G01M3/025

FLUID MONITORING SYSTEM

A fluid monitoring system includes a controller configured to determine that a value of at least one fluid property of a fluid is greater than a threshold value, and to control actuators to identify which fluid source has the fluid with the value of the at least one fluid property greater than the threshold value. Each actuator is configured to drive a respective crossover valve between a first position and a second position to direct the fluid from a respective first fluid source to a first manifold or a second manifold and to direct the fluid from a respective second fluid source to the first manifold or the second manifold. In addition, the first manifold is configured to direct the fluid to a first sensor assembly, and the second manifold is configured to direct the fluid to a second sensor assembly.

Method and assembly for inspecting engine component

One exemplary embodiment of this disclosure relates to a method of inspecting a component of a gas turbine engine. The method includes performing a through-hole inspection, and determining a location of the plurality of holes from results of the through-hole inspection.

Vacuum testing a seal within a gas turbine engine structure

A method is provided for testing an annular seal within a gas turbine engine. During this method, a vacuum is applied to a first volume through a conduit. The annular seal is between the first volume and a second volume. A vacuum pressure is measured within the conduit while the vacuum is applied. The measured vacuum pressure is compared to a threshold vacuum pressure. A difference between the measured vacuum pressure and the threshold vacuum pressure is indicative of leakage across the annular seal from the second volume to the first volume.

Portable Tester For A Leakage Rate Of A Cylinder In An Automobile Engine
20210348981 · 2021-11-11 ·

It is provided a portable tester for leakage rate of a cylinder of an automobile engine. The portable tester includes a shell; wherein a circuit board and a manifold body are provided in the shell; a throttle hole is provided inside the manifold body, the shell includes a front shell and a rear shell; a display and a control key are provided respectively at an upper end of and at a middle part of the front shell; the circuit board is provided with a decoding drive electrically connected with the display, and a single chip microcomputer unit is provided on the decoding drive and electrically connected with the control key; an air inlet connecter and an air outlet connector are provided at the lower end of the front shell. Two ends of the manifold body are provided with sensors electrically connected with the single chip microcomputer unit.

HYDROGEN LEAKAGE DETECTION SYSTEM
20210344025 · 2021-11-04 ·

A hydrogen leakage detection system for detecting a hydrogen leakage in a fuel cell system includes: an outer shell configured to accommodate a hydrogen flow section; a hydrogen sensor; and a porous sheet disposed to delimit at least a part of a space within the outer shell and allowing permeation of hydrogen through the porous sheet in a thickness direction thereof. The hydrogen flow section is disposed in a region below the porous sheet, and the hydrogen sensor is disposed in a region above the porous sheet.

LEAK DETECTION MODULE ENTROPY METHOD FOR EVAPORATIVE EMISSIONS SYSTEM
20230313762 · 2023-10-05 ·

A method of detecting a leak in an evaporative emissions system includes sealing an evaporative emissions system, achieving a first target pressure in the evaporative emissions system, achieving a second target pressure in the evaporative emissions system after achieving the first target pressure, and monitoring a system pressure subsequent to the second target pressure achieving step to determine a leak condition of the evaporative emissions system.

Evaporative emissions leak check module with integrated control and communication system

A leak detection module (LDM) includes a housing, a canister valve solenoid (CVS) that is arranged within the housing and in fluid communication along a first fluid passageway between first and second ports. The module also includes a pump that is arranged within the housing and is in fluid communication with the first and second ports, and a pressure sensor that is in fluid communication with at least one of the first and second ports. A first controller is arranged in the housing and is in communication with the pump, the CVS and the pressure sensor. The first controller runs a test procedure using the pump and operating the CVS between open and closed positions to monitor a pressure within the module. The first controller communicates a result based upon the monitored pressure to a second controller that is arranged outside the housing and remotely from the module.

LEAK TESTING APPARATUS

An apparatus is provided to test valves. The apparatus includes an actuation mechanism having an actuator that seals a valve of a combustion chamber of an engine. The apparatus further includes a flow control device that controls a flow of a pressurized fluid to the combustion chamber. The apparatus further includes a plurality of sensors having a first sensor and a second sensor. The first sensor is disposed in an inlet port of the combustion chamber to detect a first flow rate of the pressurized fluid in the inlet port. The second sensor is disposed in an exhaust port of the combustion chamber to detect a second flow rate of the pressurized fluid in the exhaust port. The apparatus further includes a notification device configured to generate an alert based on the detected first flow rate and the detected second flow rate.

System and method for detecting a fuel leak in an aircraft
11801943 · 2023-10-31 · ·

A method of and a system for detecting a fuel leak in an aircraft, the aircraft comprising a first engine and a second engine. The method comprises upon determining that the aircraft has reached a first mode of operation: acquiring a first baseline fuel flow of the first engine; acquiring a second baseline fuel flow of the second engine. The method further comprises monitoring a first current fuel flow measured at the first engine and a second current fuel flow measured at the second engine; and triggering a fuel leak detection based on an analysis of the first baseline fuel flow, the first current fuel flow, the second baseline fuel flow and the second current fuel flow.

Leak detection system and method

A leak detection system is provided with a first window configured to mount at a first opening in a first wall portion in an enclosure (e.g., for a gas turbine engine or other equipment in a power plant). The leak detection system includes a leak sensor configured to transmit a beam through the first window and an interior of the enclosure to obtain sensor feedback. The leak detection system includes a controller configured to evaluate the sensor feedback to monitor for a leak of a hazardous fluid in the enclosure.