Abstract:
A probe assembly for measuring the concentration of exhaust's emissions in a turbine engine. The probe assembly (10) including a first probe member (14) configured and operable to passively generate a beam of light wherein the wavelength of the beam of light is contingent upon the configuration of the first probe member. A second probe member (24) positioned in the probe assembly to receive the beam of light generated by the first probe member, the second probe member configured and operable to attenuate the light passively generated from the first probe member contingent upon the gaseous species present in the exhaust emissions (20) of the turbine engine (100).
Abstract:
A wireless tire pressure and wheel speed sensing system for an aircraft is provided. The system comprises the following components. A resonant circuit is mounted to a wheel of the aircraft for monitoring the pressure of a tire mounted to said wheel. The resonant circuit comprises a wire loop of a predetermined inductance. An interrogating circuit is magnetically coupleable to said resonant circuit and is operative to induce magnetically a variable frequency current in the wire loop of said resonant circuit. The resonant circuit generates a corresponding variable frequency electric field in response to said induced current. The variable frequency electric field includes a resonant frequency commensurate with the pressure of said tire. A magnetic field altering apparatus is provided for alternating the magnetic coupling between said wire loop and said interrogating circuit to cause a rate of amplitude modulations of said variable frequency electric field commensurate with said wheel speed. A receiving circuit E-field is coupleable to said resonant circuit and operative to receive the amplitude modulated variable frequency electric field of said resonant circuit and to generate a signal representative thereof. A first processing circuit is coupled to said receiving circuit for processing the signal to generate a pressure reading of said tire based on the resonant frequency thereof. A second processing circuit is coupled to said receiving circuit for processing said signal to generate a wheel speed reading based on the rate of amplitude modulations thereof.
Abstract:
The invention provides a temperature measurement system including a temperature sensor and means for biasing the temperature sensor in the direction of a thermal energy source in response to receiving thermal energy from the source. The invention also provides a continuous casting system including at least one temperature sensor disposed in the secondary cooling region and means for biasing the temperature sensor in the direction of the strand of metal in response to receiving thermal energy from the strand of metal.
Abstract:
A fuel injector for a gas turbine combustor is disclosed which includes a fuel nozzle for issuing fuel into the combustor for combustion, at least one photodetector responsive to flame radiation indicative of an OH chemiluminescence peak, and at least one photodiode responsive to flame radiation indicative of a CH chemiluminescence peak.
Abstract:
A system is disclosed for actively controlling combustion in a gas turbine engine (10), which includes a fuel injector (110) for issuing fuel into a combustion chamber of the gas turbine engine. The fuel injector has a dynamic pressure sensor (130) for measuring acoustic pressure within the combustion chamber and a flame sensor (140) for observing flame characteristics within the combustion chamber. The system further includes a high speed valve assembly (112) for controlling flow of fuel to the injector and an electronic controller associated with the fuel injector for commanding the valve assembly to deliver fuel to the fuel injector at a commanded flow rate, based upon input from the sensors in the fuel injector.