Glenn Scott Claydon

Anis Zribi

Stacey Joy Kennerly

Guiju Song

Marko Klaus Baller

Shivappa Ningappa Goravar

Peter Joseph Codella

Kuna Kishore

Ajit Achuthan

According to one embodiment, a first capacitive element may be provided and associated with a surface where a fouling layer is to be detected. A second capacitive element may also be provided, and a capacitance between the first and second capacitive elements may be used to detect formation of the fouling layer. According to another embodiment, a thermal device is provided proximate to a surface where a fouling layer is to be detected. A detector (e.g., a thermometer or vibration detector) may detect a condition associated with the surface, and formation of the fouling layer may be determined based at least in part on the condition.

Early fouling detection

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Bavaria, Germany

Marcin Alexy