公开(公告)号：US10859034B1

公开(公告)日：2020-12-08

申请号：US16878787

申请日：2020-05-20

Applicant: General Electric Company

Inventor： Joshua Tyler Mook ,  Kevin Michael VandeVoorde ,  Aigbedion Akwara ,  Michael Robert Notarnicola ,  Jason Joseph Bellardi ,  Mohammed El Hacin Sennoun ,  Mohamed Osama

IPC: F02G1/043

Abstract: A monolithic heater body includes a combustor body and an eductor body. The combustor body has an annulus with an outward annular wall and an inward annular wall. The annulus defines a conditioning conduit between the outward annular wall and the inward annular wall, and a combustion chamber circumferentially surrounded by the inward annular wall. A distal portion of the conditioning conduit fluidly communicates with a distal portion of the combustion chamber. The eductor body defines a plurality of eductive pathway couplets circumferentially spaced about a perimeter of the annulus. Respective ones of the eductive pathway couplets have a motive pathway and an eduction pathway respectively oriented oblique to the annulus and fluidly communicating with the conditioning conduit. Respective ones of the plurality of motive pathways are configured to provide a jet of intake air from a corresponding plurality of intake air pathways to the conditioning conduit.

公开(公告)号：US10704600B2

公开(公告)日：2020-07-07

申请号：US15924804

申请日：2018-03-19

Applicant: General Electric Company

Inventor： Joshua Tyler Mook ,  Bugra Han Ertas ,  Jason Joseph Bellardi

IPC: F16C33/10 ,  F16C17/02 ,  F01D25/16 ,  F16C32/06 ,  F16C33/04 ,  F16F15/00 ,  F16C17/03 ,  F16C43/02 ,  F16F15/023 ,  F16C27/02

Abstract: A bearing includes a bearing pad for supporting a rotary component and a housing attached to or formed integrally with the bearing pad. The housing includes a flexible column extending towards the bearing pad for providing the bearing pad with an airflow. The column supports the bearing pad from a location inward of an outer periphery of the bearing pad along an axial direction of the bearing. With such a configuration, a resistance of the bearing pad along a radial direction of the bearing is less at the outer periphery than a resistance of the bearing pad along the radial direction proximate the column.

公开(公告)号：US10190774B2

公开(公告)日：2019-01-29

申请号：US15107263

申请日：2014-12-23

Applicant: General Electric Company

Inventor： Joshua Tyler Mook ,  Jason Joseph Bellardi ,  Ting-Yu Tu

IPC: F23R3/14 ,  F23D11/38 ,  F23R3/28 ,  F23R3/34

Abstract: A fuel nozzle apparatus for a gas turbine engine includes: a fuel discharge element having a discharge orifice communicating with a fuel supply connection; a static supporting structure; and a cantilevered flexible support structure interconnecting the supporting structure and the fuel discharge element, the flexible support structure having a first end connected to the static supporting structure, and a second end connected to the fuel discharge element.

公开(公告)号：US20170298987A1

公开(公告)日：2017-10-19

申请号：US15131081

申请日：2016-04-18

Applicant: General Electric Company

Inventor： Bugra Han Ertas ,  Joshua Tyler Mook ,  Jason Joseph Bellardi

IPC: F16C33/10 ,  F16C17/02 ,  B33Y10/00

CPC classification number: F16C32/0622 ,  B33Y10/00 ,  F16C17/02 ,  F16C17/035 ,  F16C32/0666 ,  F16C32/067 ,  F16C33/1015 ,  F16C33/108 ,  F16C33/14 ,  F16C2220/24 ,  F16C2360/23

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a bearing assembly for a gas turbine engine. The bearing assembly includes a bearing housing and a bearing pad for supporting a rotary component of the gas turbine engine. The bearing pad includes at least one gas inlet and a plurality of gas outlets configured on an inner surface thereof. The gas inlet is in fluid communication with the plurality of gas outlets via a gas distribution labyrinth. Further, the gas distribution labyrinth includes a plurality of passageways configured to evenly distribute pressurized gas entering the gas inlet to an interface between the inner surface of the bearing pad and an outer diameter of the rotary component.

公开(公告)号：US20170298773A1

公开(公告)日：2017-10-19

申请号：US15131370

申请日：2016-04-18

Applicant: General Electric Company

Inventor： Bugra Han Ertas ,  Jason Joseph Bellardi ,  Joshua Tyler Mook

IPC: F01D25/22 ,  F01D5/02 ,  F16C32/06 ,  F01D9/04 ,  F01D11/00

Abstract: Embodiments of a stage for a turbomachine have been provided herein. In some embodiments, a stage for a turbomachine may include a bearing having a housing, the bearing defining an interior cavity; an outer ring disposed radially outward from the housing; and a plurality of airfoils disposed between the housing of the bearing and the outer ring.

