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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2011
Erwan Baleine, Orlando, FL (US);
Danny M. Sheldon, Chuluota, FL (US);
Erwan Baleine, Orlando, FL (US);
Danny M. Sheldon, Chuluota, FL (US);
Siemens Energy, Inc., Orlando, FL (US);
Abstract
Method and system for calibrating a thermal radiance map of a turbine component in a combustion environment. At least one spot () of material is disposed on a surface of the component. An infrared (IR) imager () is arranged so that the spot is within a field of view of the imager to acquire imaging data of the spot. A processor () is configured to process the imaging data to generate a sequence of images as a temperature of the combustion environment is increased. A monitor () may be coupled to the processor to monitor the sequence of images of to determine an occurrence of a physical change of the spot as the temperature is increased. A calibration module () may be configured to assign a first temperature value to the surface of the turbine component when the occurrence of the physical change of the spot is determined.