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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2010
Richard L. Burrington, Westfield, MA (US);
William K. Montuori, Simsbury, CT (US);
William F. Rice, West Simsbury, CT (US);
Thomas W. Sambor, Granby, MA (US);
Lloyd E. Steen, Canton, CT (US);
Richard L. Burrington, Westfield, MA (US);
William K. Montuori, Simsbury, CT (US);
William F. Rice, West Simsbury, CT (US);
Thomas W. Sambor, Granby, MA (US);
Lloyd E. Steen, Canton, CT (US);
ALSTOM Technology Ltd, Baden, CH;
Abstract
A systemof monitoring mass in a furnace is described having a number of hanger rodsused to support at least a portion of the furnace. The system has at least one pressure sensorthat may be a load washeroperatively engaging a hanger rodthat provides a signal indicative of an amount of tension on the hanger rod. A pivoting unitdistributes the force over the surface of the pressure sensor. A processormonitors the signals from the pressure sensorsto set alarms when there is a mass overload, or adjust the operation of the furnace. The processormay also predict when an overload will occur by extrapolating pressure sensorreadings forward into the future.