Patents by Inventor Michael Corey Mullen

Michael Corey Mullen 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 and system for gas turbine power augmentation using steam injection
    Patent number: 9732672
    Abstract: A method of augmenting power output by a gas turbine engine includes channeling fuel into the gas turbine engine at a predetermined fuel flow rate to generate a first power output. Steam is then injected into the gas turbine engine at a first steam flow rate, and a firing temperature bias is determined based at least on the first steam flow rate. The predetermined fuel flow rate is then adjusted based on the determined firing temperature bias such that the gas turbine engine generates a second power output greater than the first power output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: David Spencer Ewens, Michael Corey Mullen, Bhushan Meshram
  • Gas turbine inlet system and method
    Patent number: 9435219
    Abstract: A gas turbomachine inlet system includes a duct member having an inlet portion fluidically coupled to an outlet portion through an intermediate portion. The inlet portion, outlet portion, and intermediate portion define a fluid flow zone. A throttling system is arranged in the duct member at one of the inlet portion, outlet portion and intermediate portion. The throttling system is configured and disposed to selectively establish a pressure drop through the fluid flow zone. A method of controlling inlet pressure drop through an inlet system for a gas turbomachine is also described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Michael Corey Mullen, Rex Allen Morgan
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GAS TURBINE POWER AUGMENTATION USING STEAM INJECTION
    Publication number: 20150113997
    Abstract: A method of augmenting power output by a gas turbine engine includes channeling fuel into the gas turbine engine at a predetermined fuel flow rate to generate a first power output. Steam is then injected into the gas turbine engine at a first steam flow rate, and a firing temperature bias is determined based at least on the first steam flow rate. The predetermined fuel flow rate is then adjusted based on the determined firing temperature bias such that the gas turbine engine generates a second power output greater than the first power output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2013
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: David Spencer Ewens, Michael Corey Mullen, Bhushan Meshram
  • GAS TURBINE INLET SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20130276458
    Abstract: A gas turbomachine inlet system includes a duct member having an inlet portion fluidically coupled to an outlet portion through an intermediate portion. The inlet portion, outlet portion, and intermediate portion define a fluid flow zone. A throttling system is arranged in the duct member at one of the inlet portion, outlet portion and intermediate portion. The throttling system is configured and disposed to selectively establish a pressure drop through the fluid flow zone. A method of controlling inlet pressure drop through an inlet system for a gas turbomachine is also described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2012
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Michael Corey Mullen, Rex Allen Morgan