Patent ID: 8438915
Filing Date: 2013-05-14
Classification: G01M

Abstract:
1. A fluid testing apparatus for performing fluid flow analysis on a gas turbine engine component having a plurality of fluid cooling circuits each defining one or more openings in the component, that apparatus comprising: a first sealing insert configured to create a seal at an interface of the first sealing insert to the component to seal off one or more openings of a first fluid cooling circuit of the component, wherein the first sealing insert is configured as a substantially flat sheet having a shaped perimeter; a baffle insert configured to sealingly extend into a cooling baffle of the component to create a seal along at least one interior surface of the baffle; and a generic insert separable from the first sealing insert, wherein the component is clampable to the generic insert to hold the first sealing insert and the baffle insert relative to the component.