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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 05, 2010
Rahul Jaikaran Chillar, Marietta, GA (US);
Julio E. Mestroni, Marietta, GA (US);
Eric J. Kauffman, Marietta, GA (US);
Adil Ansari, Kennesaw, GA (US);
Rahul Jaikaran Chillar, Marietta, GA (US);
Julio E. Mestroni, Marietta, GA (US);
Eric J. Kauffman, Marietta, GA (US);
Adil Ansari, Kennesaw, GA (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A system includes a radiation detector array configured to direct a field of view toward multiple conduits within a fluid flow path from a turbine into a heat exchanger. The radiation detector array is configured to output a signal indicative of a multi-dimensional temperature profile of the fluid flow path based on thermal radiation emitted by the conduits. The system also includes a controller communicatively coupled to the radiation detector array. The controller is configured to determine a temperature variation across the fluid flow path based on the signal, and to compare the temperature variation to a threshold value.