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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 25, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Daniel Robert Tegel, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Gerald P. Hunt, Cohoes, NY (US);
Jack Edward Lawton, Gloversville, NY (US);
Robert Edward Malo, Waterford, NY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 2/524 ; F23R 3/52 ; F02C 3/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 2/524 ; F23R 3/52 ; F02C 3/00 ;
Abstract
A method of detecting combustor dynamic pressures in combustors of a gas turbine combustor includes the steps of: a) mounting at least one accelerometer ( ) on a combustor casing; b) establishing a baseline vibration signature for the casing when combustion dynamics are minimal; and c) measuring subsequent vibration signatures and comparing those signatures to the baseline signature.