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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2011
Tonghuo Shang, East Lyme, CT (US);
Anthony D. Kurtz, Saddle River, NJ (US);
Tonghuo Shang, East Lyme, CT (US);
Anthony D. Kurtz, Saddle River, NJ (US);
Kulite Semiconductor Products, Inc., Leonia, NJ (US);
Abstract
A system for sensing at least one physical characteristic associated with an engine including a turbine having a plurality of blades turning inside a casing, the system including: a pressure sensor coupled substantially adjacent to the casing and including at least one output; a port in the turbine casing for communicating a pressure indicative of a clearance between the blades and casing to the pressure sensor; a cooling cavity substantially surrounding the pressure sensor; and, an inlet for receiving fluid from the engine and feeding the fluid to the cooling cavity to cool the pressure sensor; wherein, the pressure sensor output is indicative of the clearance between the blades and casing.