117 patents
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Isolated bolting connection for a generator
19 Oct 21
A connector assembly (12) for electrically and mechanically connecting via bolting, the top and bottom stator coil sections (14, 16) of an electrical generator comprising at least one pair of stator coil sections (14, 16) having spaced apart upper coil headers (18, 20) and lower coil headers (22, 24), each comprising a conductive material to provide at least two parallel paths for passing respective flows of electric current; first and second connectors (26, 28) including respective couplers (36, 38, 40, 42) for connecting the headers (18, 20, 22, 24), wherein the first and second connectors (26, 28) are electrically and mechanically isolated from one another via an air gap (34) therebetween so that none of the couplers (36, 38, 40, 42) bridge the air gap (34) and thereby allow relative movement between the first and second connectors (26, 28).
David Earl Hulsey, William Green, Robert Gore
Filed: 28 Jan 19
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Method of Cleaning a Component Having a Thermal Barrier Coating
7 Oct 21
A method of cleaning a component includes providing the component following the operation of the component in a high temperature environment, the component including a thermal barrier coating (TBC), cleaning the TBC of the component using a sponge jet blasting process, and measuring a cleaned thickness of the TBC to verify that the cleaned thickness exceeds a predetermined minimum value that will allow the return of the component to the high temperature environment.
Robert Schaer, Mahmood K. Silieti, Rafael A. de Cardenas
Filed: 20 Sep 18
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Section Replacement of a Turbine Airfoil with a Metallic Braze Presintered Preform
7 Oct 21
A method of repairing an airfoil is provided.
Kazim Ozbaysal, Ahmed Kamel
Filed: 21 Aug 18
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Nickel Based Superalloy Braze Filler
7 Oct 21
A weld filler is proposed which significantly improves the weldability of some nickel-based superalloys and includes the following constituents (in wt %): 11.2%-15.6% chromium (Cr), 9.6%-11.4% cobalt (Co) 2.4%-5.0%, molybdenum (Mo) 0.1%-3.3%, 4.4%-7.5% tungsten (W), 1.4%-2.6% tantalum (Ta), 3.0%-4.8% aluminum (Al), 0.4-1.0% titanium (Ti), 0.07%-0.08% carbon (C), 0.5%-1.4% hafnium (Hf), trace elements, and remainder nickel.
Thaddeus Strusinski, Matthew H. Lang
Filed: 1 May 18
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Method of forming a thermal barrier coating system with engineered surface roughness
5 Oct 21
A method of manufacturing a substrate (16) with a ceramic thermal barrier coating (28, 32).
Andrew J. Burns, Gary B. Merrill, John R. Paulus
Filed: 12 Feb 15
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Acoustic Flashback Detection In a Gas Turbine Combustion Section
30 Sep 21
A method of detecting combustor flashback in a gas turbine engine includes positioning a dynamic pressure sensor within a combustion section having a flame tube, providing a flow of fuel to the gas turbine engine, and operating the gas turbine engine to establish a flame having a flame front spaced a non-zero distance from an outlet of the flame tube.
Joshua S. McConkey, Tao Cui
Filed: 24 Jul 18
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Pump system for gas entrainment
28 Sep 21
A pump system includes a centrifugal pump having an impeller, a first inlet arranged to receive a first flow of liquid, a second inlet arranged to receive a flow of gas at a first pressure, the gas being soluble in the liquid, and an outlet arranged to discharge a second flow of liquid that contains the flow of gas solubilized therein.
Shane Broussard, Bruce M. Schertz, Chad L. Felch
Filed: 7 Feb 20
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Catalyst Treatment to Improve Corrosion Resistance
23 Sep 21
There are provided systems and processes that provide a robust α-alumina supported catalyst for the wet air oxidation or hydrolysis treatment of wastewaters having a pH of 9 or greater.
