Patents by Inventor Lakshmanan Valliappan

Lakshmanan Valliappan 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).

  • Patent number: 10774652
    Abstract: An article of manufacture having a nominal airfoil profile substantially in accordance with Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y, and Z set forth in a scalable table identified as TABLE 1, wherein the Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y, and Z are non-dimensional values convertible to dimensional distances by multiplying the Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y, and Z by a number, and wherein X and Y are coordinates which, when connected by continuing arcs, define airfoil profile sections at each Z height, the airfoil profile sections at each Z height being joined with one another to form a complete airfoil shape. The resulting article may be used as a stator vane in a compressor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Vasantharuban S, Prem Navin Dhayanandam, Lakshmanan Valliappan
  • Patent number: 10436214
    Abstract: A system is provided, including an airfoil. The airfoil includes a first suction portion of a nominal airfoil profile substantially in accordance with Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y, and Z of a suction side as set forth in TABLE I to a maximum of three decimal places, wherein the X and Y values of the suction side are coordinate values that couple together to define suction side sections of the first suction portion of the nominal airfoil profile at each Z coordinate value, the suction side sections of the first suction portion of the nominal airfoil profile are coupled together to define the first suction portion, the airfoil includes an airfoil length along a Z axis, the first suction portion comprises a first portion length along the Z axis, the first portion length is less than or equal to the airfoil length, and the Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y, and Z are non-dimensional values convertible to dimensional distances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Lakshmanan Valliappan, Ramesh Kempanna Babu, Sagar Kamble
  • Patent number: 10415595
    Abstract: A system is provided, including an airfoil. The airfoil includes a first suction portion of a nominal airfoil profile substantially in accordance with Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y, and Z of a suction side as set forth in TABLE I to a maximum of three decimal places, wherein the X and Y values of the suction side are coordinate values that couple together to define suction side sections of the first suction portion of the nominal airfoil profile at each Z coordinate value, the suction side sections of the first suction portion of the nominal airfoil profile are coupled together to define the first suction portion, the airfoil includes an airfoil length along a Z axis, the first suction portion comprises a first portion length along the Z axis, the first portion length is less than or equal to the airfoil length, and the Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y, and Z are non-dimensional values convertible to dimensional distances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Lakshmanan Valliappan, Ramesh Kempanna Babu
  • Publication number: 20190063228
    Abstract: An article of manufacture having a nominal airfoil profile substantially in accordance with Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y, and Z set forth in a scalable table identified as TABLE 1, wherein the Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y, and Z are non-dimensional values convertible to dimensional distances by multiplying the Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y, and Z by a number, and wherein X and Y are coordinates which, when connected by continuing arcs, define airfoil profile sections at each Z height, the airfoil profile sections at each Z height being joined with one another to form a complete airfoil shape. The resulting article may be used as a stator vane in a compressor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Vasantharuban S, Prem Navin DHAYANANDAM, Lakshmanan VALLIAPPAN
  • Patent number: 9951790
    Abstract: An article of manufacture having a nominal airfoil profile substantially in accordance with Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y, and Z set forth in a scalable TABLE 1, wherein the Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y, and Z are non-dimensional values convertible to dimensional distances by multiplying the Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y, and Z by a number, and wherein X and Y are coordinates which, when connected by continuing arcs, define airfoil profile sections at each Z height, the airfoil profile sections at each Z height being joined with one another to form a complete airfoil shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Lakshmanan Valliappan, Sharan Shanti, Penchala Kumar Mittadodla
  • Publication number: 20180080464
    Abstract: A system is provided, including an airfoil. The airfoil includes a first suction portion of a nominal airfoil profile substantially in accordance with Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y, and Z of a suction side as set forth in TABLE I to a maximum of three decimal places, wherein the X and Y values of the suction side are coordinate values that couple together to define suction side sections of the first suction portion of the nominal airfoil profile at each Z coordinate value, the suction side sections of the first suction portion of the nominal airfoil profile are coupled together to define the first suction portion, the airfoil includes an airfoil length along a Z axis, the first suction portion comprises a first portion length along the Z axis, the first portion length is less than or equal to the airfoil length, and the Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y, and Z are non-dimensional values convertible to dimensional distances.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2016
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Inventors: Lakshmanan Valliappan, Ramesh Kempanna Babu, Sagar Kamble
  • Publication number: 20180080474
    Abstract: A system is provided, including an airfoil. The airfoil includes a first suction portion of a nominal airfoil profile substantially in accordance with Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y, and Z of a suction side as set forth in TABLE I to a maximum of three decimal places, wherein the X and Y values of the suction side are coordinate values that couple together to define suction side sections of the first suction portion of the nominal airfoil profile at each Z coordinate value, the suction side sections of the first suction portion of the nominal airfoil profile are coupled together to define the first suction portion, the airfoil includes an airfoil length along a Z axis, the first suction portion comprises a first portion length along the Z axis, the first portion length is less than or equal to the airfoil length, and the Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y, and Z are non-dimensional values convertible to dimensional distances.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2016
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Inventors: Lakshmanan Valliappan, Ramesh Kempanna Babu
  • Publication number: 20170067482
