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https://drivepatents.com/patents/1004846 · 29 Feb 2012
Devices, systems and methods according to exemplary embodiments provide blades, e.g., as part of a rotor (102) or a stator (106) associated with a turbo machine, with particular shapes to optimize operating characteristics. Among other things, blade thickn...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1004847 · 29 Feb 2012
Systems and methods provide for reducing motion which causes wear in a combustor. The method includes attaching a first end of a combustor liner (404) to a retainer (402) which encircles the first end of the combustor liner (404); attaching the retainer (4...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1004844 · 29 Feb 2012
A geared axial multistage expander system and assembly method including a casing (42) and a plurality of stages (R1 to R6). A stage includes a stator part (44) connected to the casing and having plural statoric airfoils (55) and a rotor part (50) configure...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1004828 · 29 Feb 2012
A centering device includes a pivoting part configured to pivot around a first axis that extends along an axial direction of a hole formed in the pivoting part; a roller attached to a first end of the pivoting part and configured to rotate; a rod attached ...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1005062 · 22 Feb 2012
Method and unit for generating energy with improved efficiency. A Brayton cycle unit includes a multistage compressor configured to compress a flowing medium; a first heat exchanger fluidly connected to the multistage compressor and configured to transfer ...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1005652 · 1 Feb 2012
Methods (200, 555), devices (160, 400) and systems (100) capable of performing a hot restart of a compressor (120) driven by a turbine (110) are provided. The turbine (110) has a high speed shaft (130) and a low speed shaft (140) connected to the compresso...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1006489 · 4 Jan 2012
A gas turbine (400) includes a liner (410, 820, 920, 1020, 1120), a casing (810 ,910,1010,1110) surrounding the liner, a hula seal (420) flexibly connected to an aft end of the liner (445) and a liner aft support mechanism (440). The liner is configured to...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1006693 · 28 Dec 2011
A turboexpander-compressor system (200) includes an expander (210) configured to expand an incoming gas (214), a first set of moveable inlet guide vanes (218) configured to control a pressure of the incoming gas, a compressor (224) configured to compress a...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1007564 · 30 Nov 2011
Method and system for power generation including a turboexpander with at least two expansion stages, the turboexpander being connected to a power generation unit. The system includes a controller configured to control (i) an angle of a first inlet guide va...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1007816 · 16 Nov 2011
A power generation system including: a turboexpander to include an expander section, a pump section and a motor-generator section which are mechanically linked via a shaft. The expander section is fluidly connected to an outlet side of a heat exchanger and...