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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 16, 2012
Kristoffer Wayne Wickstead, Carson City, NV (US);
Samuel Thomas Walter Francis, Minden, NV (US);
Jesse Lewis Hanna, Gardnerville, NV (US);
Sherrie Ann Clark, Solon, OH (US);
Kristoffer Wayne Wickstead, Carson City, NV (US);
Samuel Thomas Walter Francis, Minden, NV (US);
Jesse Lewis Hanna, Gardnerville, NV (US);
Sherrie Ann Clark, Solon, OH (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed toward a system that includes a turbomachine blade monitoring system having an eddy current proximity probe assembly. The eddy current proximity probe assembly includes an eddy current proximity probe having a probe tip and a probe tip shroud disposed about the probe tip, wherein the probe tip shroud comprises a non-metallic material. The eddy current proximity probe is configured to provide a signal indicative of a presence of a turbomachine blade, wherein the eddy current proximity probe assembly is configured to be disposed within a turbomachine casing. The turbomachine blade monitoring system also includes a monitor coupled to the eddy current proximity probe assembly, wherein the monitor is configured to monitor a parameter of the turbomachine blade based on the signal.