Abstract:
A fiber optic sensor is provided. The fiber optic sensor includes a fiber core having a plurality of Bragg grating elements wherein, the grating elements comprise a periodic or a quasiperiodic modulated microcrystalline and rigid silicon dioxide tetrahedral structure and a cladding disposed about the fiber core.
Abstract:
A sensor system (30) for measuring a clearance (32) between a stationary component (22) and a rotating component (16) of a rotating machine (10) is provided. The system includes a clearance sensor (24) to output a clearance measurement signal. A sensor memory (98) is attached to the sensor (24) for storing a first sensor information. A second sensor information is stored in a electronics interface memory (94). The first and the second sensor information are read and the clearance sensor is matched with a respective plurality of calibration data by an electronic interface (92) based on the first and the second sensor information.
Abstract:
A fiber optic sensor is provided. The fiber optic sensor includes a fiber core having a plurality of Bragg grating elements wherein, the grating elements comprise a periodic or a quasiperiodic modulated microcrystalline and rigid silicon dioxide tetrahedral structure and a cladding disposed about the fiber core.
Abstract:
Self-calibration of a multiple channel clearance sensor system (110), which in one embodiment includes at least one sensor (40) for measuring at least one clearance parameter signal between a stationary object and a rotating object of a rotating machine. The sensor output is processed as a clearance parameter by an offset correction section (137) configured to determine an offset error in the clearance parameter signal, which is used by a level shifter (120). The level shifter is also switchably coupled to the clearance parameter signal wherein the output of the level shifter, which may be amplified and digitally converted, is processed by a signal level analyzer (154) to determine a channel gain signal.
Abstract:
A fluid sensor cable assembly and method uses one or more conductive bodies extending along an elongated core body for conducting a heating current to heat the cable assembly. The one or more conductive bodies also are configured to conduct an interrogation signal and to conduct reflections of the interrogation signal. One or more optical fibers extend along the length of the core body and include temperature sensitive elements at different locations along the length of the core body. The temperature sensitive elements measure heat flux out of the cable assembly at the different locations subsequent to heating the cable assembly and communicate the heat flux to a computer acquisition system.
Abstract:
A sensor system (30) for measuring a clearance (32) between a stationary component (22) and a rotating component (16) of a rotating machine (10) is provided. The system includes a clearance sensor (24) to output a clearance measurement signal. A sensor memory (98) is attached to the sensor (24) for storing a first sensor information. A second sensor information is stored in a electronics interface memory (94). The first and the second sensor information are read and the clearance sensor is matched with a respective plurality of calibration data by an electronic interface (92) based on the first and the second sensor information.
Abstract:
Un sistema (12) de medición de espacio libre, que comprende: un componente rotatorio (14), (34) separado de un componente fijo (16), (42); en el que el componente rotatorio (14) comprende una superficie continua en la dirección de rotación del componente rotatorio (14); una forma geométrica de referencia (86) que interrumpe la forma geométrica de dicha superficie continua; en el que dicha forma geométrica de referencia está dispuesta sobre dicho componente rotatorio; un sensor (64) dispuesto sobre dicho componente fijo (16), en el que el sensor (64) está configurado para generar una primera señal y una segunda señal representativa de unos primero y segundo parámetros correspondientes a la superficie continua del componente rotatorio (14) y la forma geométrica de referencia (86), respectivamente; y una unidad de procesamiento (198) configurada para procesar las primera y segunda señales para estimar un espacio libre existente entre los componentes fijo y rotatorio (14,16) en base a una diferencia de medición entre los primero y segundo parámetros detectados; caracterizado porque: la forma geométrica de referencia es una muesca escalonada dispuesta a lo largo de dicha superficie continua; y en el que el sensor (64) es una sonda capacitiva, y los primero y segundo parámetros son capacitancias y el sensor esta configurado para generar unas primera y segunda señales correspondientes al componente rotatorio y a los diferentes escalones de la muesca escalonada, respectivamente.
Abstract:
A fiber optic sensor is provided. The fiber optic sensor includes a fiber core having a plurality of Bragg grating elements wherein, the grating elem ents comprise a periodic or a quasiperiodic modulated microcrystalline and r igid silicon dioxide tetrahedral structure and a cladding disposed about the fiber core.
Abstract:
desacoplador de atuador. trata-se de um desacoplador de atuador para acoplar e desacoplar de modo seletivo uma parte de acionamento e uma parte acionada de um sistema de atuação. a parte de acionamento pode ser acoplada ao desacoplador de atuador, e o desacoplador de atuador pode ser acoplado à parte acionada por meio de pelo menos um pino de acoplamento. em um estado acoplado de modo seletivo, a parte acionada pode ser pelo menos uma dentre fixada de modo longitudinal e rotacional ao desacoplador de atuador e, através disso, à parte de acionamento. o desacoplador de atuador pode ser desacoplado da parte acionada através do uso de um mecanismo de energia pré-carregada configurado para desengatar o pelo menos um pino de acoplamento da parte acionada. através disso, o atuador pode ser responsivo a uma obstrução no sistema de atuação para desacoplar de modo seletivo a parte acionada do desacoplador de atuador e da parte de acionamento de modo que a parte acionada tem liberdade para transladar em pelo menos um dentre de modo rotacional e longitudinal.