Patents by Inventor Gunnar Leif Siden

Gunnar Leif Siden 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).

  • Publication number: 20100183446
    Abstract: Disclosed is a turbine blade or vane including a blade or vane body including a leading edge and a trailing edge, a plurality of cooling openings disposed along the trailing edge, a first width of the trailing edge, the first width being disposed across the cooling openings, and a second width of the trailing edge the second width being disposed between the cooling openings, wherein the second width is smaller than the first width.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2009
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Luke John Ammann, James William Vehr, Gunnar Leif Siden, Wei Ning
  • Publication number: 20100071342
    Abstract: Systems and methods for integrating heat exchanger elements of HRSG systems with gas turbine exhaust diffusers are provided in the disclosed embodiments. The systems and methods may include integrating heat exchanger elements, such as steam pipes, with various components of an exhaust diffuser. For example, the heat exchanger elements may be integrated with inlet turning vanes, exhaust frame struts, exit guide vanes, associated support structures, and other components of the exhaust diffuser. In addition, the heat exchanger elements may be integrated with multiple components of a single exhaust diffuser. Moreover, the heat exchanger elements may be integrated with the components of the exhaust diffuser within an airfoil, which may encompass both the heat exchanger elements and the individual component of the exhaust diffuser. The use of airfoils may help ensure certain aerodynamic properties of the heated exhaust gas flowing across the exhaust diffuser components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2008
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Gunnar Leif Siden, Jonathan Glenn Luedke
  • Patent number: 6866477
    Abstract: The third stage nozzle has an airfoil profile substantially in accordance with Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y and Z set forth in Table I wherein X and Y values are in inches and define airfoil profile sections at each distance Z and Z are non-dimensional values within a range from 0.1 to 0.9 convertible to Z distances in inches by multiplying the Z values of Table I within the range by a height of the airfoil in inches. The profile sections at the Z distances are joined smoothly with one another to form the nozzle airfoil shape. The X and Y distances may be scalable to provide a scaled-up or scaled-down airfoil for the nozzle. The nominal airfoil given by the X, Y and Z distances lies within an envelope of ±0.160 inches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2005
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Brian Peter Arness, Robert Romany By, Gunnar Leif Siden, Poornathresan Krishnakumar, Bruce Loren Smith, Peter Christopher Selent
  • Patent number: 6857855
    Abstract: Third stage turbine buckets have airfoil profiles substantially in accordance with Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y and Z set forth Table I wherein X and Y values are in inches and the Z values are non-dimensional values from 0.03 span to 0.95 span convertible to Z distances in inches by multiplying the Z values by the height of the airfoil in inches. The X and Y values are distances which, when connected by smooth continuing arcs, define airfoil profile sections at each distance Z. The profile sections at each distance Z are joined smoothly to one another to form the bucket airfoil shape. The X, Y and Z distances may be scalable as a function of the same constant or number to provide a scaled up or scaled down airfoil section for the bucket. The nominal airfoil given by the X, Y and Z distances lies within an envelop of ±0.150 inches in directions normal to the surface of the airfoil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2005
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Daniel David Snook, Robert Romany By, Bruce Loren Smith, Gunnar Leif Siden, Carlos Alberto Collado, Peter Gaines Cleveland
  • Patent number: 6715990
    Abstract: The first stage buckets have airfoil profiles substantially in accordance with Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y and Z set forth Table I wherein X and Y values are in inches and the Z value is non-dimensional along the bucket centerline coincident with a turbine radius and convertible to a Z distance in inches from the turbine axis by multiplying the Z value by the height of the airfoil and adding the root radius to the result. The X and Y distances may be scalable as a function of the same constant or number to provide a scaled up or scaled down airfoil section for the bucket. The nominal airfoil given by the X, Y and Z distances lies within an envelop of ±0.160 inches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2004
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Brian Peter Arness, Eduardo Enrique Paz, Jacob Charles Perry, II, Gunnar Leif Siden, Andrew Jones, Jr., Lawrence Paul Timko
  • Publication number: 20040057833
    Abstract: The first stage buckets have airfoil profiles substantially in accordance with Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y and Z set forth Table I wherein X and Y values are in inches and the Z value is non-dimensional along the bucket centerline coincident with a turbine radius and convertible to a Z distance in inches from the turbine axis by multiplying the Z value by the height of the airfoil and adding the root radius to the result. The X and Y distances may be scalable as a function of the same constant or number to provide a scaled up or scaled down airfoil section for the bucket. The nominal airfoil given by the X, Y and Z distances lies within an envelop of ±0.160 inches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2002
    Publication date: March 25, 2004
    Inventors: Brian Peter Arness, Eduardo Enrique Paz, Jacob Charles Perry, Gunnar Leif Siden, Andrew Jones, Lawrence Paul Timko
  • Publication number: 20030017052
    Abstract: The fourth-stage buckets have airfoil profiles substantially in accordance with Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y and Z set forth in inches in Table I wherein Z is a perpendicular distance from a plane normal to a radius of the turbine centerline and containing the X and Y values with the Z value commencing at zero in the X, Y plane at the radially innermost aerodynamic section of the airfoil and X and Y are coordinate values defining the airfoil profile at each distance Z. The X, Y and Z values may be scaled as a function of the same constant or number to provide a scaled-up or scaled-down airfoil section for the bucket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2001
    Publication date: January 23, 2003
    Inventors: Wilson Frost, Mark Edward Stegemiller, Andrew Charles Powis, Peter P. Pirolla, David John Humanchuk, Gunnar Leif Siden
  • Patent number: 6503059
    Abstract: The fourth-stage buckets have airfoil profiles substantially in accordance with Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y and Z set forth in inches in Table I wherein Z is a perpendicular distance from a plane normal to a radius of the turbine centerline and containing the X and Y values with the Z value commencing at zero in the X, Y plane at the radially innermost aerodynamic section of the airfoil and X and Y are coordinate values defining the airfoil profile at each distance Z. The X, Y and Z values may be scaled as a function of the same constant or number to provide a scaled-up or scaled-down airfoil section for the bucket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2003
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Wilson Frost, Mark Edward Stegemiller, Andrew Charles Powis, Peter P. Pirolla, David John Humanchuk, Gunnar Leif Siden
  • Patent number: 6474948
    Abstract: The third-stage buckets have airfoil profiles substantially in accordance with Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y and Z set forth in inches in Table I wherein Z is a perpendicular distance from a plane normal to a radius of the turbine centerline and containing the X and Y values with the Z value commencing at zero in the X, Y plane at the radially innermost aerodynamic section of the airfoil and X and Y are coordinates defining the airfoil profile at each distance Z. The X, Y and Z values may be scaled as a function of the same constant or number to provide a scaled-up or scaled-down airfoil section for the bucket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Peter Paul Pirolla, Gunnar Leif Siden, David John Humanchuk, Steven Robert Brassfield, Paul Stuart Wilson