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Title:
TURBINE COMPONENT INSPECTION SYSTEM
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2003038238
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A turbine component inspection apparatus (200) includes a first pressure vessel to store and maintain a first fluid at a first temperature and pressure, a second pressure vessel to store and maintain a second fluid at a second temperature and pressure. The first and second pressure vessels (212, 213) are coupled to a first fluid delivery line (225) and a second fluid delivery line (227). First and second pneumatically actuated valves (214, 215) facilitate alternating delivery of the fluid from the first and second pressure vessels. Included in the system is a turbine component inspection fluid delivery line to deliver the alternating fluids to a turbine component (100), a number of sensors to detect changes in temperature and pressure of the first and second fluids, and a programmable logic control (PLC) (261) to storing and maintaining of the first and second temperatures and pressures. As a result, a precise delivery of high temperature gases to a turbine component is facilitated, independent of inspection cycles.

Inventors:
DALIO BRIAN A
BALES MAURICE J
VLADIMIROV DIMITRY S
Application Number:
PCT/US2002/035199
Publication Date:
November 20, 2003
Filing Date:
October 30, 2002
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Assignee:
COMPUTERIZED THERMAL IMAGING I (US)
International Classes:
G01M99/00; G01N25/72; G05B23/02; (IPC1-7): G01N21/71; G01N25/72
Foreign References:
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