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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 14, 2001
Ji-Cheng Zhao, Niskayuna, NY (US);
James Anthony Ruud, Delmar, NY (US);
John Eric Tkaczyk, Delanson, NY (US);
Ann Melinda Ritter, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Melvin Robert Jackson, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Jerome Johnson Tiemann, Schenectady, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
A on-line method is provided for detecting wear and/or damage to gas turbine parts. Preferred embodiments of the invention provide a gas turbine comprising parts with smart coatings and collection and detection means to measure wear and erosion of gas turbine parts. In other preferred embodiments, smart coatings are provided comprising chemical taggants that can be collected and detected downstream, thus providing an on-line or in situ evaluation technology for wear and damage to gas turbine parts.