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Fuel leak detection system for use in a turbine enclosure

US9506835B2 · kind B2 · utility

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6References

20Claims

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Assignee

General Electric Company · US

Inventors

Rajesh Reddy Konatham · Kanchinakote, IN
Len Alan Wolf · Greenville, US
Laxmikant Merchant · Bengaluru, IN
Rajakumar Alagappan · Bengaluru, IN
Lakshmi Shankar · Grafton, GB

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 23, 2014
Grant date	Nov 29, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 18, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01M15/14
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A fuel leak detection system for use in a turbine enclosure is provided. The system includes a ventilation duct extending through an interior cavity of the turbine enclosure such that an extended portion of the ventilation duct is positioned within a bottom portion of the turbine enclosure. The ventilation duct includes a plurality of openings configured to allow air from within the turbine enclosure to be drawn into the ventilation duct through the plurality of openings. The system also includes a sensor system coupled in flow communication with the air drawn into the ventilation duct, the sensor system configured to detect fuel in the air.

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