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AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsMichael Todd Stowe, Herbert Chidsey Roberts, Lyle Timothy Rasch, Michael Dean Fullington, Wayne Ray Grady, David Scott Diwinsky
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A system for performing ultrasonic procedures within a turbomachine. The system includes a bladder and a probe assembly. The bladder includes a bladder body for positioning within the turbomachine. Further, the bladder is inflatable to at least partially define an ultrasonic tank within the turbomachine for containing a fluid medium. The probe assembly includes an extension member and ultrasonic transmitter coupled to or positioned within the extension member. The extension member is insertable into the ultrasonic tank for positioning the ultrasonic transmitter within the ultrasonic tank.
A system for performing ultrasonic procedures within a turbomachine, the system comprising:
A method for performing an ultrasonic procedure within a turbomachine comprising a component, the method comprising:
The method of 17, wherein the undesirable characteristic is at least one of damage to the component, wear to the component, or deposit build-up on the component.
The method of 16, the method further comprising:
A turbomachine assembly comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.