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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2011
Abdullatif M. Chehab, Oviedo, FL (US);
Kevin L. Hines, Sorrento, FL (US);
Barton M. Pepperman, Winter Springs, FL (US);
Matthew D. Bogdan, Orlando, FL (US);
Abdullatif M. Chehab, Oviedo, FL (US);
Kevin L. Hines, Sorrento, FL (US);
Barton M. Pepperman, Winter Springs, FL (US);
Matthew D. Bogdan, Orlando, FL (US);
Siemens Energy, Inc., Orlando, FL (US);
Abstract
A measuring assembly for use in a gas turbine engine includes an indicia portion that extends radially inwardly from an inner surface of a ring seal structure to a location radially inwardly from tips of blades mounted on a rotor. The indicia portion of the measuring assembly comprises a section that is abraded by the blades during rotational movement of the rotor to provide a visual indication of a distance between the tips of the blades and the inner surface.