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US 2023/0258531 A1Published application
Method and system for gearbox failure detection using radioactive components
AssigneeBell Textron Inc.
InventorEric Stephen OLSON
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Abstract
A system includes a chip detector that includes a magnet, the chip detector operable to collect a plurality of chips in a lubricant flow. The system also includes a radiation sensor associated with the magnet and operable to detect radiation emitted by at least some of the plurality of chips collected by the magnet.
Claims20
A system comprising:
- a chip detector comprising a magnet, the chip detector operable to collect a plurality of chips in a lubricant flow;
- and
- a radiation sensor associated with the magnet and operable to detect radiation emitted by at least some of the plurality of chips collected by the magnet.
A system comprising:
- a filter operable to collect a plurality of chips in a lubricant flow;
- and
- a radiation sensor associated with the filter and operable to detect radiation emitted by the at least some of the plurality of chips.
A system for detecting chips in a lubricant flow, the system comprising:
- a chip-collection apparatus selected from the group consisting of:
- a chip detector;
- a filter operable to collect chips larger than 3 μm;
- and
- a screen;
- a radiation sensor operable to detect radiation emitted by at least some of the collected chips;
- and
- wherein the radiation sensor is at least one of:
- in the filter;
- adjacent to the screen;
- and
- adjacent to the chip detector.
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