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| 20090122832 | MEASUREMENT, COATING AND MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A measurement system for and method of measuring thicknesses of coatings as applied to objects and a coating system and method for coating objects, in particular three-dimensional objects, with coatings, in particular thermal barrier coatings (TBCs), and a monitoring system for and method of monitoring a state of a thermal barrier coating (TBC) as applied to an object which is exposed to a high-temperature environment, and a TBC for use with the same. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090202864 | LUMINESCENT MATERIAL COMPOSITIONS AND STRUCTURES INCORPORATING THE SAME - Luminescent material compositions, in particular for use in high-temperature environments, and structures, such as thermal barrier coatings (TBCs), which incorporate the same. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20110069735 | DETERMINING THERMAL HISTORY OF COMPONENTS - A system for and method of determining thermal history of components which are subjected to high-temperature environments, such as in boilers, fuel cells, furnaces, engines and gas turbines, and temperature-monitoring materials and coatings for use in such a system and method. | 03-24-2011 |
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| 20090287448 | In on or Relating to Rotating Machines - A rotating machine, has a rotary component, which includes a memory device for storing data relating to the past use of the component. The data are associated with rotational speed and ambient temperature, which are detected by detectors either on or off the rotary component. The stored data may be the raw temperature and speed data as sampled over time, which are then used to derive values of low-cycle fatigue and creep damage. These fatigue and creep values are, in turn, correlated with the load profiles of the component to arrive at a value of elapsed lifespan for the component. Alternatively, the stored data may be the fatigue and creep values and/or, preferably, values of elapsed and remaining lifespan of the component. In a second embodiment the detectors are located on the machine casing along with an evaluation unit. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20090301085 | Turbocharger for an internal combustion engine - A turbocharger for an internal combustion engine comprising: a turbine driven by exhaust gas from the engine; a compressor for supplying compressed air to the engine, the compressor including an impeller driven by the turbine; an arrangement upstream of the impeller suitable for directing air such that it is swirling in a rotational sense on reaching the impeller; and control means arranged to control said arrangement such that as the speed of the impeller approaches a predetermined maximum speed limit the arrangement directs air such that it is swirling in the opposite rotational sense to that in which the impeller is being driven by the turbine. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20100139269 | TURBOCHARGED INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND METHOD - A turbochargeable internal combustion engine contains a motor which has an exhaust manifold on the exhaust gas side, a turbocharger which has at least two turbocharger stages and, on the exhaust gas side, has an exhaust gas inlet and an exhaust gas outlet. The engine further has a primary catalytic converter, which is arranged on the exhaust gas side between the exhaust manifold of the engine block and the exhaust gas inlet of the turbocharger. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100170245 | TURBOCHARGER CONFIGURATION AND TURBOCHARGEABLE INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A turbocharger configuration, particularly in or for a motor vehicle, includes at least one turbocharger stage, which has a turbine and a compressor that are mechanically decoupled from each other. A turbochargeable internal combustion engine having such a turbocharger configuration, is also provided. | 07-08-2010 |
| 20100215506 | IMPELLER COATING - An impeller is provided with a back surface that is at least partly coated with a thermal barrier coating. The thermal barrier coating includes an anodized layer, polymer or polymer-based ceramics. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20100322781 | IMPELLER AND TURBOCHARGER - An impeller having a rotation axis, a radial direction, a backplate and a number of vanes which are connected to the backplate at a line of connection is provided. Each vane has an upstream side, a downstream side and an outer side. The downstream side of each vane has an edge portion which is located near the outer side. The vanes project radially over the backplate and the downstream side further includes a connecting portion connecting the edge portion to the backplate and including an angle with the radial direction. The connecting portion includes a convex rounded portion which is located near the line of connection. Moreover, a turbocharger having an inventive impeller is disclosed. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20110008151 | TURBINE AND METHOD FOR CLEANING TURBINE BLADES UNDER OPERATION CONDITIONS - A method for cleaning a number of turbine blades of a turbine under operation conditions by means of a cleaning fluid which is sprayed onto the turbine blades by a number of nozzles is disclosed. The method is characterised in that the cleaning fluid is distributed to the nozzles such that only a fraction of the nozzles is used at any one time to spray the cleaning fluid onto the turbine blades. Furthermore, a turbine comprising a number of rotor blades, a number of stator blades and a number of nozzles is described. Each nozzle is connected to a cleaning fluid supply. The turbine further comprises at least one distribution unit which is configured such that the cleaning fluid can be distributed to only a fraction of the nozzles at any one time. Moreover, a turbocharger comprising an inventive turbine is disclosed. | 01-13-2011 |
