Methods and apparatus for controlling rotary machines
Abstract
A control system for a rotary machine is provided. The rotary machine has at least one rotating member and at least one substantially stationary member positioned such that a clearance gap is defined between a portion of the rotating member and a portion of the substantially stationary member. The control system includes at least one clearance gap dimension measurement apparatus and at least one clearance gap adjustment assembly. The adjustment assembly is coupled in electronic data communication with the measurement apparatus. The control system is configured to process a clearance gap dimension signal and modulate the clearance gap dimension.
- Inventors:
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- Niskayuna, NY
- Scotia, NY
- Delanson, NY
- Greer, SC
- Simpsonville, SC
- Guilderland, NY
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Midwest Research Institute, Kansas City, MO (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 988847
- Patent Number(s):
- 7581921
- Application Number:
- 11/424,951
- Assignee:
- General Electric Company (Schenectady, NY)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F03 - MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS F03D - WIND MOTORS
F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F05 - INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04 F05B - INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO MACHINES OR ENGINES OTHER THAN NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, TO WIND MOTORS, TO NON-POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT PUMPS, AND TO GENERATING COMBUSTION PRODUCTS OF HIGH PRESSURE OR HIGH VELOCITY
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC36-99GO10337
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 42 ENGINEERING
Citation Formats
Bagepalli, Bharat Sampathkumaran, Jansen, Patrick Lee, Barnes, Gary R, Fric, Thomas Frank, Lyons, James Patrick Francis, Pierce, Kirk Gee, Holley, William Edwin, and Barbu, Corneliu. Methods and apparatus for controlling rotary machines. United States: N. p., 2009.
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Bagepalli, Bharat Sampathkumaran, Jansen, Patrick Lee, Barnes, Gary R, Fric, Thomas Frank, Lyons, James Patrick Francis, Pierce, Kirk Gee, Holley, William Edwin, & Barbu, Corneliu. Methods and apparatus for controlling rotary machines. United States.
Bagepalli, Bharat Sampathkumaran, Jansen, Patrick Lee, Barnes, Gary R, Fric, Thomas Frank, Lyons, James Patrick Francis, Pierce, Kirk Gee, Holley, William Edwin, and Barbu, Corneliu. Tue .
"Methods and apparatus for controlling rotary machines". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/988847.
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abstractNote = {A control system for a rotary machine is provided. The rotary machine has at least one rotating member and at least one substantially stationary member positioned such that a clearance gap is defined between a portion of the rotating member and a portion of the substantially stationary member. The control system includes at least one clearance gap dimension measurement apparatus and at least one clearance gap adjustment assembly. The adjustment assembly is coupled in electronic data communication with the measurement apparatus. The control system is configured to process a clearance gap dimension signal and modulate the clearance gap dimension.},
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year = {Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 2009},
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