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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2011
Applicants:
Paul J. Zombo, Cocoa, FL (US);
Dennis H. Lemieux, Casselberry, FL (US);
Clifford Hatcher, Orlando, FL (US);
Inventors:
Paul J. Zombo, Cocoa, FL (US);
Dennis H. Lemieux, Casselberry, FL (US);
Clifford Hatcher, Orlando, FL (US);
Assignee:
SIEMENS ENERGY, INC., Orlando, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 5/00 (2006.01); G01J 5/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 5/00 (2013.01); G01J 5/0022 (2013.01); G01J 5/0088 (2013.01); G01J 5/08 (2013.01); G01J 5/0821 (2013.01); G01J 5/0859 (2013.01); G01J 2005/0077 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for monitoring a high-temperature region of interest in a turbine engine () is provided. The method includes providing an internally-cooled stationary vane (). The method may further include locating at least one monitoring port () in the stationary vane and operatively connecting a monitoring instrument () to the monitoring port to provide a field of view of a region of interest.