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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2006
Marko Baller, Bavaria, DE;
Marcin Alexy, Bavaria, DE;
Glenn S. Claydon, Wynantskill, NY (US);
Peter Joseph Codella, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Stacey Kennerly, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Kuna Kishore, Bangalore, IN;
Anis Zribi, Rexford, NY (US);
Guiju Song, Shanghai, CN;
Shivappa Goravar, Karnataka, IN;
Ajit Achuthan, Schenectady, NY (US);
Marko Baller, Bavaria, DE;
Marcin Alexy, Bavaria, DE;
Glenn S. Claydon, Wynantskill, NY (US);
Peter Joseph Codella, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Stacey Kennerly, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Kuna Kishore, Bangalore, IN;
Anis Zribi, Rexford, NY (US);
Guiju Song, Shanghai, CN;
Shivappa Goravar, Karnataka, IN;
Ajit Achuthan, Schenectady, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
According to one embodiment, a first capacitive element may be provided and associated with a surface where a fouling layer is to be detected. A second capacitive element may also be provided, and a capacitance between the first and second capacitive elements may be used to detect formation of the fouling layer. According to another embodiment, a thermal device is provided proximate to a surface where a fouling layer is to be detected. A detector (e.g., a thermometer or vibration detector) may detect a condition associated with the surface, and formation of the fouling layer may be determined based at least in part on the condition.