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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2008
Filed:
Nov. 24, 2003
Abhay Sudhakarrao Kant, Karnataka, IN;
Vivek Venugopal Badami, Schenectady, NY (US);
Joseph Robert Toth, Powder Springs, GA (US);
Nicholas Giannakopoulos, Acworth, GA (US);
Mark M. Dimond, Powder Springs, GA (US);
Jitendra Kumar, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abhay Sudhakarrao Kant, Karnataka, IN;
Vivek Venugopal Badami, Schenectady, NY (US);
Joseph Robert Toth, Powder Springs, GA (US);
Nicholas Giannakopoulos, Acworth, GA (US);
Mark M. Dimond, Powder Springs, GA (US);
Jitendra Kumar, Niskayuna, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
An embodiment of the disclosed method and apparatus relates to a system for detecting a rub in a turbomachine. The system includes a turbomachine; sensors monitoring turbomachine conditions; and an on site monitor in communication with the sensors, and loaded with instructions to implement a method for detecting a rub in the turbomachine.