公开(公告)号：US20170298752A1

公开(公告)日：2017-10-19

申请号：US15131154

申请日：2016-04-18

Applicant: General Electric Company

Inventor： Joshua Tyler Mook ,  Bugra Han Ertas ,  Jason Joseph Bellardi ,  Nathan Evan McCurdy Gibson

IPC: F01D11/04 ,  F01D25/22 ,  F16J15/40 ,  F16C32/06 ,  F16J15/447 ,  F01D11/00 ,  F01D25/16

CPC classification number: F01D11/04 ,  F01D11/003 ,  F01D25/16 ,  F01D25/22 ,  F05D2220/32 ,  F05D2240/53 ,  F05D2240/55 ,  F05D2260/98 ,  F16C32/0607 ,  F16C32/0622 ,  F16C2360/23 ,  F16J15/40 ,  F16J15/447

Abstract: A turbomachine includes a compressor section, a turbine section, and a rotary component. The rotary component is attached to and rotatable with a portion of at least one of the compressor section and the turbine section. The turbomachine additionally includes a seal having a gas bearing. The gas bearing defines an inner surface along a radial direction of the turbomachine, a high pressure end, and a low pressure end. The gas bearing supports the rotary component and also prevents an airflow from the high pressure end to the low pressure end between the rotary component and the inner surface of the gas bearing.

公开(公告)号：US11629663B2

公开(公告)日：2023-04-18

申请号：US17587233

申请日：2022-01-28

Applicant: General Electric Company

Inventor： Joshua Tyler Mook ,  Michael Thomas Gansler ,  Scott Douglas Waun ,  Kevin Michael VandeVoorde ,  Aigbedion Akwara ,  Michael Robert Notarnicola ,  Jason Joseph Bellardi ,  Mohammed El Hacin Sennoun ,  Mary Kathryn Thompson ,  Mohamed Osama

IPC: F02G1/055 ,  F02G1/04 ,  F28D9/04 ,  F28F7/02 ,  F28F13/00 ,  F28F13/14 ,  F02G1/053 ,  F02G1/057 ,  F02G1/047 ,  F02G1/05 ,  F02G1/044 ,  B33Y80/00 ,  F23R3/00 ,  F02G3/00 ,  F02G1/043 ,  F28D21/00

Abstract: An energy conversion apparatus may include an engine assembly, such as a monolithic engine assembly. The engine assembly may include a first monolithic body segment and a plurality of second monolithic body segments directly coupled or directly couplable to the first monolithic body segment. The first monolithic body segment may define a combustion chamber and a recirculation pathway in fluid communication with the combustion chamber. The recirculation pathway may be configured to recirculate combustion gas through the combustion chamber. The plurality of second monolithic body segments may respectively define at least a portion of a piston chamber and a plurality of working-fluid pathways fluidly communicating with the piston chamber.

公开(公告)号：US11193385B2

公开(公告)日：2021-12-07

申请号：US15131154

申请日：2016-04-18

Applicant: General Electric Company

Inventor： Joshua Tyler Mook ,  Bugra Han Ertas ,  Jason Joseph Bellardi ,  Nathan Evan McCurdy Gibson

IPC: F01D11/04 ,  F01D25/16 ,  F01D11/00 ,  F16C32/06 ,  F16J15/40 ,  F16J15/447 ,  F01D25/22

Abstract: A turbomachine includes a compressor section, a turbine section, and a rotary component. The rotary component is attached to and rotatable with a portion of at least one of the compressor section and the turbine section. The turbomachine additionally includes a seal having a gas bearing. The gas bearing defines an inner surface along a radial direction of the turbomachine, a high pressure end, and a low pressure end. The gas bearing supports the rotary component and also prevents an airflow from the high pressure end to the low pressure end between the rotary component and the inner surface of the gas bearing.

公开(公告)号：US11022068B2

公开(公告)日：2021-06-01

申请号：US16878744

申请日：2020-05-20

Applicant: General Electric Company

Inventor： Joshua Tyler Mook ,  Kevin Michael VandeVoorde ,  Aigbedion Akwara ,  Michael Robert Notarnicola ,  Jason Joseph Bellardi ,  Mohammed El Hacin Sennoun ,  Mohamed Osama ,  Zachary William Nagel

IPC: F02G1/055 ,  F02G1/053 ,  F02G1/043 ,  F28D9/04 ,  F02G1/04 ,  F28F7/02 ,  F28F13/00 ,  F28F13/14 ,  F02G1/057 ,  F02G1/047 ,  F02G1/05 ,  F02G1/044 ,  F28D21/00

Abstract: A monolithic heater body may include a combustor body, a hot-side heat exchanger body, and an eductor body. The combustor body may define a combustion chamber and a conditioning conduit circumferentially surrounding the combustion chamber. The conditioning conduit may fluidly communicate with the combustion chamber at a distal portion of the combustion chamber. The hot-side heat exchanger body may define a hot-side heat exchanger that includes a heating fluid pathway fluidly communicating with a proximal portion of the combustion chamber. The eductor body may define an eduction pathway fluidly communicating with a downstream portion of the heating fluid pathway and a proximal portion of the conditioning conduit.

公开(公告)号：US10982851B2

公开(公告)日：2021-04-20

申请号：US15706860

申请日：2017-09-18

Applicant: General Electric Company

Inventor： Jason Joseph Bellardi

IPC: F23R3/00 ,  F23M5/00 ,  F23R3/06 ,  F23R3/28

Abstract: A combustor assembly for a gas turbine engine and a method of additively manufacturing the same are provided. A combustor dome includes a combustor wall defining a hole and a circumferential groove defined within the combustor wall around the hole. A floating ferrule assembly is additively manufactured with the combustor dome and includes a ferrule positioned at least partially within the hole and defining a radial lip that is received within the circumferential groove to inseparably position the ferrule within the combustor wall. A build support arm is attached to the ferrule by a frangible connecting member, the frangible connecting member being breakable for separating and removing the build support arm from the ferrule.