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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2017
Filed:
May. 07, 2009
Applicant:
Raub Warfield Smith, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Inventor:
Raub Warfield Smith, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 17/08 (2006.01); F01D 21/00 (2006.01); F04D 17/12 (2006.01); F04D 27/00 (2006.01); F02B 39/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 17/08 (2013.01); F01D 21/003 (2013.01); F04D 17/12 (2013.01); F04D 27/001 (2013.01); F02B 39/16 (2013.01); F05D 2260/80 (2013.01); F05D 2270/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
In certain embodiments, a system includes a controller configured to obtain an inter-stage pressure measurement between stages of a multi-stage compressor. The controller is also configured to identify actual damage in the multi-stage compressor based at least in part on the inter-stage pressure measurement.