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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2004
David Forrest Loy, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Gregory Edward Cooper, Ballston Spa, NY (US);
Steven Craig Kluge, Burnt Hills, NY (US);
Dean Alexander Baker, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Vivek Venugopal Badami, Schenectady, NY (US);
Peter J. Eisenzopf, Altamont, NY (US);
David Forrest Loy, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Gregory Edward Cooper, Ballston Spa, NY (US);
Steven Craig Kluge, Burnt Hills, NY (US);
Dean Alexander Baker, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Vivek Venugopal Badami, Schenectady, NY (US);
Peter J. Eisenzopf, Altamont, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for operating a rotary machine is provided. The rotary machine includes a stationary member and a rotatable member wherein the rotatable member is configured to rotate at least partially within the stationary member. The method includes determining an off-normal operating condition of the rotary machine facilitating undesirable contact between the rotatable member and the stationary member, monitoring a parameter associated with the off-normal operating condition, and preventing operation of the rotary machine while the monitored parameter is within a predetermined range.