Blade by Blade Tip Clearance Measurement

This paper describes a capacitance-based tip clearance measurement system which engineers have used in the most demanding turbine test applications. The capacitance probe has survived extended use in a major European gas turbine manufacturer's high-temperature demonstrator unit, where it functi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: A. G. Sheard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2011-01-01
Series:International Journal of Rotating Machinery
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/516128