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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2014
Filed:
May. 05, 2011
Clifford Hatcher, Orlando, FL (US);
Forrest R. Ruhge, Orlando, FL (US);
Ian T. Doran, Charlotte, NC (US);
Robert G. Shannon, Orlando, FL (US);
Dennis H. Lemieux, Casselberry, FL (US);
Clifford Hatcher, Orlando, FL (US);
Forrest R. Ruhge, Orlando, FL (US);
Ian T. Doran, Charlotte, NC (US);
Robert G. Shannon, Orlando, FL (US);
Dennis H. Lemieux, Casselberry, FL (US);
Siemens Energy, Inc., Orlando, FL (US);
Abstract
An inspection system formed at least from an inspection system housing including at least one internal chamber that supports an extendible camera support shaft extending distally through a pilot nozzle port into a combustor of a gas turbine engine is disclosed. The inspection system may include a camera capable of capturing high quality images together with position coordinates. Thus, the inspection system enables images in a combustor of a gas turbine engine to be captured and recaptured at a subsequent outage so that the images may be analyzed and compared for preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, and the like. The inspection system may include three degrees of freedom for the camera mounted on the extendible camera support shaft.