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US 2022/0034849 A1Published application
Apparatus and method for determining when to replace a seal component of a seal assembly
AssigneeJohn Crane UK Limited
InventorsMohamad Shadi Nashed, Klaus Meck
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Abstract
A computer implemented method of determining when to replace a seal component of a seal assembly includes obtaining an indication of an accumulation of acoustic emission energy emitted from the seal component over a period of time and determining an estimate of remaining lifetime of the seal component based on the indication.
Claims14
A computer implemented method of determining when to replace a seal component of a seal assembly, the method comprising:
- obtaining an indication of an accumulation of acoustic emission energy emitted from the seal component over a period of time;
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- determining an estimate of remaining lifetime of the seal component based on the indication.
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