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公开(公告)号：US20240246693A1
公开(公告)日：2024-07-25
申请号：US18156522
申请日：2023-01-19
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor： Brian Magann Rush , Constantinos Minas , William Morton
CPC classification number: B64D37/34 , F02C7/16 , F02C7/22 , F05D2260/213
Abstract: A fuel system includes a fuel tank that stores fuel therein, and a fuel cooling system. The fuel cooling system includes a fuel cooling system fuel line in fluid communication with the fuel tank, one or more fuel cooling system heat exchangers in fluid communication with the fuel cooling system fuel line, and a fuel cooling system fuel pump. The fuel cooling system fuel pump pumps the fuel from the fuel tank such that the fuel flows through the fuel cooling system fuel line and into the one or more fuel cooling system heat exchangers to absorb heat from one or more aircraft components to become heated fuel. The heated fuel is returned and stored in the fuel tank.
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公开(公告)号：US11988147B2
公开(公告)日：2024-05-21
申请号：US17859092
申请日：2022-07-07
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor： Eyitayo James Owoeye , Constantinos Minas
CPC classification number: F02C7/224 , F02C3/22 , F02C7/222 , F05D2220/323 , F05D2260/207 , F05D2260/213 , F05D2260/22141
Abstract: A heat exchanger for a hydrogen fuel delivery system includes a tube bank including an inner-tube where a first portion of the inner-tube extends through an inlet region of the tube bank, a second portion of the inner-tube extends through a mid-region of the tube bank, and a third portion of the inner-tube extends through an outlet region of the tube bank. A thermal buffer at least partially surrounds the inner-tube. A first portion of the thermal buffer extends along the first portion of the inner-tube, a second portion of the thermal buffer extends along the second portion of the inner-tube, and a third portion of the thermal buffer extends along the third portion of the inner-tube. A plurality of fins is disposed along the inner-tube and extends radially outwardly from an outer surface of the thermal buffer.
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公开(公告)号：US20240110524A1
公开(公告)日：2024-04-04
申请号：US17959400
申请日：2022-10-04
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor： Constantinos Minas , Sean Christopher Binion
CPC classification number: F02C9/28 , B60H1/008 , B60H1/00821 , F02C7/232 , F02C9/40
Abstract: A system includes a hydrogen sensor configured to generate data indicative of a level of hydrogen present within the compartment and a computing system. The computing system configured to determine at least one of the level of hydrogen present within the compartment or a rate of change of the level of hydrogen present within the compartment and compare the determined at least one of the level of hydrogen present within the compartment or the rate of change of the level of hydrogen present within the compartment to an associated threshold value. Furthermore, when the determined at least one of the level of hydrogen present within the compartment or the rate of change of the level of hydrogen present within the compartment exceeds the associated threshold value, the computing system is configured to initiate a control action associated with reducing the level of hydrogen present within the compartment.
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公开(公告)号：US20240110507A1
公开(公告)日：2024-04-04
申请号：US17957726
申请日：2022-09-30
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor： Constantinos Minas , William Wesley Morton
CPC classification number: F02C7/06 , F01D25/18 , F05D2220/323 , F05D2260/98
Abstract: A gas turbine engine is provided defining an axial direction, a radial direction, and a circumferential direction. The gas turbine engine includes a turbomachine having a compressor section, a combustion section, and a turbine section in serial flow order; a fan section including a fan rotatable by the turbomachine; a nacelle enclosing the fan; and an oil tank positioned within the nacelle, wherein the oil tank defines an effective length (LT) along the axial direction, a circumference span (CS) along the circumferential direction, and a radial height (ΔrT) along the radial direction, and wherein these parameters are related by a tank sizing factor (TSF) equal to the effective length (LT) times the circumference span (CS) divided by the radial height (ΔrT) squared LT×CS/ΔrT2), wherein the tank sizing factor (TSF) is between 20 and 2200.
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公开(公告)号：US11702952B2
公开(公告)日：2023-07-18
申请号：US17524196
申请日：2021-11-11
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor： Constantinos Minas , Harry Kirk Mathews, Jr. , Gregory Alexander Natsui , Lana Maria Osusky
CPC classification number: F01D19/02 , F01D25/12 , F05D2220/323 , F05D2260/232 , F05D2260/85 , F05D2270/112 , F05D2270/3032
Abstract: An engine control system may be configured to perform a method of controlling thermal bias in a turbomachine. An exemplary method may include determining a thermal bias-value for the turbomachine, and performing a cooling treatment based at least in part on the thermal bias-value. The thermal bias-value may include a difference between an upward temperature-value corresponding to a first one or more temperature measurements of an upward portion of the turbomachine and a downward temperature-value corresponding to a second one or more temperature measurements of a downward portion of the turbomachine. The cooling treatment may include at least one of: circulating air through at least a portion of the turbomachine, and rotating a shaft of the turbomachine with a motoring system.
