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Early fouling detection

US7652586B2 · kind B2 · utility

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18References

11Claims

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Assignee

General Electric Company · US

Inventors

Marko Klaus Baller · Bad Abbach, DE
Marcin Alexy · Bad Abbach, DE
Glenn Scott Claydon · Wynantskill, US
Peter Joseph Codella · Schenectady, US
Stacey Joy Kennerly · Niskayuna, US
Kuna Venkat Satya Rama Kishore · Kanchinakote, IN
Anis Zribi · Colorado Springs, US
Guiju Song · Niskayuna, US
Shivappa Goravar · Bengaluru, IN
Ajit Achuthan · Niskayuna, US

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 15, 2006
Grant date	Jan 26, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 19, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01N17/008
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

According to one embodiment, a first capacitive element may be provided and associated with a surface where a fouling layer is to be detected. A second capacitive element may also be provided, and a capacitance between the first and second capacitive elements may be used to detect formation of the fouling layer. According to another embodiment, a thermal device is provided proximate to a surface where a fouling layer is to be detected. A detector (e.g., a thermometer or vibration detector) may detect a condition associated with the surface, and formation of the fouling layer may be determined based at least in part on the condition.

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