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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2010
Sheri George, Bangalore, IN;
Vinay Bhaskar Jammu, Bangalore, IN;
Vinod Padmanabhan Kumar, Bangalore, IN;
Chayan Mitra, Bangalore, IN;
Kunal Ravindra Goray, Bangalore, IN;
Achalesh Kumar Pandey, Greenville, SC (US);
Ravi Yoganatha Babu, Bangalore, IN;
Bhasker Rao Keely, Bangalore, IN;
Munish Vishwas Inamdar, Bangalore, IN;
Sheri George, Bangalore, IN;
Vinay Bhaskar Jammu, Bangalore, IN;
Vinod Padmanabhan Kumar, Bangalore, IN;
Chayan Mitra, Bangalore, IN;
Kunal Ravindra Goray, Bangalore, IN;
Achalesh Kumar Pandey, Greenville, SC (US);
Ravi Yoganatha Babu, Bangalore, IN;
Bhasker Rao Keely, Bangalore, IN;
Munish Vishwas Inamdar, Bangalore, IN;
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the invention include an inspection system to inspect internal components of a compressor of a gas turbine engine. The inspection system includes an image recording assembly having one or more image recording devices, light sources, storage devices, and power supplies. The image recording assembly may be inserted into a compressor without removal of the compressor housing or disassembly of the compressor. The image recording assembly may be removably coupled to a rotary component of the compressor, e.g., a rotor blade, and used to record images of stationary components, e.g., stator vanes, of the compressor. The images may be inspected to identify wear and/or defects in the stationary components, e.g., stator vanes.