Patents by Inventor Sergey Vorontsov

Sergey Vorontsov 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: 10450885
    Abstract: A stator heat shield for a gas turbine having a hot gas flow path, is disclosed. The stator heat shield includes a first surface configured to face the hot gas flow path of the gas turbine; a second surface opposite to the first surface; cooling channels for directing cooling fluid from the second surface towards the first surface; and cavities arranged at the first surface for receiving the cooling fluid from at least a part of the cooling channels; wherein at least a part of the cavities each have at least two corresponding cooling channels open thereto, the at least two corresponding cooling channels being inclined towards each other. In use, a vortex is created in the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: ANSALDO ENERGIA SWITZERLAND AG
    Inventors: Andrey Sedlov, Maxim Plodistyy, Sergey Vorontsov
  • Publication number: 20170211405
    Abstract: A stator heat shield for a gas turbine having a hot gas flow path, is disclosed. The stator heat shield includes a first surface configured to face the hot gas flow path of the gas turbine; a second surface opposite to the first surface; cooling channels for directing cooling fluid from the second surface towards the first surface; and cavities arranged at the first surface for receiving the cooling fluid from at least a part of the cooling channels; wherein at least a part of the cavities each have at least two corresponding cooling channels open thereto, the at least two corresponding cooling channels being inclined towards each other. In use, a vortex is created in the cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Applicant: ANSALDO ENERGIA SWITZERLAND AG
    Inventors: Andrey SEDLOV, Maxim PLODISTYY, Sergey VORONTSOV
  • Patent number: 8182210
    Abstract: A gas turbine includes a turbine housing; a rotatable turbine rotor with turbine blades; and at least one heat shield segment for a stator. The heat shield segment is disposed radially between the rotor and the housing and attached to the housing and has a profile with a curved section in at least one region in an axial direction of the gas turbine and a radial outer surface. The heat shield segment includes a rib, a first boss, and a second boss disposed on the radial outer surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: ALSTOM Technology Ltd
    Inventors: Alexander Khanin, Igor Kurganov, Sergey Vorontsov, Anatoly Shunin
  • Patent number: 8152454
    Abstract: A guide vane for a gas turbine includes a vane body having a leading edge and a trailing edge and a shroud extending at least between the leading edge and the trailing edge. The shroud has a first side wall and a second side wall extending essentially radially and in a longitudinal direction of the gas turbine. The first side wall has a groove disposed in a region of the trailing edge extending in a longitudinal direction of the shroud and is configured to receive a sealing plate. The first side wall also has a clearance extending from the groove in a region of the trailing edge, wherein a depth of the clearance in a circumferential direction of the gas turbine is equal to a depth of the groove, and wherein a width of the clearance in the longitudinal direction of the shroud is between one to three times the depth of the clearance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Alstom Technology Ltd
    Inventors: Alexander Khanin, Igor Kurganov, Sergey Vorontsov, Victor Odinokov
  • Patent number: 8105024
    Abstract: A seal assembly for a gas turbine is arranged in grooves of a rotor heat shield having several bends. The assembly comprises four seal portions overlapping one another and extending in the axial, radial, and circumferential direction with respect to the turbine rotor. A holding means retains the radial sections of one seal portion allowing a limited movement of said seal portion independent of another seal portion. The independent movement assures contact of the individual seal portions with all mating surfaces of the rotor heat shield and improved sealing function regardless of displacements of the rotor heat shield and tolerances of turbine parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Alstom Technology Ltd
    Inventors: Alexander Khanin, Arkadi Fokine, Maxim Konter, Sergey Vorontsov
  • Patent number: 8052382
    Abstract: A gas turbine (1) includes a rotor (2) which has two rotor blade rows (5) with a plurality of rotor blades (6), and also a rotor heat shield (7), which is arranged between them, with a plurality of heat shield elements (12), and with a stator (3) which has a stator blade row (8), with a plurality of stator blades (9), which is arranged axially between the two adjacent rotor blade rows (5). The stator blades (9) have a stator sealing structure (10) radially on the inside. The heat shield elements (12) have a rotor sealing structure (13) radially on the outside which interacts with the stator sealing structure (10) for forming an axial seal (14). Furthermore, a blade radial seal (15) is formed between two adjacent rotor blades (6), and also a heat shield radial seal (16) is formed between two adjacent heat shield elements (12), and in each case separates a gas path (17) from the rotor (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: ALSTOM Technology Ltd.
