 Piezocryst and Vibro-Meter recently formed an alliance in development and distribution of piezoelectric pressure sensors to monitor the combustion in gas-turbines. In this cooperation Piezocryst will develop and manufacture gas turbine pressure sensors, which will be distributed exclusively by the worldwide sales- and service network of Vibro-Meter.
For customers this alliance offers the advantage of new and improved sensor technology from a complete product portfolio for turbine sensing and monitoring.
With the support of F&E and production, we can additionally achieve a shortened lead time.
The first product line of gas turbine pressure sensors was presented at the combined EVI-GTI & PIWG conference in Rhode Island. The sensors are based on GaPO4 sensing elements which are known for their remarkable temperature stability and signal quality. The new sensors provide a clean signal over a very wide temperature range. Their compact design enables a very flexible mounting in almost any existing pressure port. The optional implemented active acceleration compensation suppresses unwanted acceleration signals and underlines the principle of Piezocryst and Vibro-Meter to provide high quality sensing signals even under the most difficult conditions.
About Vibro-Meter
For 50 years Vibro-Meter has provided high quality sensors and sensing systems to protect and monitor aircraft engines and critical plant equipment. These monitoring systems protect high capital rotating turbo machinery like gas turbines, steam and hydro turbines in numerous industries and actively help to increase the customer’s machine availability and efficiency. It is Vibro-Meter’s experience and its investment in customer oriented solutions that have led to thousands of equipped machines worldwide and made it a world leader in health monitoring. Major airframe and aero engine manufacturers rely on the systems to protect their equipment and increase the safety by active condition monitoring and data based maintenance.
Throughout the air-breathing engines world, the active monitoring of combustion allows for an increase in efficiency and hence a reduction of green-house gases such as CO2 and NOX.
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