by Jerry Philips | Sep 24, 2015 | Fiberoptic Sensors, Non-Contact Sensing, Quality Control, turbine blade tip clearance, Wireless Sensors
Gas and steam turbine manufacturers of fossil power plants have long used hand-held feeler gages to measure turbine blade tip clearances and inspect the roundness of the TBC linings at access ports provided for that purpose. With new construction and at overhaul,...