Open AccessA Microwave Blade Tip Clearance Sensor for Propulsion Health Monitoring
Author(s) -
Mark R. Woike,
Ali AbdulAziz,
Timothy J. Bencic
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
aiaa infotech @ aerospace
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Conference proceedings
DOI - 10.2514/6.2010-3308
Subject(s) - propulsion , microwave , blade (archaeology) , tip clearance , aerospace engineering , acoustics , environmental science , materials science , computer science , engineering , mechanical engineering , physics , telecommunications , turbine
The NASA Glenn Research Center has investigated a microwave blade tip clearance system for the structural health monitoring of gas turbine engines. This presentation describes the sensors and the experiments that have been conducted to evaluate their performance along with future plans for their use on an engine ground test.
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