AIRFOIL SHAPE FOR THIRD STAGE COMPRESSOR ROTOR BLADE
Granted: April 2, 2020
Application Number:
20200102967
A system is provided, including an airfoil. The airfoil includes a first suction portion of a nominal airfoil profile substantially in accordance with Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y, and Z of a suction side as set forth in TABLE I to a maximum of three decimal places, wherein the X and Y values of the suction side are coordinate values that couple together to define suction side sections of the first suction portion of the nominal airfoil profile at each Z coordinate value, the…
CONTROL AND TUNING OF GAS TURBINE COMBUSTION
Granted: April 2, 2020
Application Number:
20200102902
A system that includes: a gas turbine having a combustion system; a control system operably connected to the gas turbine for controlling an operation thereof; and a combustion auto-tuner, which is communicatively linked to the control system, that includes an optimization system having an empirical model of the combustion system and an optimizer; sensors configured to measure the inputs and outputs of the combustion system; a hardware processor; and machine-readable storage medium on…
AIRFOIL SHAPE FOR SECOND STAGE COMPRESSOR STATOR VANE
Granted: April 2, 2020
Application Number:
20200102833
A system is provided, including an airfoil. The airfoil includes a first suction portion of a nominal airfoil profile substantially in accordance with Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y, and Z of a suction side as set forth in TABLE I to a maximum of three decimal places, wherein the X and Y values of the suction side are coordinate values that couple together to define suction side sections of the first suction portion of the nominal airfoil profile at each Z coordinate value, the…
AIRFOIL SHAPE FOR SECOND STAGE COMPRESSOR ROTOR BLADE
Granted: April 2, 2020
Application Number:
20200102832
A system is provided, including an airfoil. The airfoil includes a first suction portion of a nominal airfoil profile substantially in accordance with Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y, and Z of a suction side as set forth in TABLE I to a maximum of three decimal places, wherein the X and Y values of the suction side are coordinate values that couple together to define suction side sections of the first suction portion of the nominal airfoil profile at each Z coordinate value, the…
AIRFOIL SHAPE FOR THIRD STAGE COMPRESSOR STATOR VANE
Granted: April 2, 2020
Application Number:
20200102831
A system is provided, including an airfoil. The airfoil includes a first suction portion of a nominal airfoil profile substantially in accordance with Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y, and Z of a suction side as set forth in TABLE I to a maximum of three decimal places, wherein the X and Y values of the suction side are coordinate values that couple together to define suction side sections of the first suction portion of the nominal airfoil profile at each Z coordinate value, the…
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CALIBRATING AN IMAGING SYSTEM
Granted: April 2, 2020
Application Number:
20200100758
A method of calibrating a system for imaging a subject is provided. The method includes determining a position of an X-ray source of the system operative to transmit X-rays through the subject; and calibrating the position of the X-ray source with respect to a detector of the system, based at least in part on a field of view of the X-ray source, the detector operative to receive the X-rays transmitted by the X-ray source. In embodiments, the method includes positioning an X-ray source of…
METHOD AND SYSTEMS FOR AN AUXILIARY POWER UNIT
Granted: March 26, 2020
Application Number:
20200094690
Various methods and systems are provided for an auxiliary power unit of a vehicle that provides electrical power and compressed air while a main engine of the vehicle is not running. In one example, a system for a vehicle having a main power unit (MPU) coupled to an alternator, and an auxiliary power unit (APU), and the APU is configured to provide power to one or more hotel loads of the vehicle, comprises: a controller with computer readable instructions stored in non-transitory memory…
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMAGING A SUBJECT WITH A CONTRAST AGENT
Granted: March 26, 2020
Application Number:
20200093451
A system for imaging a subject with a contrast agent is provided. The system includes an X-ray source, an X-ray detector, and a controller. The X-ray source is operative to transmit X-rays through the subject. The X-ray detector is operative to receive the X-rays after having passed through the subject. The controller is in electronic communication with the X-ray source and the X-ray detector and operative to: generate a target contrast level based at least in part on a contrast…
FLOW-DIVERTING SYSTEMS FOR GAS TURBINE AIR SEPARATOR
Granted: March 19, 2020
Application Number:
20200088036
A flow diverter for an air separator of a gas turbine includes a cylindrical body configured to fit within a cooling hole of the air separator. One or more air flow vents are defined through and around a partial circumference of the cylindrical body. A bottom panel closes the cylindrical body at one end. A mounting flange surrounds the cylindrical body at an open end and extends radially outward from the cylindrical body. When the flow diverter is installed, air flows through the open…
BACKSIDE SEAL FOR STEAM TURBINE GLAND SYSTEM
Granted: March 19, 2020
Application Number:
20200088058
The present application provides a turbine. The turbine may include a rotor, a casing, and a gland seal system positioned between the rotor and the casing. The gland seal system may include a backside seal positioned about the casing.
