Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090064587 | NOZZLES FOR USE WITH GASIFIERS AND METHODS OF ASSEMBLING THE SAME - A method for assembling a nozzle is provided. The method includes providing an injection tube that includes an outlet that is configured to discharge fuel therefrom. A face plate is also provided that extends about the injection tube such that the face plate substantially circumscribes the outlet. A cooling chamber is defined within the injection tube and configured to channel cooling fluid adjacent to the face plate. At least one surface defining the cooling chamber is configured to disrupt a flow of the cooling fluid flowing through the cooling chamber. | 03-12-2009 |
20090129967 | FORGED AUSTENITIC STAINLESS STEEL ALLOY COMPONENTS AND METHOD THEREFOR - A forgeable austenitic stainless steel alloy and forging process capable of producing forged components that exhibit mechanical and environmental properties and metallurgical stability suitable for use in thermally and chemically hostile environments, such as the environment of a component of a gas turbine engine shroud assembly. The alloy contains, by weight, 18.0 to 22.0% chromium, 8.0 to 14.0% nickel, 4.0 to 7.0% manganese, 0.4 to 0.6% silicon, at least 0.2 up to 1.0% nitrogen, at least 0.05 up to 0.075% carbon; up to 0.3% molybdenum, up to 1.0% niobium, up to 0.2% cobalt, up to 4.5% aluminum, up to 0.1% boron, up to 0.1% vanadium, up to 1.0% tungsten, and up to 5.0% copper, with the balance iron and incidental impurities. | 05-21-2009 |
20090133462 | FORGING DIE AND PROCESS - A forging die and process suitable for producing large forgings, including turbine disks and other rotating components of power-generating gas turbine engines, using billets formed by powder metallurgy. The forging die includes a backplate, and segments arranged in a radial pattern about a region on a surface of the backplate. Each segment has a backside facing the backplate and an interface surface facing away from the backplate, with the interface surface being adapted to engage the billet during forging. The segments are physically coupled to the surface of the backplate in a manner that enables radial movement of the segments relative to the backplate. | 05-28-2009 |
20100050521 | METHODS TO FACILITATE COOLING SYNGAS IN A GASIFIER - A method of cooling syngas in a gasifier is provided. The method includes channeling cooling fluid through at least one tube-bundle that includes at least three tubes coupled together within a radiant syngas cooler and extends through a reaction zone of the gasifier, and circulating reactant fluid around the at least one tube-bundle to facilitate transferring heat from the reactant fluid to the cooling fluid. | 03-04-2010 |
20110027120 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR HOT ISOSTATIC PRESSING - Improved methods and containers for forming billets using hot isostatic pressing are provided. The methods and containers have features that control the deformations of the container during the high temperatures and pressures experienced in such processing so that the loss or removal of material from the resulting billet can be optimized. | 02-03-2011 |
20110044839 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR HOT ISOSTATIC PRESSING CONTAINER HAVING ADJUSTABLE VOLUME AND CORNER - An improved container and method for forming billets using hot isostatic pressing is provided. The method and container allows for adjusting the volume of the container so as to obtain a billet of the desired shape based on selected powder charge for the container. In addition, the corner of the container can be adjusted to allow for elimination of edge effects and further shape control in the resulting billet. | 02-24-2011 |
20110044840 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR HOT ISOSTATIC PRESSING CONTAINER - An improved method and container for forming billets using hot isostatic pressing is provided. The improved method and container have features that control the deformations of the container during the high temperatures and pressures experienced in such processing so as to provide a billet having a predetermined shape such as, for example, substantially parallel, convex, and/or concave sides. Conservations of the powder used for the billet and more efficient use of the container upon the resulting billet can be achieved. | 02-24-2011 |
20110052441 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR HOT ISOSTATIC PRESSING OF ALLOYED MATERIALS - A method and container for forming billets using hot isostatic pressing is provided. The method and container prevent or minimize the diffusion of metals between a high value powder alloy and the container used for hot isostatic pressing. In one exemplary embodiment, a diffusion barrier is placed on the container between the powder and the container to control diffusion therebetween. | 03-03-2011 |
