Patent ID: 9267378
Filing Date: 2016-02-23
CPC Classification: F01D,F05D,G01B,Y02T

Claim Text:
1. A system, comprising: a turbomachine comprising a first turbomachine component having a first mechanoluminescent material, wherein the first turbomachine component produces a first light emission upon exposure to a mechanical stimulus sufficient to cause mechanoluminescence by the first mechanoluminescent material; and a turbomachine monitoring system comprising a controller, wherein the controller comprises data acquisition and processing circuitry configured to monitor the structural health of the first turbomachine component based on an analysis of the first light emission by correlating the first light emission to the mechanoluminescence of the first turbomachine component, and to provide a user-perceivable indication of the structural health of the first turbomachine component, adjust an operating speed of the turbomachine in response to the first light emission, or a combination thereof, based on the analysis.