TREATMENT PROCESSES FOR SUPERALLOY ARTICLES AND RELATED ARTICLES
Granted: March 12, 2020
Application Number:
20200080183
A treatment process for treating an article including a superalloy having a degraded microstructure is presented. The process includes subjecting the article to a first heat-treatment including successively heating and cooling the article between a low-end temperature and a high-end temperature and subjecting the article to a second heat-treatment at a solution annealing temperature in a range of from about 80 degrees Fahrenheit below a gamma-prime solvus temperature of the superalloy to…
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMAGING A SUBJECT
Granted: March 5, 2020
Application Number:
20200069261
A system for imaging is provided. The system includes an x-ray source, a detector, and a controller. The x-ray source is operative to transmit x-rays through a subject while the x-ray source continuously travels along a path defined by a sweep angle. The detector is operative to receive the x-rays after having passed through the subject. The controller is operative to: acquire preliminary data regarding the subject via the x-ray source and the detector; determine at least one acquisition…
VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF AND SYSTEM
Granted: March 5, 2020
Application Number:
20200076326
The present invention discloses a vehicle. The vehicle includes an AC electric machine configured to generate traction driving force, a DC bus configured to provide a DC voltage, an inverter, and a controller. The inverter is coupled with the DC bus and configured to convert the DC voltage from the DC bus to an AC voltage to drive the AC electric machine, and the inverter includes a plurality of transistors. The controller is configured to control the inverter to maintain the vehicle to…
DUAL FUEL LANCE WITH COOLING MICROCHANNELS
Granted: March 5, 2020
Application Number:
20200072469
A lance for a burner includes an innermost conduit defining a first fluid passage and a plurality of first fuel injection channels, each first fuel injection channel terminating at a first outlet; an intermediate conduit circumferentially surrounding the innermost conduit, the intermediate conduit defining a second fluid passage and a plurality of second fuel injection channels, each second fuel injection channel terminating at a second outlet; an outermost conduit circumferentially…
AIRFOIL SHAPE FOR INLET GUIDE VANE OF A COMPRESSOR
Granted: March 5, 2020
Application Number:
20200072242
A system is provided, including an airfoil. The airfoil includes a first suction portion of a nominal airfoil profile substantially in accordance with Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y, and Z of a suction side as set forth in TABLE I to a maximum of three decimal places, wherein the X and Y values of the suction side are coordinate values that couple together to define suction side sections of the first suction portion of the nominal airfoil profile at each Z coordinate value, the…
STATOR BLADES IN TURBINE ENGINES AND METHODS RELATED THERETO
Granted: March 5, 2020
Application Number:
20200072083
A method of modifying a casing of a turbine engine for attaching stator blades within a row of stator blades to the casing, the method including the steps of: forming a circumferentially extending groove in an inboard face of the casing; providing a segmented ring insert that includes bore holes spaced in accordance with a bore hole pattern that corresponds to the row of stator blades; inserting the segmented ring insert into the groove; and securing the segmented ring insert to the…
VARIABLE NOZZLES IN TURBINE ENGINES AND METHODS RELATED THERETO
Granted: March 5, 2020
Application Number:
20200072073
A turbine engine having a variable nozzle assembly that includes: a variable nozzle having an airfoil that extends radially across an annulus formed between inner and outer platforms; and a segmented shaft that translates a torque between segments included therewithin. The segmented shaft may include a first and second segment. The first segment of the segmented shaft may include: the airfoil of the variable nozzle; an outer stem extending from the outer end of the airfoil; and an inner…
AIRFOIL SHAPE FOR FIRST STAGE COMPRESSOR STATOR VANE
Granted: March 5, 2020
Application Number:
20200072057
A system is provided, including an airfoil. The airfoil includes a first suction portion of a nominal airfoil profile substantially in accordance with Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y, and Z of a suction side as set forth in TABLE I to a maximum of three decimal places, wherein the X and Y values of the suction side are coordinate values that couple together to define suction side sections of the first suction portion of the nominal airfoil profile at each Z coordinate value, the…
COMBUSTION-POWERED FLOW CONTROL ACTUATOR WITH HEATED WALLS
Granted: March 5, 2020
Application Number:
20200070961
A flow control actuator includes a first side wall, a second side wall opposite and substantially parallel to the first side wall, an upstream wall mechanically coupled to upstream ends of the first and second side walls, and a downstream cap mechanically coupled to downstream ends of the first and second side walls. The first side wall, the second side wall, the upstream wall and the downstream cap collectively define an interior of the flow control actuator. An energy source is…
INTEGRATED CHARGER FOR VEHICLES AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME
Granted: March 5, 2020
Application Number:
20200070643
According to some embodiments, a traction system is disclosed. The traction system includes a DC bus, an energy storage device coupled to the DC bus, and a voltage converter assembly coupled to the energy storage device. The voltage converter assembly includes a plurality of phase legs. The traction system further includes an electromechanical device including a plurality of windings coupled to the voltage converter assembly. The traction system also includes a switch coupled to the DC…
