General Electric Company
Sheathing for fluid probe

Abstract:

The present disclosure relates to probe sheaths adapted for a probe housing positioned within a turbomachine fluid flow path. A probe sheath according to the disclosure can include: a non-metallic sheathing material having at least one opening shaped to enclose a first portion of a fluid probe therein, the non-metallic sheathing material being sized for placement within an interior cavity of the probe housing; and a metallic sheathing material mechanically coupled to a first end of the non-metallic sheathing material and sized for placement within the interior cavity of the probe housing. The metallic sheathing material may include at least one opening in fluid communication with the at least one opening of the non-metallic sheathing material, and may be shaped to enclose a second portion of the fluid probe therein.