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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2010
Edward Randall Furlong, Beverly, MA (US);
Colin James Mackenzie, Leicester, GB;
Edward Randall Furlong, Beverly, MA (US);
Colin James Mackenzie, Leicester, GB;
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for mounting a pipe sensor is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a pipe and a sensor. The pipe has a pipe wall with a section removed defining a passage through the pipe wall. The sensor has a collar, is disposed in the passage, and is exposed to the interior of the pipe. In one embodiment, the sensor can be welded to the pipe wall. In another embodiment, an insert can be disposed in the passage between the sensor and the pipe wall, with a locking nut engaged with the insert and pressing upon the collar to fasten the sensor to the insert.