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Gas Turbine Engines and Methods Associated Therewith
9 Nov 23
A method of forming a gas turbine engine component, the method including forming a plurality of cooling apertures in a preform structure of the component, the plurality of cooling apertures of the preform structure comprising a first cooling aperture and a second cooling aperture, wherein cross-sectional shapes of the first and second cooling apertures of the preform structure are different from one another, as measured in a same relative plane; and applying a coating to at least a portion of the preform structure to form the component, wherein a cross-sectional shape of the first and second cooling apertures of the component are approximately the same as one another, as measured in the same relative plane.
Daniel Endecott Osgood, Gregory Terrence Garay, Ryan Christopher Jones, Tingfan Pang
Filed: 1 Feb 23
Utility
Rotor Blade System of Turbine Engines
9 Nov 23
A rotor blade system.
Wei-Min Ren, Letian Wang, Kevin E. Turner, Yoon Seok Choi
Filed: 3 May 22
Utility
Fast Response Active Clearance Systems with Piezoelectric Actuator In Axial, Axial/radial Combined, and Circumferential Directions
9 Nov 23
Certain examples disclose and describe apparatus and methods to provide fast response active clearance system with piezoelectric actuator in axial, axial/radial combined, and circumferential directions.
Taehong Kim, Tyler F. Hooper
Filed: 9 May 22
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Active Compressor Stall Recovery
9 Nov 23
A method for operating a hybrid-electric propulsion system of an aircraft, the hybrid-electric propulsion system, the method comprising: sensing data indicative of at least one of an aerodynamic instability, a pressure, or a temperature within the HP compressor and the LP compressor of the gas turbine engine; identifying a aerodynamically unstable compressor by determining that conditions within one of the HP compressor or the LP compressor are within a threshold of a stall condition based at least in part on the sensed data within the HP compressor and the LP compressor of the gas turbine engine, the one of the HP compressor or the LP compressor that is determined to be within the threshold of a stall condition being the aerodynamically unstable compressor; and transferring power, via the one or more electric machines, to the aerodynamically unstable compressor in order to clear the stall condition.
David Alexander Hiett, David Marion Ostdiek, Stefan Joseph Cafaro, Robert Jon McQuiston
Filed: 18 Jul 23
Utility
Diffuser with Passlets
9 Nov 23
A diffuser for a combustor of a turbomachine engine.
Juntao Zhang, Nicholas R. Overman, Steven C. Vise, Andrew Wickersham, Michael A. Benjamin
Filed: 9 May 22
Utility
Methods and Apparatus to Operate Gas Turbines with Hydrogen As the Combusting Fuel
9 Nov 23
Methods and apparatus to operate gas turbines with hydrogen as the combusting fuel are disclosed.
David Justin Brady
Filed: 4 May 22
Utility
Aero-acoustically Dampened Bleed Valve
9 Nov 23
Aero-acoustically damped bleed valves are disclosed.
Thomas Malkus, Trevor H. Wood, Giridhar Jothiprasad, Nageswar Ganji, Hiranya Kumar Nath, Ravindra Shankar Ganiger, Ambika Shivamurthy
Filed: 17 Jul 23
Utility
Wind Turbine Control
9 Nov 23
The present disclosure relates to a method comprises receiving a wind direction signal and one or more signals indicative of an instantaneous wind speed at the wind turbine and determining a rate of change of the wind direction at the wind turbine and an indication of a rate of change of wind speed at the wind turbine.
Luca VITA, Pedro ARROYO BELTRI, Carmen RUIZ GARRIDO
Filed: 3 May 23
Utility
Using a Rotor Lock Plate for Redistribution of Shaft Weight and Loads
9 Nov 23
A wind turbine has a main shaft line with a main shaft, a rotor hub, and a rotor lock plate having an opening for receiving a pin, and a nacelle having a bed plate.
Jacob Johannes Nies
Filed: 3 May 23
Utility
Axial Flux Motor Driven Pump Systems for Pressurizing Fluid In Closed Loop Systems
9 Nov 23
A pump system for pressurizing a fluid within a closed loop supercritical transport bus is disclosed herein.
