Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System and method for inspecting turbomachines
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Application No.: US14588173Application Date: 2014-12-31
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Publication No.: US09683460B2Publication Date: 2017-06-20
- Inventor: Lawrence James Moore , Fredrick Levi Fuller , Jason Michael Boss , Bernard Baran Zabek , Gerald Marco Geraci , Michael Richard Pomykai
- Applicant: General Electric Company
- Applicant Address: US NY Schenectady
- Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Schenectady
- Agent James W. Pemrick; Ernest G. Cusick; Frank A. Landgraff
- Main IPC: F01D25/28
- IPC: F01D25/28 ; F01D21/00 ; G01L9/00 ; G01N25/00 ; G01M15/14 ; G01N21/954 ; B23Q3/155 ; B64D47/08

Abstract:
A method for inspecting a turbomachine is provided. The method includes the steps of, attaching a gimbal mount to the turbomachine, inserting a probe into the turbomachine through the gimbal mount, and adjusting a position of the probe via the gimbal mount. A removing step removes the probe from the turbomachine. An attaching step attaches a traverse actuator system to the gimbal mount. The traverse actuator system is connected to the gimbal mount through a pressure isolation system. A reinserting step is used to reinsert the probe back into the turbomachine. An inspecting step is used to inspect or test the turbomachine.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160010505A1 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INSPECTING TURBOMACHINES Public/Granted day:2016-01-14
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