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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2023
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Guanghua Wang, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Bryon Edward Knight, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Andrew Lee Trimmer, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Jason Edward Dees, Liberty Township, OH (US);
Bernard Patrick Bewlay, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Sean Robert Farrell, Brookline, MA (US);
General Electric Company, Evendale, OH (US);
Abstract
A method of imaging a turbine engine test component with a first surface and a second surface that is spaced from the first surface. The turbine engine test component includes a plurality of film holes with inlets formed in the second surface or interior that are fluidly coupled to outlets formed in the first surface or exterior. The method includes flowing airflow through the plurality of film holes of the turbine engine test component, obtaining thermographic data, determining a test dataset, and calculating a performance score.