Patents by Inventor Sandeep Gopalakrishna

Sandeep Gopalakrishna 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: 9222672
    Abstract: A combustor liner defining a combustor chamber is included. Also included is a cover sleeve spaced radially outwardly from and at least partially surrounding an aft end of the combustor liner, the cover sleeve and the combustor liner defining a cooling annulus. Further included is at least one aperture extending through the cover sleeve for routing a cooling flow to the cooling annulus. Yet further included is a perforated sleeve disposed between the cover sleeve and the combustor liner, wherein the perforated sleeve comprises a plurality of holes for impinging the cooling flow toward the combustor liner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Sridhar Venkat Kodukulla, Sandeep Gopalakrishna
  • Publication number: 20140090385
    Abstract: A system includes a turbine combustor containing a first wall portion disposed about a combustion zone, a second wall portion disposed about the first wall portion, and a plurality of vanes disposed within an annulus between the first and second wall portions. The plurality of vanes is configured to swirl air flowing within the annulus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2012
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Sridhar Venkat Kodukulla, Mahesh Bathina, Sandeep Gopalakrishna
  • Patent number: 8661825
    Abstract: A unitary fuel injection manifold for a secondary fuel nozzle improves fuel-air mixing and offers flexibility to alter the mixing profile through adaptability to a variety of number, types, and orientation of discharge outlets to the combustion air mixing space around the secondary fuel nozzle. An aerodynamic surface with reduced extension into the mixing space reduces pressures drop and interference with design airflow. Manifold integrity is enhanced by elimination of fillet welds to mount external pegs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Divyang Rajendra Desai, Sandeep Gopalakrishna, Kodukulla Venkat Sridhar, Amit Monga
  • Publication number: 20140047845
    Abstract: A combustor liner cooling assembly includes a combustor liner defining a combustor chamber. Also included is a cover sleeve spaced radially outwardly from and at least partially surrounding an aft end of the combustor liner, the cover sleeve and the combustor liner defining a cooling annulus. Further included is at least one aperture extending through the cover sleeve for routing a cooling flow to the cooling annulus. Yet further included is a perforated sleeve disposed between the cover sleeve and the combustor liner, wherein the perforated sleeve comprises a plurality of holes for impinging the cooling flow toward the combustor liner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2012
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Sridhar Venkat Kodukulla, Sandeep Gopalakrishna
  • Publication number: 20120151927
    Abstract: A unitary fuel injection manifold for a secondary fuel nozzle improves fuel-air mixing and offers flexibility to alter the mixing profile through adaptability to a variety of number, types, and orientation of discharge outlets to the combustion air mixing space around the secondary fuel nozzle. An aerodynamic surface with reduced extension into the mixing space reduces pressures drop and interference with design airflow. Manifold integrity is enhanced by elimination of fillet welds to mount external pegs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Inventors: Divyang Rajendra Desai, Sandeep Gopalakrishna, Kodukulla Venkat Sridhar, Amit Monga
  • Publication number: 20080168092
    Abstract: Systems and methods for simulating dynamic feedback control systems that include establishing a connection via a common access to a shared memory between the control system logic of a controller to be emulated and a simulation model. State data from a previous simulation associated with the control system logic and the simulation model is retrieved from memory to initialize another simulation run. The state data associated with the simulation model and the control system logic are then synchronized with a timing and control mechanism and a simulation of the controller is executed. A graphical user interface may also be provided to allow a user to adjust the simulation settings and establish new connections with input/output components to be utilized in simulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2007
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Kenneth Warren Boggs, Anwar Ahmed, Karl Dean Minto, Chetan Sooryanarayan Udupa, Clayton Joseph Synard, Balagopalan P.K., Sandeep Gopalakrishna, Gregory John Morton