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AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsNilesh Tralshawala, Harold Edward Miller, Vivek Venugopal Badami, Sameer Vittal, Daniel White Sexton
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A creep life management system includes at least one sensor apparatus coupled to a first component. The at least one sensor apparatus is configured with a unique identifier. The creep life management system also includes at least one reader unit coupled to a second component. The at least one reader unit is configured to transmit an interrogation request signal to the at least one sensor apparatus and receive a measurement response signal transmitted from the at least one sensor apparatus. The creep life management system further includes at least one processor programmed to determine a real-time creep profile of the first component as a function of the measurement response signal transmitted from the at least one sensor apparatus.
A method of operating a turbine engine, the turbine engine including a plurality of rotatable components, at least one stationary component, and a creep life management system including a processor, an alarm component, a first portion coupled to the plurality of rotatable components, thereby defining a plurality of first portions, and a second portion coupled to the at least one stationary component, said method comprising:
A creep life management system for a turbine engine, said system comprising:
A turbine engine comprising:
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