Heat exchanger state sensing apparatus and method of use thereof

Abstract

The invention comprises a method and apparatus for sensing state of a heat exchanger, comprising the steps of: providing the heat exchanger, the heat exchanger comprising a set of heat exchange pipes at least partially inserted into a housing of the heat exchanger; providing a heat exchange state model; detecting first signals passing through a first portion of the heat exchanger with a first ultrasonic sensor; detecting second signals passing through a second portion of the heat exchanger with a second ultrasonic sensor; and at least one of the steps of: (1) training the heat exchange state model with the first signals and the second signals; and (2) receiving output from the heat exchange state model, the heat exchanger state model previously trained with the first signals and the second signals.

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