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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2002
Peter Loftus, Derby, GB;
Colin J Parrish, Derby, GB;
Rolls-Royce plc, London, GB;
Abstract
A method of characterizing the vibration of a plurality of rotating blades ( ), such as turbine blades in a gas turbine engine, includes the steps of providing a single strain gauge ( A) on a single one ( A) of the blades and providing either one or two tip timing probes ( A, B) on a casing surrounding the blades. The data from the strain gauge ( A) allows the vibration of the single blade ( A) to be fully characterized while the data from the tip timing probes ( A, B) allows the amplitudes or velocities of vibration of all the blades to be determined. The relationship between the data from the tip timing probes for the single blade ( A) and the stress data from the strain gauge may be established. This relationship may then be assumed to apply to all the blades, thus allowing the stresses induced in all the blades by the vibrations to be determined.