Florida Power & Light Company

Dresser-rand Company

Paul V Sickles

Paul Czerniak

Elizabeth C Day

Graham David Sherlock

Greg T Snyder

David L Bollinger

David L Sanchez

Justin C Armstrong

Dillon R Jourde

In accordance with one embodiment, a method for monitoring the health of blades in a combustion turbine engine is provided. Sensors mounted around the circumference of a rotor sense and record the passage of blades during turbine operation. Analysis of information from the sensors indicates whether a blade is damaged. Analysis of blade vibration and amplitude, as measured by the sensors, is used to predict the number of cycles the blade can undergo before replacement or maintenance.

Method and system for monitoring rotor blades in combustion turbine engine

A system and method for repairing a turbine. The method includes applying a coating on an outer surface of a tenon that extends from a stator vane. The tenon may be inserted at least partially into an opening defined by an inner shroud segment of the turbine. A bushing may be inserted at least partially into the opening in the inner shroud segment of the turbine such that the tenon becomes at least partially disposed within an opening defined by the bushing. A bolt may be inserted through the opening in the bushing and at least partially into an opening defined by the tenon. The bolt may be threadably engaged with the tenon.

F-class gas turbine compressor exit guide vane repair

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Verona, KY, United States of America

Paul V Sickles