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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2013
Clifford Hatcher, Jr., Orlando, FL (US);
Yakup Genc, Dayton, NJ (US);
Richard Hatley, Morristown, NJ (US);
Anton Schick, Veldon, DE;
Clifford Hatcher, Jr., Orlando, FL (US);
Yakup Genc, Dayton, NJ (US);
Richard Hatley, Morristown, NJ (US);
Anton Schick, Veldon, DE;
Siemens Energy, Inc., Orlando, FL (US);
Abstract
Internal components of gas or steam turbines are inspected with a 3D scanning camera inspection system that is inserted and positioned within the turbine, for example through a gas turbine combustor nozzle port. Three dimensional internal component measurements are performed using projected light patterns generated by a stripe projector and a 3D white light matrix camera. Real time dimensional information is gathered without physical contact, which is helpful for extracting off-line engineering information about the scanned structures. Exemplary 3D scans, preferably with additional visual images, are performed of the gas path side of a gas turbine combustor support housing, combustor basket and transition with or without human intervention.