20110284367 | SYSTEM FOR PROTECTING TURBINE ENGINE SURFACES FROM CORROSION - According to various embodiments, a system includes a turbine engine component that includes a first material having a surface exposed to a fluid flow path and a sacrificial anode layer disposed on the surface. The sacrificial anode layer includes a second material that is electrochemically more active than the first material and the second material is configured to preferentially corrode to protect the first material from corrosion. | 11-24-2011 |
20110284368 | SYSTEM FOR PROTECTING GASIFIER SURFACES FROM CORROSION - According to various embodiments, a system includes a gasifier that includes a shell made of a first material exposed to a gasification region inside the gasifier and a patterned anode layer coupled to the shell inside the gasifier. The patterned anode layer is made of a second material, and the patterned anode layer is configured to protect the shell from corrosion by condensing hot gas in the gasification region. | 11-24-2011 |
20110300404 | OXIDATION RESISTANT COMPONENTS WITH IMPROVED HIGH TEMPERATURE STRENGTH AND RELATED METHODS - An oxidation resistant component with high temperature strength and a method of creating such component are disclosed. A modified base metal may be formed by adding at least two strengthening additives to a base metal, the base metal being substantially free from both nickel and cobalt and comprising from about 1% to about 27% chromium by weight. The modified base metal may then be formed into a component and an aluminum-containing slurry may be applied to a surface of the component. The component may then be heated to diffuse aluminum into the component and to form an aluminum diffusion surface layer therein. | 12-08-2011 |
20110300405 | OXIDATION RESISTANT COMPONENTS AND RELATED METHODS - Oxidation resistant components and methods for creating an aluminum diffusion surface layer within substantially nickel- and cobalt-free components are disclosed. An aluminum-containing slurry may be applied to a component. The component may then be heated to diffuse aluminum into the component and to form an aluminum diffusion surface layer therein. The surface layer may be characterized by an intermetallic aluminum-containing phase extending below the surface of the component. | 12-08-2011 |
20110300454 | OXIDATION RESISTANT COMPONENTS AND RELATED METHODS - An oxidation resistant fuel cell component and a method for creating an aluminum diffusion surface layer within a fuel cell component to reduce chromium contamination occurring during operation of a fuel cell are disclosed. Generally, an aluminum-containing slurry may be applied to the fuel cell component. The component may then be heated to diffuse aluminum into the component and to form an aluminum diffusion surface layer therein. The surface layer may be characterized by an intermetallic aluminum-containing phase extending below the surface of the fuel cell component. | 12-08-2011 |
20120073196 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A GASIFIER - A gasifier that includes a combustion chamber and a pressure vessel surrounding the combustion chamber, wherein the pressure vessel includes an inner surface. A heater surrounds the pressure vessel and increases a temperature of the inner surface of the pressure vessel. A method for operating a gasifier includes increasing an inner wall temperature of a pressure vessel surrounding the gasifier. | 03-29-2012 |
20120073197 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A GASIFIER - A gasifier includes a combustion chamber and a pressure vessel surrounding the combustion chamber, wherein the pressure vessel includes an inner surface. A controller adjusts a pressure inside the pressure vessel so that a dew point temperature of corrosive compounds produced in the combustion chamber is less than a temperature of the inner surface of the pressure vessel. A method for operating a gasifier includes adjusting a pressure inside a pressure vessel surrounding the gasifier so that a dew point temperature of a corrosive compound is less than a temperature of an inner wall of the pressure vessel. | 03-29-2012 |
20120139242 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING A BENDING MOMENT OF A SHAFT IN A WIND TURBINE - A system and method for adjusting a bending moment of a shaft in a wind turbine are disclosed. The system includes a pillow block accepting the shaft therethrough, a sensor mounted to the pillow block and measuring deformation of the pillow block, and a control system communicatively coupled to the sensor. The control system is configured to adjust a rotor blade in response to the deformation of the pillow block. The method includes measuring a deformation of a pillow block, and adjusting a rotor blade in response to the deformation of the pillow block. The pillow block accepts the shaft therethrough. | 06-07-2012 |
