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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2016
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Scott Anthony Barham, Tamworth, GB;
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A system for measuring steam wetness, including: a plurality of microwave sensors for detecting microwave signals passing through a supply of steam flowing through a cavity; a calibration system for calibrating the plurality of microwave sensors; a film measurement system for measuring a characteristic of a film flowing along an inner surface of the cavity; a system for determining a characteristic of the steam flowing through the cavity based on data provided by the plurality of microwave sensors; and a system for determining a wetness of the steam flowing through the cavity based on the characteristic of the steam flowing through the cavity and the characteristic of the film flowing along the inner surface of the cavity.