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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2014
Applicant:
United Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Inventors:
Charles W. Haldeman, Simsbury, CT (US);
Andrew Consiglio, Southbury, CT (US);
Mark F. Zelesky, Bolton, CT (US);
Joel H. Wagner, Wethersfield, CT (US);
Assignee:
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, Farmington, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 5/00 (2006.01); G01K 1/00 (2006.01); F01D 21/00 (2006.01); F01D 5/28 (2006.01); F01D 21/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 5/0088 (2013.01); F01D 5/284 (2013.01); F01D 5/288 (2013.01); F01D 21/003 (2013.01); F01D 21/12 (2013.01); G01J 5/0022 (2013.01); G01J 5/0066 (2013.01); F05D 2260/80 (2013.01); G01J 2005/0077 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system includes a turbomachine having one or more inspection ports. An LWIR sensor is positioned in the inspection port of the turbomachine to sense thermal energy emitted by a turbomachine component. An imaging device can be operably connected to the LWIR sensor to convert signals from the LWIR sensor to a thermal image of the turbomachine component based on the sensed thermal energy. In some embodiments, the LWIR sensor configured to image a ceramic coated turbine blade.