Rolls-royce Corporation

Nicholas Weeks

Iulian Marinescu

Murukeshan Vadakke Matham

Ming Jie Tan

Aswin Haridas

Sandeep Kumar

Wei Keong Ten

Wei Yi Yeoh

There is described an inspection device for inspecting a slot of a gas turbine engine. The inspection device comprises: an insert for insertion into the slot; a plurality of imaging devices coupled to the insert; and a processor. The insert is movable along a longitudinal axis of the slot. Each of the plurality of imaging devices is positioned adjacent an external surface of the insert and is configured to capture an image of a portion of the slot adjacent the imaging device. The processor is configured to receive data corresponding to the images captured by the plurality of imaging devices. There is also described a method of inspecting a slot using the inspection device.

Inspection devices and methods of inspecting a slot

Apparatus for providing thermal energy to an article, the apparatus comprising: a first flexible heater configured to emit infrared radiation; and a first flexible member comprising a material configured to absorb the infrared radiation emitted by the first flexible heater and to generate thermal energy from the absorbed infrared radiation, the first flexible member being configured to transfer the generated thermal energy to the article through thermal conduction.

Apparatus and methods for providing thermal energy to an article

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Knutsford, United Kingdom

Nicholas Weeks