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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2014
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Anthony Holmes Furman, Scotia, NY (US);
John Saunders Stevenson, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Raymond Douglas Steele, Cypress, TX (US);
Beth Etta McCracken, Calgary, CA;
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 3/26 (2006.01); F23N 5/24 (2006.01); G01M 13/00 (2006.01); F03B 13/10 (2006.01); F03B 15/00 (2006.01); G01F 1/00 (2006.01); G01N 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 13/00 (2013.01); F03B 13/10 (2013.01); F03B 15/00 (2013.01); F23N 5/242 (2013.01); G01F 1/00 (2013.01); G01N 3/00 (2013.01); F23N 2031/18 (2013.01); Y02E 20/16 (2013.01); Y02E 20/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for monitoring functionality of a seal assembly within an injector feed assembly is described. The method includes providing a buffer fluid to the seal assembly, measuring at least one of a pressure and a flow rate of the buffer fluid, and determining a functionality of the seal assembly based at least partially on the at least one of a pressure and a flow rate of the buffer fluid.