    Abstract: An article of manufacture having a nominal airfoil profile substantially in accordance with Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y, and Z set forth in a scalable TABLE 1, wherein the Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y, and Z are non-dimensional values convertible to dimensional distances by multiplying the Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y, and Z by a number, and wherein X and Y are coordinates which, when connected by continuing arcs, define airfoil profile sections at each Z height, the airfoil profile sections at each Z height being joined with one another to form a complete airfoil shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2015
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Inventors: Lakshmanan Valliappan, Sharan Shanti, Penchala Kumar Mittadodla
  • Patent number: 9546555
    Abstract: A rotatable blade for use in a turbomachine includes an airfoil portion having a leading edge, a trailing edge a radially-inner end and a radially-outer end; a root section at to the radially-inner end of the airfoil portion, and a part-span shroud located on the airfoil portion between the root section and the radially-outer end. The part-span shroud decreases in width and thickness from decreasing in width and thickness from the airfoil portion to a contact surface adapted to engage a mating contact surface on a part-span shroud of an adjacent blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Rohit Chouhan, Holly Renae Davis, Lakshmanan Valliappan
  • Patent number: 9169782
    Abstract: A turbine includes a compressor to intake a fluid and to compress the fluid, a combustion chamber to heat the fluid from the compressor, a turbine section to rotate a shaft with the heated fluid from the combustion chamber, and a bypass circuit to generate a bypass flow by removing a portion of the fluid from the compressor, to heat the bypass flow, and to insert the bypass flow to the turbine section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Moorthi Subramaniyan, Umesh Garg, Joshy John, Lakshmanan Valliappan
  • Publication number: 20150063997
    Abstract: An airfoil includes a radially inner edge extending in a radial direction of the airfoil to a radially outer edge. Also included is a leading edge extending in an axial direction of the airfoil to a trailing edge. Further included is a trailing edge geometry comprising at least one wave segment having simultaneous curvature in at least two directions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2013
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Sunil Rajagopal, Moorthi Subramaniyan, Lakshmanan Valliappan
  • Patent number: 8834107
    Abstract: The present application provides a tip clearance control system for reducing an airflow through a turbo machine. The tip clearance control system may include a casing shroud and a tip shroud positioned within the casing shroud. The tip shroud may include a first step at a leading edge and a second step adjacent to the first step. The casing shroud and the tip shroud may define a first cavity therebetween downstream of the second step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Lakshmanan Valliappan, Moorthi Subramanivan
  • Publication number: 20140169974
    Abstract: A rotatable blade for use in a turbomachine includes an airfoil portion having a leading edge, a trailing edge a radially-inner end and a radially-outer end; a root section at to the radially-inner end of the airfoil portion, and a part-span shroud located on the airfoil portion between the root section and the radially-outer end. The part-span shroud decreases in width and thickness from decreasing in width and thickness from the airfoil portion to a contact surface adapted to engage a mating contact surface on a part-span shroud of an adjacent blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2012
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Rohit CHOUHAN, Holly Renae DAVIS, Lakshmanan VALLIAPPAN
  • Publication number: 20130280050
    Abstract: A turbine vibration reduction system includes a nozzle, a bucket in operable communication with the nozzle, and a structure having at least one opening configured to inject fluid into flow traveling past the nozzle and the bucket to disrupt formation of a vortex.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2012
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Asif Iqbal Ansari, Joshy John, Moorthi Subramaniyan, Lakshmanan Valliappan
  • Publication number: 20130205795
    Abstract: A turbomachine includes a housing that defines a flow path, and a stage arranged within the housing. The stage includes a plurality of rotating airfoil members and a first plurality of stationary airfoil members. A second plurality of stationary airfoil members is arranged directly adjacent to the first plurality of stationary airfoil members. A flow improvement system is associated with each of the first and second pluralities of stationary airfoil members. The flow improvement system establishes a predetermined clocking of each of the first plurality of stationary airfoil members relative to each of the second plurality of stationary airfoil members to improve flow characteristics along the flow path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2012
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Umesh Garg, Akil Abbas Rangwalla, Francesco Soranna, Lakshmanan Valliappan
  • Publication number: 20130167551
    Abstract: A turbine includes a compressor to intake a fluid and to compress the fluid, a combustion chamber to heat the fluid from the compressor, a turbine section to rotate a shaft with the heated fluid from the combustion chamber, and a bypass circuit to generate a bypass flow by removing a portion of the fluid from the compressor, to heat the bypass flow, and to insert the bypass flow to the turbine section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2012
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Moorthi Subramaniyan, Umesh Garg, Joshy John, Lakshmanan Valliappan
  • Publication number: 20130064665
    Abstract: A low pressure steam turbine is disclosed including a rotor having: a rotor body; and a plurality of bucket stages disposed axially along the rotor body, the plurality of bucket stages including a last bucket stage; and a nozzle assembly at least partially surrounding the rotor, the nozzle assembly including a plurality of nozzle stages corresponding to the plurality of bucket stages, wherein a nozzle in a nozzle stage axially upstream of the last bucket stage is adjustable to modify a fluid flow within the last bucket stage during operation of the low pressure steam turbine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2011
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Roy Paul Swintek, Asif Iqbal Ansari, Joshy John, Moorthi Subramaniyan, Lakshmanan Valliappan
  • Publication number: 20120076634
    Abstract: The present application provides a tip clearance control system for reducing an airflow through a turbo machine. The tip clearance control system may include a casing shroud and a tip shroud positioned within the casing shroud. The tip shroud may include a first step at a leading edge and a second step adjacent to the first step. The casing shroud and the tip shroud may define a first cavity therebetween downstream of the second step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2010
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Lakshmanan Valliappan, Moorthi Subramanivan