Sample collecting device for droplet and gas sampling in narrow ducts of a gas turbine or any other device with an oil breather

• US 9,535,049 B2
• Filed: 02/13/2013
• Issued: 01/03/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 03/27/2012
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Siemens AG
• Original Assignee: Siemens AG
• Inventors: Brown, Roger, Pearce, Robert
• Primary Examiner(s): Tankersley, Blake A
• Application Number:
  US14/387,820
• Publication Number:
  US 20150041653A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,420 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: F01D 21/003 Arrangements for testing or measuring for measuring vibrations G01H
• CPC Class Codes: F01M 11/10 Indicating devices; Other safety devices
• CPC Class Codes: F01M 13/00 Crankcase ventilating or breathing
• CPC Class Codes: F16N 2250/50 Sampling
• CPC Class Codes: G01F 1/46 Pitot tubes
• CPC Class Codes: G01J 3/28 Investigating the spectrum using colour filters G01J3/51
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 1/2035 by deviating part of a fluid stream, e.g. by drawing-off or tapping
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 1/2205 with filters
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 27/626 using heat to ionise a gas
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 33/2888 Lubricating oil characteristics, e.g. deterioration lubricating properties G01N33/30

Abstract

An analyzing arrangement for analyzing a composition of a fluid, such as oil mist of an engine, e.g. a gas turbine is provided. The analyzing arrangement includes a breather pipe coupleable to the gas turbine such that at least a part of the fluid is flowing through the breather pipe, a first collecting device for collecting a first sample of the fluid, wherein the first collecting device is configured for providing a first composition analysis of the first sample and a second collecting device for collecting a second sample of the fluid, wherein the second collecting device is configured for providing a second composition analysis of the second sample. The first collecting device and the second collecting device are arranged inside the breather pipe such that the first collecting device and the second collecting device are exposed to a common flow characteristic of the fluid inside the breather pipe.

Claims

1. An analysing arrangement for analysing a composition of a fluid of a gas turbine, the analysing arrangement comprising:

a breather pipe configured to be coupled to the gas turbine such that at least a part of the fluid is flowing through the breather pipe,

a first collecting device for collecting a first sample of the fluid, wherein the first collecting device is configured for providing a first composition analysis of the first sample, and

a second collecting device for collecting a second sample of the fluid, wherein the second collecting device is configured for providing a second composition analysis of the second sample,

wherein the first collecting device and the second collecting device are arranged inside the breather pipe such that the first collecting device and the second collecting device are exposed to a common flow characteristic of the fluid inside the breather pipe; and

wherein the first collecting device and the second collecting device are offset with respect to each other around a centre axis of the breather pipe and have a common distance (d) to a pipe wall of the breather pipe.

2. The analysing arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the breather pipe has a centre axis, wherein the first collecting device and the second collecting device are arranged inside the breather pipe with an offset (x) between each other along the centre axis to minimize disturbance of the fluid.

3. The analysing arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the first collecting device comprises a first separator unit for separating a first fraction with a first aggregate state of the first sample from a second fraction with a second aggregate state of the first sample, and/or wherein the second collecting device comprises a second separator unit for separating a further first fraction with the first aggregate state of the second sample from a further second fraction with the second aggregate state of the second sample.

4. The analysing arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the first collecting device and/or the second collecting device comprise (s) a temperature sensor for measuring a temperature of the fluid.

5. The analysing arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the first collecting device and/or the second collecting device comprise(s) a pressure gauge, for measuring a pressure of the fluid.

6. The analysing arrangement of claim 5, wherein the pressure gauge is a pitot gauge.

7. The analysing arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the first collecting device comprises a first analysing unit for analysing the first sample in the first collecting device.

8. The analysing arrangement of claim 7, wherein the first analysing unit is an optical analysing device.

9. The analysing arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the second collecting device comprises a second analysing unit for analysing the second sample in the second collecting device.

10. The analysing arrangement of claim 9, wherein the second analysing unit is an optical analysing device.

11. The analysing arrangement according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the first collecting device and the second collecting device comprises an inner volume and an opening section through which a respective sample of the fluid is streamable into the inner volume.

12. The analysing arrangement according claim 11, wherein the opening section is detachably fixed to the respective first collecting device or the second collecting device.

13. A method for analysing a composition of a fluid of a gas turbine by an analysing arrangement according to claim 1, the method comprising:

collecting a first sample of the fluid by the first collecting device, and

collecting a second sample of the fluid by the second collecting device.

14. The method according to claim 13, further comprising analysing the first sample within the first collecting device, and/or analysing the second sample within the second collecting device.

15. The method according to claim 13, further comprising measuring the velocity, the pressure and/or the temperature of the fluid flowing through the breather pipe.

16. The method according to claim 15, further comprising adjusting a diameter of an opening of an opening section of at least one of the first collecting device and the second collecting device dependent on the measured velocity, the pressure and/or the temperature of the fluid flowing through the breather pipe such that the fluid flows in an isokinetic manner through the opening into an inner volume of the respective first collecting device or the respective second collecting device.

17. The analysing arrangement of claim 1, wherein the composition of fluid is an oil mist.

18. An arrangement for analysing a composition of a fluid passing through a breather pipe of a gas turbine, the arrangement comprising:

a first collecting device comprising a first inlet positioned within the breather pipe for collecting a first sample of the fluid, wherein the first collecting device is configured for providing a first composition analysis of the first sample; and

a second collecting device comprising a second inlet positioned within the breather pipe for collecting a second sample of the fluid, wherein the second collecting device is configured for providing a second composition analysis of the second sample;

wherein the first inlet and the second inlet each have an inlet centre axis circumferentially offset from each other along a circle having a radius (r) from a centre axis of the breather pipe such that the first sample and the second sample are obtained with equal flow characteristics.

19. The arrangement of claim 18, wherein the first inlet centre axis and the second inlet centre axis are disposed at locations diametrically opposite each other along the circle.