Patents by Inventor John Delvaux

John Delvaux 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).

  • Methods of Si based ceramic components volatilization control in a gas turbine engine
    Patent number: 9435268
    Abstract: A method of controlling volatilization of silicon based components in a gas turbine engine includes measuring, estimating and/or predicting a variable related to operation of the gas turbine engine; correlating the variable to determine an amount of silicon to control volatilization of the silicon based components in the gas turbine engine; and injecting silicon into the gas turbine engine to control volatilization of the silicon based components. A gas turbine with a compressor, combustion system, turbine section and silicon injection system may be controlled by a controller that implements the control method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Andres Jose Garcia-Crespo, John Delvaux, Noemie Dion Ouellet
  • METHODS OF SI BASED CERAMIC COMPONENTS VOLATILIZATION CONTROL IN A GAS TURBINE ENGINE
    Publication number: 20150267621
    Abstract: A method of controlling volatilization of silicon based components in a gas turbine engine includes measuring, estimating and/or predicting a variable related to operation of the gas turbine engine; correlating the variable to determine an amount of silicon to control volatilization of the silicon based components in the gas turbine engine; and injecting silicon into the gas turbine engine to control volatilization of the silicon based components. A gas turbine with a compressor, combustion system, turbine section and silicon injection system may be controlled by a controller that implements the control method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2014
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Andres Jose Garcia-Crespo, John Delvaux, Noemie Dion Ouellet