Method for installing function monitoring means in a flow machine installation
US8377502B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 20, 2010 |
| Grant date | Feb 19, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 21, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01K13/024
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for installing function monitoring means in a flow machine installation, wherein the function monitoring means are formed by at least one thermochromic paint, and wherein the method comprises: selecting at least one component of the flow machine installation whose function is to be monitored; selecting a predetermined thermochromic paint for the component whose function is to be monitored; applying the thermochromic paint on the component whose function is to be monitored; and wherein the thermochromic paint is applied to at least one component of the flow machine installation, which component is to be monitored with respect to the through-flow of process fluid therein.
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