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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2009
Applicants:
Kevin W. Kinzie, Moore, SC (US);
Chingwei M. Shieh, Mechanicville, NY (US);
Dongjai Lee, Greer, SC (US);
Inventors:
Kevin W. Kinzie, Moore, SC (US);
Chingwei M. Shieh, Mechanicville, NY (US);
Dongjai Lee, Greer, SC (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 29/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention may provide real-time monitoring of a compressor section to determine the possibility of a crack forming on a rotating blade. The present invention does not require the shutdown of the machine. The present invention may be configured to automatically raise an alarm if the acoustic signature of the compressor changes in way that may be consistent with the cracking of a blade.