Cantor Colburn LLP
Blade tip clearance probe holder and a method for measuring blade tip clearance
A blade tip clearance probe holder including: a first housing in operable communication with a first feature of a casing for a rotary machine; a spring rod assembly in operable communication with the first housing; an electrical capacitance clearance meter in operable communication with the spring rod assembly; and a second housing in operable communication with the first housing wherein the second housing initiates a preload on the spring rod assembly and wherein the electrical capacitance clearance meter maintains a constant spatial relationship with a second feature of the casing for the rotary machine.
General Electric Company
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G01B
inventional
Jason Gregory Allan Kenneth D. Joseph
Seale Crum Black Kirzhner