Imaging system for inspecting a turbine
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorLucy Summerville Giametta
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Abstract
An imaging system for inspecting a turbine through an opening in a turbine casing is disclosed. The system includes a fitting installed in the opening. A lens assembly is mounted to a first side of the fitting and extends inside of the turbine casing. A fiber optic bundle is mounted to a second side of the fitting and extends outside of the turbine casing to a camera disposed remote from the opening.
Claims13
An imaging system for inspecting a turbine through an opening in a turbine casing, the imaging system comprising:
- a fitting for installation in the opening in the turbine casing, the fitting having a first side facing the inside of the turbine casing and a second side facing the outside of the turbine casing;
- a camera disposed remote from the opening outside of the turbine casing;
- a lens assembly mounted to the first side of the fitting and extending inside of the turbine casing;
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- a fiber optic bundle mounted to the second side of the fitting and extending outside of the turbine casing to the camera.
An imaging system for inspecting a turbine through an opening in a turbine casing, the imaging system comprising:
- a fitting for installation in the opening in the turbine casing, the fitting having a first side facing the inside of the turbine casing and a second side facing the outside of the turbine casing;
- an infrared camera disposed remote from the opening outside of the turbine casing;
- a lens assembly mounted to the first side of the fitting and extending inside of the turbine casing, the lens assembly comprising a rigid tube enclosing lenses and spacers between the lenses;
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- a flexible fiber optic bundle mounted to the second side of the fitting and extending outside of the turbine casing to the camera.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.