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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 10, 2012
Achalesh Kumar Pandey, Greenville, SC (US);
Nirm Velumylum Nirmalan, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Manoharan Venugopal, Bangalore, IN;
David Lee Rogers, Marietta, GA (US);
John Brandon Laflen, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Lucy Summerville Giametta, Greenville, SC (US);
Achalesh Kumar Pandey, Greenville, SC (US);
Nirm Velumylum Nirmalan, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Manoharan Venugopal, Bangalore, IN;
David Lee Rogers, Marietta, GA (US);
John Brandon Laflen, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Lucy Summerville Giametta, Greenville, SC (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for continuously monitoring the working condition of a heat recovery steam generator ('HRSG') using infrared thermography, comprising the steps of identifying target locations inside the HRSG, positioning one or more infrared cameras to continuously monitor and record the temperature at each target location, generating continuous thermographic images corresponding to selected components and locations at each target locations, comparing the continuous thermographic images to corresponding, stored base line images and generating a set of comparative data reports in real time for each target location in order to predict the life span or potential failure of HRSG components.