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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2006
Bharat Sampathkumaran Bagepalli, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Patrick Lee Jansen, Scotia, NY (US);
Gary R. Barnes, Delanson, NY (US);
Thomas Frank Fric, Greer, SC (US);
James Patrick Francis Lyons, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Kirk Gee Pierce, Simpsonville, SC (US);
William Edwin Holley, Greer, SC (US);
Corneliu Barbu, Guilderland, NY (US);
Bharat Sampathkumaran Bagepalli, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Patrick Lee Jansen, Scotia, NY (US);
Gary R. Barnes, Delanson, NY (US);
Thomas Frank Fric, Greer, SC (US);
James Patrick Francis Lyons, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Kirk Gee Pierce, Simpsonville, SC (US);
William Edwin Holley, Greer, SC (US);
Corneliu Barbu, Guilderland, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A control system for a rotary machine is provided. The rotary machine has at least one rotating member and at least one substantially stationary member positioned such that a clearance gap is defined between a portion of the rotating member and a portion of the substantially stationary member. The control system includes at least one clearance gap dimension measurement apparatus and at least one clearance gap adjustment assembly. The adjustment assembly is coupled in electronic data communication with the measurement apparatus. The control system is configured to process a clearance gap dimension signal and modulate the clearance gap dimension.