Engine component life monitoring system and method for determining remaining useful component life
First Claim
1. A method for determining a relationship between a metal temperature of a turbine component and an operating condition of a turbine housing the component, comprising:
- develop a thermal model of the turbine component;
measure a plurality of turbine operating parameters for a period of time;
reduce the number of operating parameters;
develop an operating history by reviewing the operating parameters for the turbine;
identify a damage mechanism to be evaluated for the turbine component based on the turbine operating history;
develop an algorithm based on the operating parameters to approximate the component metal temperature;
develop rule sets of algorithms; and
use the rule sets of algorithms to determine the turbine component metal tempemture so the component metal temperature is humanly perceptible.
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Abstract
The claimed invention is a method for determining a relationship between a metal temperature of a turbine component and an operating condition of a turbine housing the component. The claimed invention is also a method for determining consumed operating life for a turbine component. The invention further comprises a system for determining an amount of remaining useful life in a turbine component. The invention further comprises a method for determining a relationship between a stress state of a turbine component and an operating condition of a turbine housing the component.
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24 Claims
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1. A method for determining a relationship between a metal temperature of a turbine component and an operating condition of a turbine housing the component, comprising:
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develop a thermal model of the turbine component; measure a plurality of turbine operating parameters for a period of time; reduce the number of operating parameters; develop an operating history by reviewing the operating parameters for the turbine; identify a damage mechanism to be evaluated for the turbine component based on the turbine operating history; develop an algorithm based on the operating parameters to approximate the component metal temperature; develop rule sets of algorithms; and use the rule sets of algorithms to determine the turbine component metal tempemture so the component metal temperature is humanly perceptible. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for determining consumed operating life for a turbine component, comprising:
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recording a plurality of engine operating parameters for the turbine during a period of time; calculating a component temperature estimate based upon the recorded parameters for the period of time, using a method that calculates a relationship between the component temperature and the recorded plurality of engine operating parameter, comprising; developing a thermal model of the turbine component; reducing the number of operating parameters; developing an operating history by reviewing the operating parameters for the turbine; identifying a damage mechanism to be evaluated for the turbine component based on the turbine operating history; developing an algorithm based on the operating parameters to approximate the component metal temperature; developing rule sets of algorithms; using the rule sets of algorithms to determine the component metal temperature; evaluating a damage mechanism of the component; obtaining the turbine parameters necessary to determine a life consumption for the damage mechanism based on the calculated condition estimates; calculating a damage fraction for each damage mechanism using the turbine parameters; summing the calculated damage fractions; obtaining the amount of component life remaining based upon the cumulated damage fractions; and working the component based on the amount of component life remaining. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A system for determining an amount of remaining useful life in a turbine component comprising:
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a turbine engine monitoring device; an algorithm for determining the component metal temperature, the algorithm comprising the steps of; develop a thermal model of the turbine component; measure a plurality of turbine operating parameters for a period of time; reduce the number of operating parameters; develop an operating history by reviewing the operating parameters for the turbine; identify a damage mechanism to be evaluated for the turbine component based on the turbine operating history; develop an algorithm based on the operating parameters to approximate the component metal temperature; develop rule sets of algorithms; use the rule sets of algorithms to determine the component metal temperature; and
an algorithm for determining a component damage fraction. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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