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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2008
Emad Andarawis Andarawis, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
John Erik Hershey, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Ibrahim Issoufou Kouada, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Shobhana Mani, Houston, TX (US);
Anthony Mark Thompson, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Emad Andarawis Andarawis, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
John Erik Hershey, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Ibrahim Issoufou Kouada, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Shobhana Mani, Houston, TX (US);
Anthony Mark Thompson, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
A system and method for measuring a thickness of a refractory wall of a gasifier using electromagnetic energy is disclosed. The system includes a waveguide with a bistatic or monostatic phased array antenna at one end. The waveguide is operably connected to a Network Analyzer that generates a pulse of electromagnetic energy with a desired bandwidth. The pulse is transmitted through a coaxial cable to the waveguide. The reflection of the pulse is received by the waveguide and input to a data acquisition system. An output device displays the resolvable discontinuities in impedance encountered by the pulse in its propagation path in the system.