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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2013
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Pablo de Jesus Diaz, Greenville, SC (US);
Rebecca Evelyn Hefner, Fountain Inn, SC (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
Aspects of the invention provide an apparatus for cleaning airfoils inside a gas turbine compressor. In one embodiment, an apparatus for cleaning at least one airfoil within a turbine compressor, includes: a hose for applying cleaning material to the at least one airfoil; and an articulation assembly for articulating a nozzle of the hose, the articulation assembly including: a main shaft attached to the hose at a first end; and an articulating trigger for rotating the first end of the main shaft. The apparatus may further include a borescope attached to the articulation assembly and a borescope monitor for viewing the at least one airfoil via the borescope.