Patents by Inventor Lionel Aranda

Lionel Aranda 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).

  • Method of operating a thermal installation and use of such a method for inhibiting vanadium corrosion
    Patent number: 8282693
    Abstract: The invention provides a method of operating a thermal installation comprising a combustion chamber fed with a fuel contaminated with vanadium, with sulphur and possibly with sodium. In particular, the combustion chamber is also fed with boron and with magnesium, in quantities such that the sodium molar ratio s=Na2SO4/V2O5, the magnesium molar ratio m=MgO/V2O5 and the boron molar ratio b=B2O3/V2O5 satisfy the equation m?3+2b?s, so that the combustion products comprise magnesium orthovanadate, mixed magnesium boron oxide and possibly sodium borate. The invention also provides for the use of such a method to inhibit corrosion of the thermal installation by vanadium oxide, possibly in the presence of sodium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: GE Energy Products France SNC
    Inventors: Michel Moliere, Emmanuel Rocca, Lionel Aranda, Aurelie Chiaravalle
  • METHOD OF OPERATING A THERMAL INSTALLATION AND USE OF SUCH A METHOD FOR INHIBITING VANADIUM CORROSION
    Publication number: 20100255431
    Abstract: The invention provides a method of operating a thermal installation comprising a combustion chamber fed with a fuel contaminated with vanadium, with sulphur and possibly with sodium. In particular, the combustion chamber is also fed with boron and with magnesium, in quantities such that the sodium molar ratio s=Na2SO4/V2O5, the magnesium molar ratio m=MgO/V2O5 and the boron molar ratio b=B2O3/V2O5 satisfy the equation m?3+2b?s, so that the combustion products comprise magnesium orthovanadate, mixed magnesium boron oxide and possibly sodium borate. The invention also provides for the use of such a method to inhibit corrosion of the thermal installation by vanadium oxide, possibly in the presence of sodium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2009
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Applicant: GE ENERGY PRODUCTS FRANCE SNC
    Inventors: Michel Moliere, Emmanuel Rocca, Lionel Aranda, Aurelie Chiaravalle