Inner-to-outer shell differential expansion measurement
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorMichael Earl Montgomery
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Abstract
A shell differential expansion detector and turbomachine including a detector are disclosed. In an embodiment, the shell differential expansion detector device includes a housing; and a first rod including a distal part extending through a first opening in the housing. The first rod further includes a proximal part within the housing. A sleeve surrounds the distal part of the first rod on an exterior of the housing; and an actuator arm is affixed to the first rod. A second rod is disposed in physical contact at a distal end thereof with the actuator arm; and a shell expansion detector is operably connected with the second rod at a proximal end thereof.
Claims20
A device comprising:
- a housing;
- a first rod including a distal part extending through a first opening in the housing and a proximal part within the housing;
- a sleeve surrounding the distal part of the first rod on an exterior of the housing;
- an actuator arm affixed to the first rod;
- a second rod in physical contact at a distal end thereof with the actuator arm;
- and
- a shell expansion detector operably connected with the second rod at a proximal end thereof.
A turbomachine comprising:
- a rotor;
- a stator surrounding the rotor;
- an inner shell;
- an outer shell;
- and
- an expansion detector device including:
- a housing affixed to an exterior of the outer shell;
- a first rod including a distal part extending through a first opening in the housing and a proximal part within the housing;
- a sleeve surrounding the distal part of the first rod on an exterior of the housing;
- an actuator arm affixed to the first rod;
- a second rod in physical contact at a distal end thereof with the actuator arm;
- and
- a shell expansion detector operably connected with the second rod at a proximal end thereof,
- wherein the first rod and the sleeve are inserted through an opening in the outer shell, and the distal part of the first rod is maintained in contact with the inner shell.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.