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System and method for adjusting engine parameters based on flame visualization

US8432440B2 · kind B2 · utility

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36References

17Claims

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Assignee

General Electric Company · US

Inventors

Anthony Wayne Krull · Anderson, US
David Leach · Simpsonville, US
Gilbert Otto Kraemer · Greer, US
Geoffrey David Myers · Simpsonville, US
Alexey Vert · Schenectady, US
Garth Curtis Frederick · Greenville, US
Samer Aljabari · Amman, JO

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 27, 2009
Grant date	Apr 30, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 6, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02T50/60
WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

In one embodiment, a system includes an engine that includes a combustion chamber and a viewing port into the combustion chamber. The engine also includes a camera configured to obtain an image of a flame in the combustion chamber through the viewing port and a controller configured to adjust a parameter of the engine based on the image of the flame.

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