20120243981 | CAST TURBINE CASING AND NOZZLE DIAPHRAGM PREFORMS - Various turbine component preforms are disclosed having near-net shape features. In one embodiment, a turbine casing preform is disclosed. The turbine casing preform includes an as-cast body comprising a partially cylindrical wall section of a turbine casing, the wall section having an inner surface and an outer surface. The turbine casing preform also includes a circumferentially-extending vane slot formed in the wall section on the inner surface. In another embodiment, a turbine nozzle diaphragm preform is disclosed. The turbine nozzle diaphragm preform includes an as-cast body comprising a partially-cylindrical wall section of a turbine nozzle diaphragm having an inner surface and an outer surface. The turbine nozzle diaphragm preform also includes an as-cast, circumferentially-extending seal member projecting from one of the outer surface or inner surface. | 09-27-2012 |
20120247621 | CASTING PROCESS, MATERIALS AND APPARATUS, AND CASTINGS PRODUCED THEREWITH - A casting process for producing metal alloy castings, facecoats and apparatuses suitable for carrying out the process, and castings produced by the process. The casting process entails the use of a mold having a cavity with a continuous aluminum-containing solid facecoat on its surface. A molten quantity of a metal alloy is introduced into the mold cavity so that the molten alloy contacts the solid facecoat. The mold is then allowed to cool to solidify the molten alloy and form a cast product. During the casting process, aluminum in the solid facecoat diffuses into the cast product to form an aluminum-containing surface region at the casting surface. Following removal of the cast product from the mold, an alumina-containing scale grows on the casting surface as a result of oxidation of the casting surface region. | 10-04-2012 |
20120258253 | METHODS FOR FORMING AN OXIDE-DISPERSION STRENGTHENED COATING - A method for forming an oxide-dispersion strengthened coating on a metal substrate is disclosed. The method generally includes comminuting MCrAlY alloy particles to form an oxygen-enriched powder, wherein at least about 25% by volume of the MCrAlY alloy particles within the oxygen-enriched powder have a particle size of less than about 5 μm. Additionally, the method includes applying the oxygen-enriched powder to the metal substrate to form a coating and heating the oxygen-enriched powder to precipitate oxide dispersoids within the coating. | 10-11-2012 |
20120282106 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING GRAIN SIZE IN FORGED PRECIPITATION-STRENGTHENED ALLOYS AND COMPONENTS FORMED THEREBY - Components and methods of processing such components from precipitation-strengthened alloys so that the components exhibit desirable grain sizes following a supersolvus heat treatment. The method includes consolidating a powder of the alloy to form a billet having an average grain size. The billet is then forged at a temperature below the solvus temperature to form a forging having an average grain size of not coarser than the grain size of the billet. The billet is then forged at a total strain of at least 5%, after which at least a portion of the forging is heat treated at a temperature below the solvus temperature to pin grains within the portion. The entire forging can then be heat treated at a temperature above the solvus temperature of the alloy without coarsening the grains in the portion. | 11-08-2012 |
20130017069 | TURBINE, A TURBINE SEAL STRUCTURE AND A PROCESS OF SERVICING A TURBINEAANM GOLLER; George AlbertAACI GreenvilleAAST SCAACO USAAGP GOLLER; George Albert Greenville SC USAANM CAVANAUGH; Dennis WilliamAACI SimpsonvilleAAST SCAACO USAAGP CAVANAUGH; Dennis William Simpsonville SC USAANM LAYLOCK; MatthewAACI GreenvilleAAST SCAACO USAAGP LAYLOCK; Matthew Greenville SC US - Disclosed is a turbine, a turbine seal structure, and a process of servicing a turbine. The turbine includes the seal structure. The seal structure is mechanically secured within the hot gas path of the turbine. The process of servicing includes positioning the seal structure within the hot gas path of the turbine and mechanically securing the seal structure within the turbine. | 01-17-2013 |
20130017070 | TURBINE SEAL, TURBINE, AND PROCESS OF FABRICATING A TURBINE SEALAANM GOLLER; George AlbertAACI GreenvilleAAST SCAACO USAAGP GOLLER; George Albert Greenville SC USAANM CAVANAUGH; Dennis WilliamAACI SimpsonvilleAAST SCAACO USAAGP CAVANAUGH; Dennis William Simpsonville SC USAANM LAYLOCK; MatthewAACI GreenvilleAAST SCAACO USAAGP LAYLOCK; Matthew Greenville SC US - Provided is a turbine seal, a turbine, and a process of fabricating a turbine seal. The turbine seal includes a metallic foam positioned along a hot gas path of a turbine. The turbine includes a blade configured to rotate along a predetermined path in response to a hot gas and a metallic foam turbine seal positioned to be contacted by the hot gas. The process of fabricating the turbine seal includes providing a blade configured to rotate along a predetermined path in response to a hot gas and positioning a metallic foam turbine seal to be contacted by the hot gas. | 01-17-2013 |
