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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2016
Filed:
May. 20, 2009
Peter Russhard, Nottingham, GB;
Jason D. Back, Derby, GB;
Peter Russhard, Nottingham, GB;
Jason D. Back, Derby, GB;
ROLLS-ROYCE plc, London, GB;
Abstract
A method is provided for identifying resonant frequency vibration events in an assembly of rotating blades mounted on a rotor. A plurality of circumferentially spaced stationary timing probes associated with the blades detect the times at which the blades pass the respective probes. The method includes the steps of: obtaining blade timings detected by the probes, determining, for successive rotations of the assembly, respective correlation factors for one or more of the blades, each correlation factor quantifying the degree of correlation between the blade timings detected by the probes for a particular blade on a particular rotation and the blade timings detected by the probes for that blade on the previous rotation and identifying a resonant vibration event when the one or more correlation factors cross a predetermined threshold.