Fluid temperature measurement device

• US 7,819,578 B2
• Filed: 11/01/2007
• Issued: 10/26/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 12/01/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Rolls-Royce PLC (Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc)
• Original Assignee: Rolls-Royce PLC (Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc)
• Inventors: Watson, Hugh M. L., Boniface, Christopher S., Coney, Michael H., Mullender, Andrew J.
• Primary Examiner(s): VERBITSKY, GAIL KAPLAN
• Application Number:
  US11/979,324
• Publication Number:
  US 20080130708A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,090 Days
• Field of Search: 374/141, 374/144, 374/E1.001, 374 43- 45, 374/29, 374/137, 374 39- 40, 374/147, 374/148, 374/153, 374160-163, 374/152, 374/166, 374/167, 374/112, 374/183, 374/185, 374/57, 374/208
• US Class Current: 374/141
• CPC Class Codes: C09D 5/26 Thermosensitive paints
• CPC Class Codes: F01D 21/003 Arrangements for testing or measuring for measuring vibrations G01H
• CPC Class Codes: F05D 2260/80 Diagnostics
• CPC Class Codes: G01K 1/14 Supports; Fastening devices; Arrangements for mounting thermometers in particular locations
• CPC Class Codes: G01K 11/06 using melting, freezing, or softening
• CPC Class Codes: G01K 11/12 using changes in colour, translucency or reflectance
• CPC Class Codes: G01K 13/02 for measuring temperature of moving fluids or granular materials capable of flow
• CPC Class Codes: G01K 13/024 of moving gases

Abstract

A temperature measuring arrangement measures the temperature of a fluid passing a component. The arrangement includes a temperature measuring device having a substrate of low thermal capacity that has applied thereto two or more temperature recording media. The device is attached to and spaced apart from the component and is in the fluid flow.

Claims

1. A fluid flow temperature measuring device for a fluid passing a component of a gas turbine engine, the device comprising:

a shim, of lower thermal capacity than the component; and

a temperature recording media applied to the shim, the device being attached to and spaced apart from the component and being in a flow of the fluid,

wherein the component is a portion of the gas turbine engine.

2. A fluid flow temperature measuring device as claimed in claim 1 wherein two different temperature recording media are applied to the shim.

3. A fluid flow temperature measuring device as claimed in claim 1 wherein the temperature recording media is any one of the group comprising a wax based thermal tab and a thermal paint.

4. A fluid flow temperature measuring device as claimed in claim 1 wherein the temperature recording media are placed on different sides of the shim.

5. A fluid flow temperature measuring arrangement as claimed in claim 1 wherein the shim is less than 2 mm in thickness.

6. A fluid flow temperature measuring device as claimed in claim 1 wherein the shim is 0.25 mm in thickness.

7. A fluid flow temperature measuring device as claimed in claim 1 wherein the shim is metallic.

8. A fluid flow temperature measuring device as claimed in claim 1 wherein a radiation shield is positioned between the shim and the component.

9. A fluid flow temperature measuring device as claimed in claim 8 wherein at least one temperature measuring device is attached to the radiation shield.

10. A fluid flow temperature measuring device as claimed in claim 8 wherein the radiation shield is a low emissivity coating applied to the component.

11. A fluid flow temperature measuring device as claimed in claim 8 wherein the radiation shield is a low emissivity coating applied to one side of the shim.

12. A fluid flow temperature measuring device as claimed in claim 1, the shim being configured such that the lower thermal capacity of the shim than the component enables rapid temperature changes to be recorded.