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公开(公告)号：US20230122350A1
公开(公告)日：2023-04-20
申请号：US17901383
申请日：2022-09-01
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor： Constantinos Minas , Lisa Tang
Abstract: A method of operating a fuel system for a vehicle having an engine, the fuel system comprising a fuel delivery system, the fuel delivery system including a liquid hydrogen delivery assembly and a regulator assembly, the regulator assembly having a buffer tank, the method including: providing a first flow of hydrogen fuel from a liquid hydrogen fuel tank through the liquid hydrogen delivery assembly to the regulator assembly, wherein providing the first flow of hydrogen fuel includes pumping the first flow of hydrogen fuel through the liquid hydrogen delivery assembly using a pump at a first fuel flowrate; receiving data indicative of a commanded fuel flowrate to the engine, wherein the commanded fuel flowrate is higher than the first fuel flowrate; and providing stored hydrogen fuel from a gaseous fuel storage to the engine.
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公开(公告)号：US12203411B2
公开(公告)日：2025-01-21
申请号：US18343954
申请日：2023-06-29
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor： Harry Kirk Mathews, Jr. , William Morton , Constantinos Minas
Abstract: A gas turbine engine is provided having: a turbomachine; a fan section having a fan rotatable by the turbomachine; a nacelle enclosing the fan; and an engine controller positioned within the nacelle. The nacelle defines an inner surface radius (r) along the radial direction inward of the engine controller, wherein the engine controller defines a radial height (Δr) along the radial direction, a total volume (V), and a normalized radius (r′). The normalized radius (r′) is a ratio of the inner surface radius (r) to the total volume (V) to cube root, and wherein these parameters are related by the following equation: 0.1(r′)−1
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公开(公告)号：US20240401518A1
公开(公告)日：2024-12-05
申请号：US17901357
申请日：2022-09-01
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor： Constantinos Minas
Abstract: A fuel system including: a liquid hydrogen fuel tank for holding a first portion of hydrogen fuel in a liquid phase; a gaseous hydrogen fuel tank for holding a second portion of hydrogen fuel in a gaseous phase; and a fuel delivery assembly including a liquid hydrogen delivery assembly in fluid communication with the liquid hydrogen fuel tank, the liquid hydrogen delivery assembly having a pump for pumping, in the liquid phase, the first portion of hydrogen fuel through the liquid hydrogen delivery assembly; a gaseous hydrogen delivery assembly in fluid communication with the gaseous hydrogen fuel tank, the gaseous hydrogen delivery assembly extending in a parallel arrangement with the liquid hydrogen delivery assembly; and a regulator assembly in fluid communication with both the liquid hydrogen delivery assembly and the gaseous hydrogen delivery assembly for providing gaseous hydrogen fuel to the engine when installed in the vehicle.
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公开(公告)号：US12158104B2
公开(公告)日：2024-12-03
申请号：US17957726
申请日：2022-09-30
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor： Constantinos Minas , William Wesley Morton
Abstract: A gas turbine engine is provided defining an axial direction, a radial direction, and a circumferential direction. The gas turbine engine includes a turbomachine having a compressor section, a combustion section, and a turbine section in serial flow order; a fan section including a fan rotatable by the turbomachine; a nacelle enclosing the fan; and an oil tank positioned within the nacelle, wherein the oil tank defines an effective length (LT) along the axial direction, a circumference span (CS) along the circumferential direction, and a radial height (ΔrT) along the radial direction, and wherein these parameters are related by a tank sizing factor (TSF) equal to the effective length (LT) times the circumference span (CS) divided by the radial height (ΔrT) squared LT×CS/ΔrT2), wherein the tank sizing factor (TSF) is between 20 and 2200.
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公开(公告)号：US20240322638A1
公开(公告)日：2024-09-26
申请号：US18187366
申请日：2023-03-21
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor： Ernst Wolfgang Stautner , Constantinos Minas
CPC classification number: H02K5/1737 , F16C32/0438 , H02K9/20 , H02K9/225 , H02K9/227 , H02K55/04 , F16C2380/26
Abstract: A superconducting motor including a rotor, a heat sink, and a bearing. The rotor includes a superconducting winding formed from a superconducting material. The heat sink is positioned within the superconducting motor to absorb heat produced by the superconducting motor. The bearing includes an inner race, an outer race, and a rolling element. The bearing rotatably supports the rotor and is thermally connected to each of the rotor and the heat sink to transfer heat from the rotor to the heat sink. The rolling element is formed from a material having, at 25 K, a thermal conductivity of 20 W/mK or more and an ultimate tensile strength of 650 MPa or more. The rolling element may be formed from a copper alloy.
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