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Systems and method for locating failure events in samples under load

US7516663B2 · kind B2 · utility

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9References

20Claims

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Assignee

General Electric Company · US

Inventors

Harry Israel Ringermacher · Delanson, US
Donald Robert Howard · Troy, US
Bryon Edward Knight · Charlton, US
Yury Alexeyevich Plotnikov · Niskayuna, US
Mark John Osterlitz · Schenectady, US
Jian Li · Boise, US
Jeffry Lynn Thompson · Ballston Spa, US
Gulperi Aksel · Clifton Park, US

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 3, 2006
Grant date	Apr 14, 2009
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 25, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01N2291/02881
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A system for locating a failure event in a sample is disclosed. The system includes at least one sensor configured to detect acoustic energy corresponding to the failure event in the sample. The system also includes an infrared camera configured to detect a thermal release of energy corresponding to the failure event in the sample.

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