摘要 |
A system 50 and method for determining an out of balance condition of a rotor 52 having a plurality of blades 54 spaced from a housing, the system comprising a probe 56 to determine a clearance between the outer tip of the blades 54 and the inner surface 53 of the housing, the clearance information from the probe being sent to a control 64. The control 64 receives the clearance information from the probe 56 to determine a centre of the clearance information CA, and compare the distance between an actual centre of the clearance information CA and an expected centre of the clearance information should there be no imbalance C1, the distance being taken as a magnitude of imbalance of the rotor. |