METHOD FOR MONITORING A SEALING ELEMENT
    42.
    发明申请
    METHOD FOR MONITORING A SEALING ELEMENT 审中-公开
    密封元件监测方法

    公开(公告)号:US20150330173A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-11-19

    申请号:US14277091

    申请日:2014-05-14

    CPC classification number: E21B33/06 E21B47/1025

    Abstract: Embodiments of a method for monitoring an annular packer are provided herein. In some embodiments, a method for monitoring a sealing element of a blowout preventer may include providing a fluid to a chamber disposed within a blowout preventer to actuate a piston disposed within the chamber, wherein the actuation of the piston causes a reduction of an inner diameter of a sealing element; measuring one or more parameters of the fluid via a sensor; receiving data relating to the one or more parameters from the sensor; determining a stiffness of the sealing element utilizing the data relating to the one or more parameters; and determining an amount of degradation of the sealing element by comparing the determined stiffness of the sealing element to a known data profile.

    Abstract translation: 本文提供了一种用于监测环形封隔器的方法的实施例。 在一些实施例中,用于监测防喷器的密封元件的方法可以包括向设置在防喷器内的室提供流体以致启动设置在室内的活塞,其中活塞的致动导致内径的减小 的密封元件; 通过传感器测量流体的一个或多个参数; 从所述传感器接收与所述一个或多个参数有关的数据; 使用与所述一个或多个参数相关的数据来确定所述密封元件的刚度; 以及通过将确定的密封元件的刚度与已知数据轮廓进行比较来确定密封元件的退化量。

    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATION AND CONTROL OF CLEARANCE IN A TURBO MACHINE
    43.
    发明申请
    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATION AND CONTROL OF CLEARANCE IN A TURBO MACHINE 审中-公开
    用于涡轮机间隙的估计和控制的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20150169811A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-06-18

    申请号:US14132313

    申请日:2013-12-18

    CPC classification number: G06F17/5018

    Abstract: A method implemented using at least one processor includes receiving a plurality of measured operational parameters of a turbo machine having a rotor and a stator. The plurality of measured operational parameters includes a plurality of real-time operational parameters and a plurality of stored operational parameters. The method further includes generating a finite element model of the turbo machine and generating a plurality of snapshots based on the finite element model and the plurality of stored operational parameters. The method further includes generating a reduced order model based on the plurality of snapshots. The method also includes determining an estimated clearance between the rotor and the stator during operation of the turbo machine, based on the reduced order model and the plurality of real-time operational parameters.

    Abstract translation: 使用至少一个处理器实现的方法包括接收具有转子和定子的涡轮机的多个测量的操作参数。 多个测量的操作参数包括多个实时操作参数和多个存储的操作参数。 该方法还包括生成涡轮机的有限元模型,并且基于有限元模型和多个存储的操作参数生成多个快照。 该方法还包括基于多个快照生成缩减订单模型。 所述方法还包括基于所述降序模型和所述多个实时操作参数来确定所述涡轮机的操作期间所述转子和所述定子之间的估计间隙。

    Seal assembly for a rotary machine
    44.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US12270305B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-04-08

    申请号:US17908368

    申请日:2020-03-30

    Abstract: A rotary machine seal assembly (200) includes seal segments (102) configured to circumferentially extend around a rotor (108) between a stator (106) and the rotor (108) of a rotary machine. One or more seal segments include a shoe plate (110, 410, 710, 910), a seal base (112, 412, 712, 912), and at least one intermediate member (114, 414, 714). The shoe plate is disposed along the rotor. The seal base is disposed radially outward of the shoe plate. At least one intermediate member is coupled to and disposed between the seal base and the shoe plate. The at least one intermediate member includes an actuator portion (302, 402, 702, 902) having first coefficient of thermal expansion and a constrictor portion (304, 404, 704, 904) having a different, second coefficient of thermal expansion. The at least one intermediate member is configured to move the shoe plate from a radially outward position to a radially inward position with respect to the rotor responsive to the at least one intermediate member undergoing a temperature change.

    Tunneling device including expandable section

    公开(公告)号:US12203370B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-01-21

    申请号:US17981940

    申请日:2022-11-07

    Abstract: A tunneling device includes a body assembly, an expander coupled to the body assembly and extending along a longitudinal axis, and a tip coupled to the expander. The expander is disposed between a force transmitter and the tip. The expander is expandable in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis between a first configuration having a first width measured perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and a second configuration having a second width measured perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. The tip has a width measured perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. The first width of the expander is equal to or less than the width of the tip. The force transmitter is configured to deliver a force through the expander to the tip to move the tip in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis with the expander in the second configuration.

    FACE SEAL ROBUST TO CASING VIBRATION

    公开(公告)号:US20240426222A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-12-26

    申请号:US18751022

    申请日:2024-06-21

    Abstract: This disclosure is directed to seal assemblies for a turbomachine. The seal assemblies include one or more paired rotors and stators and at least one interface between the rotors and the stators. The components of the stator may be axially and radially movable by vibrations and other mechanical interference. The stators comprise a sealing element, a seal housing, and a stator interface connected to the engine housing. In some examples, seal assembly includes a damping element to isolate one or more of the rotating components from vibrations mechanical interference that might misalign the rotating components from the stationary components while the turbomachine is operational. In some examples, the damping element is positioned between the seal housing and the stator interface. In other examples, the damping element is positioned between the stator interface and the engine housing.

    TUNNELING AND NAVIGATION SYSTEMS INCLUDING CONTROLLER CONFIGURED TO DETERMINE ENVIRONMENTAL CHARACTERISTIC

    公开(公告)号:US20240159145A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-16

    申请号:US17981945

    申请日:2022-11-07

    CPC classification number: E21B7/30 E21B7/26 E21B49/00

    Abstract: A system for use in navigating and/or forming a tunnel includes a tunneling device including a body assembly and a fluid line coupled to the body assembly. The body assembly includes a first section and a second section that are configured to selectively adjust their size and move the body assembly through an underground location when a pressurized fluid is delivered to the body assembly through the fluid line. The system further includes at least one sensor coupled to the body assembly and/or the fluid line. The at least one sensor is configured to provide information related to an operating parameter of at least one of the first section of the body assembly or the second section of the body assembly. The system also includes a controller configured to determine an environmental characteristic of the tunnel based on the information provided by the at least one sensor.

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