20130017071 | FOAM STRUCTURE, A PROCESS OF FABRICATING A FOAM STRUCTURE AND A TURBINE INCLUDING A FOAM STRUCTUREAANM GOLLER; George AlbertAACI GreenvilleAAST SCAACO USAAGP GOLLER; George Albert Greenville SC USAANM CAVANAUGH; Dennis WilliamAACI SimpsonvilleAAST SCAACO USAAGP CAVANAUGH; Dennis William Simpsonville SC US - Disclosed is a foam structure, a process of fabricating the foam structure, and a turbine including the foam structure. The foam structure includes a cast metallic foam having pores and a gel positioned within at least a portion of the pores. The process of fabricating the foam structure includes providing the cast metallic and infusing the cast metal foam with the gel. The turbine includes a rotating portion and a turbine seal including the foam structure. | 01-17-2013 |
20130126056 | CAST NICKEL-IRON-BASE ALLOY COMPONENT AND PROCESS OF FORMING A CAST NICKEL-IRON-BASE ALLOY COMPONENT - A cast nickel-iron-base alloy component having by weight about 12.0% to about 16.5% Cr, about 1.0% to about 2.0% Al, about 2.0% to about 3.0% Ti, about 2.0% to about 3.0% W, about 3.0 to about 5.0% Mo, up to about 0.1% Nb, up to about 0.2% Mn, up to about 0.1% Si, about 0.05% to about 0.10% C, about 0.003 to about 0.010% B, about 35% to about 37% Fe, and balance essentially Ni and inevitable impurities. The nickel-iron-base alloy component has a creep rupture life greater than about 1000 hours at about 25 ksi to about 30 ksi at about 1400° F. A method for forming the cast nickel-iron-base alloy component is also disclosed. | 05-23-2013 |
20140059964 | CRACK-RESISTANT MEMBER, A METHOD OF PREVENTING CRACK PROPAGATION, AND A METHOD OF ASSEMBLING A TOWER - A crack-resistant member for preventing crack propagation, a method of preventing crack propagation, and method of assembly a tower are provided. The crack-resistant member includes at least one insert attached to at least one removed portion at a predetermined location along a girth weld and adjacent a heat affected zone of the tower. The at least one insert is positioned perpendicular to a weld direction and intersecting the girth weld. The at least one insert prevents crack propagation in the girth weld of the tower. | 03-06-2014 |
20140157668 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A GASIFIER - A method for operating a gasifier includes detecting a corrosive compound between a combustion chamber defined within the gasifier and an inner wall of a pressure vessel that at least partially surrounds the combustion chamber via a corrosion sensor and increasing the temperature of the inner wall of the pressure vessel to a temperature that is greater than a dew point of the corrosive compound via a heater that at least partially surrounds the pressure vessel. The method may also include adjusting a flow of at least one of a fuel, an oxidant and a diluent to the gasifier in response to the detection of the corrosive compound so as to modify the dew point of the corrosive compound. | 06-12-2014 |
20140208676 | CRACK RESISTANT MEMBER AND TOWER - A crack-resistant member for preventing crack propagation, a method of preventing crack propagation, and method of assembly a tower are provided. The crack-resistant member includes at least one insert attached to at least one removed portion at a predetermined location along a girth weld and adjacent a heat affected zone of the tower. The at least one insert is positioned perpendicular to a weld direction and intersecting the girth weld. The at least one insert prevents crack propagation in the girth weld of the tower. | 07-31-2014 |
20140262967 | SEPARATING A POWDER MIXTURE - A method of separating a powder mixture is disclosed. A first magnetic field is applied to the powder mixture which may contains a non-magnetic metal powder and a contaminant powder. A field strength of the first magnetic field magnetizes the non-magnetic metal powder and leaves the contaminant powder non-magnetized. A second magnetic field is applied to the powder mixture to separate the magnetized metal powder from the non-magnetized contaminant powder. | 09-18-2014 |
20150069762 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING WIND TURBINE LOADING - Systems and methods for monitoring wind turbine loading are provided. In one embodiment, a system includes a main shaft, a bedplate, and a gearbox coupled to the main shaft and mounted to the bedplate. The gearbox includes an outer casing and a torque arm extending from the outer casing. The system further includes an isolation mount coupled to the torque arm, and a sensor configured to measure displacement of the torque arm. In another embodiment, a method includes operating the wind turbine, and detecting displacement of a torque arm of a gearbox of the wind turbine. The method further includes calculating a moment for a main shaft of the wind turbine based on the displacement of the torque arm. | 03-12-2015 |