Method and apparatus for sensing integrity degradation in turbine engine components

摘要

A method for detecting integrity degradation of a turbine engine component (10) includes the steps of detecting oxygen in a cavity (12) of a turbine engine component; receiving a signal confirming the detection of oxygen; and detecting an integrity degradation of the turbine engine component by the detection of oxygen. The method utilizes an apparatus comprising an oxygen detection sensor (16) and a sensor signal collection device (18).