- Patent Title: Apparatus and method for measuring gas flow through a rotary seal
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Application No.: US14072252Application Date: 2013-11-05
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Publication No.: US09645038B2Publication Date: 2017-05-09
- Inventor: Colin Bird
- Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE PLC
- Applicant Address: GB London
- Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
- Current Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
- Current Assignee Address: GB London
- Agency: Oliff PLC
- Priority: GB1220268.5 20121112
- Main IPC: F01D11/00
- IPC: F01D11/00 ; F01D11/02 ; F01D17/08 ; F02C7/28 ; G01M3/26

Abstract:
A method of measuring a flow rate of a first fluid through a rotary seal of a gas turbine engine comprising controlling a probe flow of a second fluid at an intra-seal cavity and measuring a pressure change in the first fluid caused by the probe flow.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140133963A1 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING GAS FLOW THROUGH A ROTARY SEAL Public/Granted day:2014-05-15
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