David Raju Yamarthi, Mohan Kannaiah Raju, Prachi Anand Tappu, Santosh Kumar Pattnaik, Adam Joseph Wangler, Ravindra Shankar Ganiger, Shishir Paresh Shah
Filed: 14 Jun 22
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Radially Coupled Pump Systems for Pressurizing Fluid In Closed Loop Systems
9 Nov 23
A pump system for pressurizing a fluid within a closed loop thermal transport bus is disclosed herein.
David Raju Yamarthi, Mohan Kannaiah Raju, Adam Joseph Wangler, Rodrigo Rodriguez Erdmenger, Santosh Kumar Pattnaik, Prachi Anand Tappu
Filed: 14 Jun 22
Utility
Layered Barrier Cans for Pumps and Methods of Producing the Same
9 Nov 23
Layered barrier cans and methods of producing the same are disclosed herein.
David Raju Yamarthi, Sriram K, Mohandas Nayak, Anantharaman M, Mohan Kannaiah Raju, Prachi Anand Tappu, Deepak Ghiya, Adam Joseph Wangler
Filed: 14 Jun 22
Utility
High Pressure Magnetic Coupling Shrouds and Methods of Producing the Same
9 Nov 23
High pressure magnetic coupling shrouds and methods of producing the same are disclosed herein.
Mohan Kannaiah Raju, David Raju Yamarthi, Prachi Anand Tappu, Santosh Pattnaik, Adam Joseph Wangler, Elzbieta Kryj-Kos, Venkata Subramanya Sarma Devarakonda, Douglas Lorrimer Armstrong
Filed: 14 Jun 22
Utility
Integrated Bearing Systems for Dynamically Supporting Shafts In Pump Systems
9 Nov 23
A pump system to pressurize a fluid within a closed loop transport bus is disclosed herein.
David Raju Yamarthi, Ravindra Shankar Ganiger, Adam Joseph Wangler, Mohan Kannaiah Raju, Prachi Anand Tappu, Santosh Kumar Pattnaik, Shishir Paresh Shah, Brandon W. Miller, Daniel A. Niergarth, Kevin Edward Hinderliter
Filed: 14 Jun 22
Utility
Oil Lubricated Fluid Pumps with Oil Separators
9 Nov 23
Oil lubricated supercritical fluid pumps with oil separators are disclosed herein.
David Raju Yamarthi, Ravindra Shankar Ganiger, Mohan Kannaiah Raju, Prachi Anand Tappu, Santosh Pattnaik, Shishir Paresh Shah, Adam Joseph Wangler
Filed: 14 Jun 22
Utility
Gas Turbomachine Diffuser Assembly with Radial Flow Splitters
9 Nov 23
A diffuser assembly includes a casing at a compressor aft end; an inner barrel member radially inward of the casing; and an array of radial flow splitters extending between the inner barrel member and the casing.
Carl Gerard Schott, Kenneth Damon Black, Matthew Stephen Casavant
Filed: 30 Jun 23
Utility
Combustor Dilution with Vortex Generating Turbulators
9 Nov 23
A combustor for a gas turbine engine.
Saket Singh, Pradeep Nalk, Daniel J. Kirtley, Rimple Rangrej, Ranganatha Narasimha Chiranthan
Filed: 18 Jul 23
Utility
Turbine Engine Combustor Having a Combustion Chamber Heat Shield
9 Nov 23
A turbine engine that includes a compressor section, combustion section, and turbine section.
Krzysztof Kubiak
Filed: 19 Jul 22
Utility
Switching Valve
2 Nov 23
There is provided a switching valve for a voltage source converter, the switching valve including a number of modules, each module including at least one switching element and at least one energy storage device, each switching element and each energy storage device arranged to be combinable to selectively provide a voltage source, the switching valve including a controller programmed to selectively control the switching of the switching elements to select zero, one or more of the modules to contribute a or a respective voltage to a switching valve voltage.
Jiqiang WAN, Andrew NOLAN, Timothy STOTT
Filed: 24 Apr 23
Utility
Method of Manufacturing a Spar Cap for a Wind Turbine Blade Part
2 Nov 23
Kristen HANRAHAN, Justin HUNTER, Christopher BOON, Tanner KNOBLOCK, Jasper KNOBLOCK
Filed: 25 May 20