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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2017
Baylor University, Waco, TX (US);
Buford Randall Jean, Lorena, TX (US);
Brandon Herrera, Waco, TX (US);
Stephen T. McClain, Waco, TX (US);
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY, Waco, TX (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a system and method of detecting the presence of a foreign substance, such as ice, in an air-flow path within an operating jet engine by providing one or more electromagnetic sensors that are tuned to receive electromagnetic waves at one or more frequencies generated by the operating jet engine that change upon the presence of the foreign substance. In at least one embodiment, the waves can be transmitted to the electromagnetic sensor through an electromagnetically transparent window in a wall of the jet engine. In at least another embodiment, the electromagnetic sensor can be coupled with a connector that penetrates an operating chamber in the jet engine to measure the electromagnetic parameters of one or more components from within the chamber of the jet engine. In some embodiments, the amount of ice or other foreign substances can be measured or estimated.