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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2011
Applicants:
Paul J. Zombo, Cocoa, FL (US);
Dennis H. Lemieux, Casselberry, FL (US);
Clifford Hatcher, Orlando, FL (US);
Inventors:
Paul J. Zombo, Cocoa, FL (US);
Dennis H. Lemieux, Casselberry, FL (US);
Clifford Hatcher, Orlando, FL (US);
Assignee:
Siemens Energy, Inc., Orlando, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 5/00 (2006.01); G01J 5/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 5/00 (2013.01); G01J 5/0022 (2013.01); G01J 5/0088 (2013.01); G01J 5/08 (2013.01); G01J 5/0821 (2013.01); G01J 5/0859 (2013.01); G01J 2005/0077 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system () for monitoring a high-temperature region of interest in a turbine engine () is provided. The system includes an internally cooled stationary vane () located in a path of a working gas of the turbine. A monitoring port () is located in the stationary vane. A monitoring instrument () is operatively connected to the monitoring port of the stationary vane to provide a field of view of the region of interest.