A system and method of monitoring for sand plugging in a gas turbine engine includes sensing differential pressure across a combustor during engine operation. The sensed differential pressure is processed to determine an amount of sand plugging of combustor cooling holes, and an alert is generated when the amount of sand plugging exceeds a predetermined threshold.
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING FOR SAND PLUGGING IN GAS TURBINE ENGINES
SYSTEME ET METHODE DE SURVEILLANCE D'OBSTRUCTION PAR LE SABLE DES TURBINES A GAZ
2019-10-23
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | F01D Strömungsmaschinen [Kraft- und Arbeitsmaschinen oder Kraftmaschinen], z.B. Dampfturbinen , NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, e.g. STEAM TURBINES / B64F GROUND OR AIRCRAFT-CARRIER-DECK INSTALLATIONS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH AIRCRAFT , Boden- oder Flugzeugträgerdeckeinrichtungen besonders ausgebildet für die Verwendung in Verbindung mit Luftfahrzeugen / F23R Erzeugen von Verbrennungsprodukten hohen Druckes oder hoher Geschwindigkeit, z.B. Gasturbinenbrennkammern , GENERATING COMBUSTION PRODUCTS OF HIGH PRESSURE OR HIGH VELOCITY, e.g. GAS-TURBINE COMBUSTION CHAMBERS / G01M TESTING STATIC OR DYNAMIC BALANCE OF MACHINES OR STRUCTURES , Prüfen der statischen oder dynamischen Massenverteilung rotierender Teile von Maschinen oder Konstruktionen |
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