GE Measurement & Control Fast and accurate turbine blade inspection Inspection Technologies: blade|line Precise and fast 450 kV X-ray CT inspection and measurement system for complex and critical high pressure turbine blades.
blade|line: fast, precise and compact The new GE blade|line X-ray CT inspection and measurement system enables fast, high quality imaging of complex, advanced technology engine components such as high pressure turbine blades. As aircraft engine performance requirements become more stringent, turbine blade cooling schemes advance and require complex multi-wall castings that introduce new inspection challenges.
Precision manipulation blade|line 4-axis SCARA robot enables high reproducibility of inspection and measurement results The Power of Rhythm / DICONDE All the 2D and CT slice images acquired by the blade|line system are automatically created in the non-proprietary and reliable DICONDE (Digital Imaging and Communication in NDE) format. DICONDE incorporates many features that are NDE-focused describing all of the necessary syntax, attributes and data elements.
GE blade|line Technical Specifications Source Tube type and max voltage Software Maintenance-free closed high-power 450 kV GE ISOVOLT minifocus X-ray tube, collimated for fan beam CT with minimized scattered radiation artifacts Sample Sample ØxH Max. 3D scanning cylinder up to 150 mm Ø x 190 mm (5.90” x 7.48”) Max. sample size up to 190 mm (7.48”) x 200 mm (7.87”) with limited travel range Max. sample weight Up to 2 kg (4.4 lbs.) Detector & System Performance Min. scan speed 20 s. at 50 Hz / 10 s.
