Patents by Inventor Aaron J. Dornback

Aaron J. Dornback has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Combustor heat panel arrangement having holes offset from seams of a radially opposing heat panel
    Patent number: 9416970
    Abstract: A combustor module for a gas turbine engine is provided that includes a first annular liner assembly extending along a longitudinal axis of the engine. The first annular liner assembly includes a first annular support shell and a plurality of first heat shield panels coupled to the first annular support shell. The first heat shield panels form a segmented ring defining a plurality of first axial seams therebetween. The combustor module further includes a bulkhead coupled to the first annular liner assembly. The bulkhead provides a plurality of fuel nozzles for passing a first mass flow comprising fuel and air. The combustor module further includes a second annular liner assembly coupled to the bulkhead. The second annular liner assembly is in spaced-apart generally coaxial relationship from the first annular liner assembly by a channel height H. The second annular liner assembly includes an air admittance hole having a mean diameter D extending along a hole axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Philip J. Kirsopp, Aaron J. Dornback, James B. Hoke
  • COMBUSTOR PANEL ARRANGEMENT
    Publication number: 20110126543
    Abstract: A combustor module for a gas turbine engine is provided that includes a first annular liner assembly extending along a longitudinal axis of the engine. The first annular liner assembly includes a first annular support shell and a plurality of first heat shield panels coupled to the first annular support shell. The first heat shield panels form a segmented ring defining a plurality of first axial seams therebetween. The combustor module further includes a bulkhead coupled to the first annular liner assembly. The bulkhead provides a plurality of fuel nozzles for passing a first mass flow comprising fuel and air. The combustor module further includes a second annular liner assembly coupled to the bulkhead. The second annular liner assembly is in spaced-apart generally coaxial relationship from the first annular liner assembly by a channel height H. The second annular liner assembly includes an air admittance hole having a mean diameter D extending along a hole axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2009
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Applicant: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Philip J. Kirsopp, Aaron J. Dornback, James B. Hoke