Patents by Inventor Nattamai Venkataraman Saravanan

Nattamai Venkataraman Saravanan 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).

  • Apparatus and related methods for turbine cooling
    Patent number: 8096747
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for cooling and/or sealing a gas turbine by selectively boosting the pressure of air extracted at a lower extraction stage is provided. The pressure of the extracted air is boosted by an external compressor before it becomes available for cooling and/or sealing the turbine components. A bypass line includes a higher extraction stage providing air for cooling the turbine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Ajit Singh Sengar, Nattamai Venkataraman Saravanan, Nagaraj Sathya Subramanya
  • APPARATUS AND RELATED METHODS FOR TURBINE COOLING
    Publication number: 20090196736
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for cooling and/or sealing a gas turbine by selectively boosting the pressure of air extracted at a lower extraction stage is provided. The pressure of the extracted air is boosted by an external compressor before it becomes available for cooling and/or sealing the turbine components. A bypass line includes a higher extraction stage providing air for cooling the turbine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2008
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Inventors: Ajit Singh Sengar, Nattamai Venkataraman Saravanan, Nagaraj Sathya Subramanya