Philip A. Burclaff, Dominic Bush, Bryan J. Kumfer
Filed: 26 Jul 19
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Nickel Based Superalloy Weld Filler
16 Sep 21
A weld filler is proposed which significantly improves the weldability of some nickel-based superalloys and includes the following constituents (in wt %): 14.6%-15.6% chromium (Cr), 10.4%-11.4% cobalt (Co) 4.6%-5.0%, molybdenum (Mo), 4.4%-5.2% tungsten (W), 1.4%-1.8% tantalum (Ta), 3.0%-3.7% aluminum (Al), 0.7-1.3% titanium (Ti), 0.14%-0.16% carbon (C), 0.0425-0.0575% zirconium, 0.7%-1.2% hafnium (Hf), at most 0.15% iron, at most 0.1% manganese, at most 0.1% silicon, at most 0.1% vanadium, at most 0.015% boron, trace elements, and remainder nickel.
Thaddeus Strusinski
Filed: 27 May 21
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Double-acting Hydraulic Actuator with Different Pumps for Each Actuation Direction
26 Aug 21
An actuator operable to move a valve stem between an opened position and a closed position includes a cylinder including an open side and a close side, the cylinder coupled to the valve stem, a first pump connected to the cylinder and operable to deliver a first high-pressure fluid to the open side of the cylinder to move the valve stem toward the opened position, and a second pump separate from the first pump, the second pump connected to the cylinder and operable to deliver a second high-pressure fluid to the close side of the cylinder to move the valve stem toward the closed position.
John Casey
Filed: 21 Aug 18
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Catalytic Oxidation System and Process for Selective Cyanide Removal
19 Aug 21
There are provided systems (10) and processes for the selective removal of cyanide from a wastewater stream (12) comprising cyanide and an amount of organic compounds therein.
Philip A. Burclaff, Bryan J. Kumfer, Duane R. Smith
Filed: 9 Aug 19
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Superalloy component braze repair with isostatic solution treatment
27 Jul 21
A method of braze repair for a superalloy material component.
Kazim Ozbaysal
Filed: 14 Apr 14
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Structural braze tape
13 Jul 21
A braze tape (12) useful with superalloy materials.
Kazim Ozbaysal
Filed: 11 Sep 15
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Universal high redundancy sensor interface for low cost sensing
13 Jul 21
A sensing system is provided.
Joshua S. McConkey, Tao Cui
Filed: 17 Sep 18
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Hybrid Manufacturing of a Support Housing
1 Jul 21
A support housing for use in distributing fuel in a gas turbine engine includes a main body defining an inlet aperture, a plurality of outlet apertures, and a substantially planar mounting surface.
Anand A. Kulkarni, Charalambos Polyzopoulos
Filed: 1 May 18
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Combined cycle power plant having condensate recirculation pump using venturi effect
22 Jun 21
A combined cycle power plant and a method for operating a combined cycle power plant are presented.
Mohamed Elfadli
Filed: 23 May 16
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Hyper-redundant sensor nodes
8 Jun 21
A hyper-redundant monitoring system and a gas turbine including the hyper-redundant monitoring system are provided.
Joshua S. McConkey
Filed: 27 Jul 18
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Turbine blade assembly including multiple ceramic matrix composite components
8 Jun 21
A turbine blade having an airfoil portion includes a first ceramic matrix composite (CMC) component having a first outer surface and a second ceramic matrix composite (CMC) component having a second outer surface.
Arindam Dasgupta, Anand A. Kulkarni, Ahmed Kamel
Filed: 25 Oct 19
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Gas turbine engine component with performance feature
8 Jun 21
A gas turbine engine component (50, 100, 150, 160, 174, 206, 236), including: a surface (54) subject to loss caused by a wear instrument during operation of the component in a gas turbine engine and a performance feature (80, 82, 102, 152, 162, 172, 200, 230) associated with the surface.
David G. Maire, Daniel J. Ryan, Dhafer Jouini, Ahmed Kamel, Gerald J. Bruck
Filed: 10 Oct 18
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System and Method for Attached Growth Biological Treatment and Activated Carbon Treatment of a Wastewater Stream
3 Jun 21
Aspects of the present invention are directed to systems and processes which enable the simultaneous treatment of a wastewater stream comprising biodegradable and adsorbable contaminants within a single treatment vessel.
Simon Larson, Eric Martin
Filed: 6 Aug 19