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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2020
Applicant:
Exxonmobil Technology and Engineering Company, Annandale, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Bhaskar Prabhakar, Houston, TX (US);
Riccardo Conti, Medford, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Exxonmobil Technology and Engineering Company, Annandale, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 11/06 (2006.01); G01M 15/05 (2006.01); G01N 21/956 (2006.01); G01B 11/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 11/0625 (2013.01); G01B 11/303 (2013.01); G01M 15/05 (2013.01); G01N 21/95607 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and processes are provided for measuring carbon deposits on an engine. In some examples, a light source can be transmitted through a viewing window of an engine onto an area of an internal surface of the engine and reflected back through the viewing window and detected using an optical sensor. A topography of the area can be determined based, at least in part, on the reflected light source detected by the optical sensor and used to determine whether carbon deposits have increased, decreased, or remained constant on the area.