| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 348083000 | Furnace (e.g., nuclear reactor, etc.) | 10 |
| 20100220182 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING ENGINE PARAMETERS BASED ON FLAME VISUALIZATION - In one embodiment, a system includes an engine that includes a combustion chamber and a viewing port into the combustion chamber. The engine also includes a camera configured to obtain an image of a flame in the combustion chamber through the viewing port and a controller configured to adjust a parameter of the engine based on the image of the flame. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20120113245 | DEVICE FOR OBSERVING THE INSIDE OF A HOT CELL, HOT CELL PROVIDED WITH SAID DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR MAINTAINING SAID DEVICE - The invention provides a method of maintaining a cell including a wall pierced by a cavity fitted with a monitoring or observation instrument, the instrument comprising a dome projecting into the inside of the cell, a protection shield, an observation sensor arranged between the dome and the shield, and a travel mechanism for moving the sensor between a position retracted inside the cavity and a deployed position. The method comprises the following operations: | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120281084 | INSPECTION SYSTEM FOR A COMBUSTOR OF A TURBINE ENGINE - An inspection system formed at least from an inspection system housing including at least one internal chamber that supports an extendible camera support shaft extending distally through a pilot nozzle port into a combustor of a gas turbine engine is disclosed. The inspection system may include a camera capable of capturing high quality images together with position coordinates. Thus, the inspection system enables images in a combustor of a gas turbine engine to be captured and recaptured at a subsequent outage so that the images may be analyzed and compared for preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, and the like. The inspection system may include three degrees of freedom for the camera mounted on the extendible camera support shaft. | 11-08-2012 |
| 20130033594 | SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR VISUAL INSPECTION OF A NUCLEAR VESSEL - Embodiments provide a system and apparatus for visual inspection of a nuclear vessel. The system includes a submersible remotely operated vehicle (SROV) system that is movable to an area within a nuclear vessel. The SROV system includes a maneuverable inspection camera assembly for visual inspection of nuclear vessel components, where the inspection camera assembly is maneuverable in relation to the SROV system. The system also includes a control system located in an area remote from the area within the nuclear vessel. The control system is configured to control the movement of the SROV system and the maneuvering of the inspection camera assembly. | 02-07-2013 |
| 20130176418 | CONTINUOUS INFRARED THERMOGRAPHY MONITORING AND LIFE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR HEAT RECOVERY STEAM GENERATORS - A method for continuously monitoring the working condition of a heat recovery steam generator (“HRSG”) using infrared thermography, comprising the steps of identifying target locations inside the HRSG, positioning one or more infrared cameras to continuously monitor and record the temperature at each target location, generating continuous thermographic images corresponding to selected components and locations at each target locations, comparing the continuous thermographic images to corresponding, stored base line images and generating a set of comparative data reports in real time for each target location in order to predict the life span or potential failure of HRSG components. | 07-11-2013 |
| 20130300856 | PROCESSING OF IMAGE DATA COMPRISING EFFECTS OF TURBULENCE IN A LIQUID MEDIUM - Disclosed herein is a method for processing of successive digital image data, acquired by a camera immersed in a liquid comprising turbulence, such as water in a nuclear reactor core, this turbulence causing an effect of apparent displacement of pixels of the images. The processing comprises advantageously: a modelling of the effect of the turbulence on the pixels of the images, and a deconvolution by this modelling of a time-averaged image. | 11-14-2013 |
| 20140184781 | FURNACE TUBE INSPECTION - Devices, methods, and systems for determining a layout for a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system of a building are described herein. One method includes receiving information from a building information model associated with a building, receiving information from a pre-engineering tool associated with the building, and determining a layout for an HVAC system of the building based, at least in part, on the information form the building information model and the information from the pre-engineering tool. | 07-03-2014 |
| 20140333752 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ON-LINE MEASURING A BURDEN SURFACE IN A BLAST FURNACE - The present invention discloses a system and method for on-line measuring a burden surface in blast furnace to get burden surface information. The system comprises laser emitter(s) disposed above the burden surface and emitting laser beam(s) to continuously scan at least one portion of the burden surface; a video camera configured to shoot burden surface images, each of which comprises a detection point pattern formed by the laser beam incident on the burden surface; an image processing device configured to receive the burden surface images transferred from the video camera and output the burden surface information. As compared with the prior art, the present invention may substantially reduce the cost of the measuring system and obtain burden surface information sufficiently accurate with a large number of actual detection points. Furthermore, the system for on-line measuring a burden surface in blast furnace according to the present invention may use less number of laser emitter (even one laser emitter), so it is more advantageous to minimize the system and may simplify laser emitter protective measures. | 11-13-2014 |
| 20150015694 | FURNACE VISUALIZATION - Methods, systems, and computer-readable and executable instructions are described herein. One method includes combining a plurality of images of a furnace into a composite image of the furnace, revising the composite image of the furnace to an intensity scaling, restoring a portion of the revised composite image of the furnace; and displaying a view of the restored revised composite image of the furnace to a user. | 01-15-2015 |
| 20160003680 | APPARATUS FOR MEASURING TEMPERATURE OF GLASS MELTING FURNACE - Disclosed is an apparatus for measuring the temperature of a glass melting furnace. The apparatus includes: a barrel-shaped glass window part having a transparent glass window, mounted to a temperature measurement hole of the glass melting furnace, and extended outside of the glass melting furnace, so as to form a through hole that communicates with the temperature measurement hole; and a camera part having a thermographic camera to capture image of inside of the glass melting furnace through the glass window part, wherein the glass window is positioned in the through hole far from the glass melting furnace. This apparatus supplies cooling gas into the through hole in upper and lower directions, thereby preventing the surface of the glass window from being covered with fumes, and confines heated gases and fumes to the glass melting furnace. | 01-07-2016 |
