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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2006
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2004
Applicant:
Charles C. Moore, Hibbs, PA (US);
Inventor:
Charles C. Moore, Hibbs, PA (US);
Assignee:
Siemens Power Generation, Inc., Orlando, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 27/90 (2006.01); G01R 33/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An inspection carriage provides for remote inspection of the Z-shroud and snubber regions of the blades of a steam turbine, while the blades remain in the turbine. The carriage includes a non-destructive inspection probe such as a meandering wave magnetometer probe or eddy current probe mounted on a slider, so that the probe may be moved along a radial axis, skew axis, axial axis, and rotation axis. Cameras are provided on the carriage so that the probe may be remotely guided into the region to be inspected.