System and method for inspection of stator vanes
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- removably coupling an image recording assembly to a rotary component of a compressor of a gas turbine engine such that a plurality of cameras disposed within the image recording assembly are oriented in different directions from each other relative to a length of the rotary component;
rotating the image recording assembly around a shaft of the gas turbine engine; and
recording images of stationary components disposed circumferentially around the shaft, without removal of a housing of the compressor.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention include an inspection system to inspect internal components of a compressor of a gas turbine engine. The inspection system includes an image recording assembly having one or more image recording devices, light sources, storage devices, and power supplies. The image recording assembly may be inserted into a compressor without removal of the compressor housing or disassembly of the compressor. The image recording assembly may be removably coupled to a rotary component of the compressor, e.g., a rotor blade, and used to record images of stationary components, e.g., stator vanes, of the compressor. The images may be inspected to identify wear and/or defects in the stationary components, e.g., stator vanes.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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removably coupling an image recording assembly to a rotary component of a compressor of a gas turbine engine such that a plurality of cameras disposed within the image recording assembly are oriented in different directions from each other relative to a length of the rotary component; rotating the image recording assembly around a shaft of the gas turbine engine; and recording images of stationary components disposed circumferentially around the shaft, without removal of a housing of the compressor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system, comprising:
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an image recording assembly for a compressor of a gas turbine engine, comprising; a plurality of cameras for recording images of stator vanes of the compressor as a rotor blade of the compressor rotates;
a light source; and
a storage device, wherein each camera of the plurality of cameras is oriented in a different direction from each other camera relative to a length of the rotor blade, and;a coupling mechanism for coupling the image recording assembly to the rotor blade. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method, comprising:
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inserting a camera assembly comprising a plurality of cameras into a compressor housing of a gas turbine engine such that each camera of the plurality of cameras is oriented in a different direction from each other camera relative to a length of a rotor blade; coupling the camera assembly to the rotor blade; and determining defects in an internal component of the compressor from images recorded by the camera assembly. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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