Christopher James Thompson

US Patent:

20150118485, Apr 30, 2015

Filed:

Oct 22, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/521008

Inventors:

- Schenectady NY, US
Lawrence Bernard KOOL - Niskayuna NY, US
Christopher Edward THOMPSON - Greenville SC, US
Dalong ZHONG - Pudong, CN
Dalong ZHOU - Shanghai, CN
Liming ZHANG - Greenville SC, US

International Classification:

F01D 5/28
C23C 28/04
C23C 16/40
C23C 28/00
C23C 4/10
C23C 14/08

US Classification:

428332, 428697, 427258, 427454, 4272481

Abstract:

A gas turbine engine component includes a substrate formed of a high temperature resistant material and a corrosion resistant layer. The corrosion resistant layer is inert to the molten salt impurities and includes a refractory metal vanadate of formula MVO, wherein M is selected from the group consisting of alkaline earth metals, group IV and V transition metals, rare-earth metals and their combinations, and wherein z=x+2.5y, or z=1.5x+2.5y, or z=2x+2.5y.

US Patent:

20140267677, Sep 18, 2014

Filed:

Mar 14, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/829052

Inventors:

- Schenectady NY, US
Thomas James Batzinger - Schenectady NY, US
Jamison William Janawitz - Atlanta GA, US
Christopher Edward Thompson - Greenville SC, US

Assignee:

GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY - Schenectady NY

International Classification:

G06T 7/00
G02B 23/24

US Classification:

348 82

Abstract:

Various embodiments include approaches for monitoring turbomachine components. In various particular embodiments, a system for monitoring a component within a turbomachine includes: a borescope probe sized to pass through an opening in the turbomachine, the borescope probe for detecting a symbolic data array on the component within the turbomachine; and at least one computing device operably coupled to the borescope probe, the at least one computing device configured to: obtain image data about the symbolic data array from the borescope probe; evaluate the image data to determine whether the image data is compatible with a symbolic data array analysis program; and analyze the image data using the symbolic data array analysis program in response to determining the image data is compatible with the symbolic data array analysis program.