Automated wireless propagation measurement system for evaluating the deployment of Wireless Sensor Networks in gas turbine engines

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
H.H. Khalili ◽  
P.R. Green ◽  
D. George
Keyword(s):  
Wireless Sensor Networks ◽  
Sensor Networks ◽  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Measurement System ◽  
Wireless Sensor ◽  
Turbine Engines ◽  
Gas Turbine Engines ◽  
Propagation Measurement

scholarly journals Microwave Blade Tip Clearance Measurement System

1996 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Grzybowski ◽  
George Foyt ◽  
Hartwig Knoell ◽  
William Atkinson ◽  
Josef Wenger
Keyword(s):  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Measurement System ◽  
Ceramic Materials ◽  
Tip Clearance ◽  
Turbine Engines ◽  
Gas Turbine Engines ◽  
Phase Measurements ◽  
Blade Tip ◽  
Clearance Control ◽  
Blade Tip Clearance

This paper describes the development of a Microwave Tip Clearance Measurement System for use in the gas turbine environment Applications for this sensor include basic tip clearance measurements, seal wear measurement and active blade tip clearance control in gas turbine engines. The system being developed was designed for useful operation to temperatures exceeding 1093°F, since only ceramic materials are directly exposed in the gas path. Other advantages of this microwave approach to blade tip clearance sensing include the existence of an inherent self-calibration in the sensor that permits accurate operation despite temperature variations and possible abrasion by the rotating blades. Earlier experiments designed to simulate this abrasion of the sensor head indicated that rubs as deep as 1 mm (40 mils) were easily tolerated. In addition, unlike methods based upon phase measurements, this method is very insensitive to cable vibration and length variations. Finally, this microwave technique is expected to be insensitive to fuel and other engine contamination, since it is based on the measurement of resonant frequencies, which are only slightly affected by moderate values of loss due to contamination.

scholarly journals Laser-Optical Blade Tip Clearance Measurement System

1981 ◽  
Vol 103 (2) ◽  
pp. 457-460 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. P. Barranger ◽  
M. J. Ford
Keyword(s):  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Measurement System ◽  
Optical Measurement ◽  
Tip Clearance ◽  
Turbine Engines ◽  
Gas Turbine Engines ◽  
Turbine Engine ◽  
Blade Tip ◽  
Graphic Terminal ◽  
Blade Tip Clearance

The need for blade tip clearance instrumentation has been intensified recently by advances in technology of gas turbine engines. A new laser-optical measurement system has been developed to measure single blade tip clearances and average blade tip clearances between a rotor and its gas path seal in rotating component rigs and complete engines. The system is applicable to fan, compressor and turbine blade tipe clearance measurements. The engine mounted probe is particularly suitable for operation in the extreme turbine environment. The measurement system consists of an optical subsystem, an electronic subsystem and a computing and graphic terminal. Bench tests and environmental tests were conducted to confirm operation at temperatures, pressures, and vibration levels typically encountered in an operating gas turbine engine.

scholarly journals Real-Time Alpine Measurement System Using Wireless Sensor Networks

Sensors ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (11) ◽  
pp. 2583 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sami Malek ◽  
Francesco Avanzi ◽  
Keoma Brun-Laguna ◽  
Tessa Maurer ◽  
Carlos Oroza ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wireless Sensor Networks ◽  
Sensor Networks ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Measurement System ◽  
Wireless Sensor
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