    Inventors: Maxim Konter, Alexander Khanin, Alexander Burmistrov, Sergey Vorontsov
  • Patent number: 8043052
    Abstract: A fluid flow engine (1), in particular a turbo engine, has at least one guide vane row (5) with a plurality of guide vanes (6) and at least one rotor blade row (7) with a plurality of rotor blades (8). One guide vane row (5) and one rotor blade row (7) that follows the former directly downstream with respect to a working gas flow (11), together form a stage (10) of the fluid flow engine (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: ALSTOM Technology Ltd.
    Inventors: Maxim Konter, Sergey Vorontsov, Alexander Khanin, Alexey Karelin, Alexander Bone
  • Patent number: 7997856
    Abstract: A stator heat shield (6) for a gas turbine (1) includes an outside (11) which in the installed state faces a hot gas path (9) of the gas turbine (1), and an inside (12) facing away from the outside (11). A plurality of ribs (13) are formed on the inside (12) and extend axially in the installed state with regard to an axis of rotation (8) of a rotor (3) of the gas turbine (1) and, in the circumferential direction, are spaced a distance apart from one another. At least one baffle plate (14) is arranged on the inside (12) and is in contact with the ribs (13). At least one groove (16) is designed in an end face (15) bordering the stator heat shield (6) in the circumferential direction, into which at least one sealing element (18) can be inserted. A plurality of bores (19) are included, each opening at a distance from the groove (16) in the direction of the outside (11) at the inside (12) at one end and on the end face (15) at the other end and arranged a distance apart from one another in the axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: ALSTOM Technology Ltd.
    Inventors: Alexander Khanin, Edouard Sloutski, Sergey Vorontsov, Anton Sumin
  • Publication number: 20100150710
    Abstract: A guide vane for a gas turbine includes a vane body having a leading edge and a trailing edge and a shroud extending at least between the leading edge and the trailing edge. The shroud has a first side wall and a second side wall extending essentially radially and in a longitudinal direction of the gas turbine. The first side wall has a groove disposed in a region of the trailing edge extending in a longitudinal direction of the shroud and is configured to receive a sealing plate. The first side wall also has a clearance extending from the groove in a region of the trailing edge, wherein a depth of the clearance in a circumferential direction of the gas turbine is equal to a depth of the groove, and wherein a width of the clearance in the longitudinal direction of the shroud is between one to three times the depth of the clearance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2009
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Applicant: ALSTOM Technology Ltd
    Inventors: Alexander Khanin, Igor Kurganov, Sergey Vorontsov, Victor Odinokov
  • Publication number: 20100150712
    Abstract: A gas turbine includes a turbine housing; a rotatable turbine rotor with turbine blades; and at least one heat shield segment for a stator. The heat shield segment is disposed radially between the rotor and the housing and attached to the housing and has a profile with a curved section in at least one region in an axial direction of the gas turbine and a radial outer surface. The heat shield segment includes a rib, a first boss, and a second boss disposed on the radial outer surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2009
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Applicant: ALSTOM Technology Ltd
    Inventors: Alexander Khanin, Igor Kurganov, Sergey Vorontsov, Anatoly Shunin
  • Publication number: 20100111683
    Abstract: A fluid flow engine (1), in particular a turbo engine, has at least one guide vane row (5) with a plurality of guide vanes (6) and at least one rotor blade row (7) with a plurality of rotor blades (8). One guide vane row (5) and one rotor blade row (7) that follows the former directly downstream with respect to a working gas flow (11), together form a stage (10) of the fluid flow engine (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2009
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Inventors: Maxim Konter, Sergey Vorontsov, Alexander Khanin, Alexey Karelin, Alexander Bone
  • Patent number: 7674088
    Abstract: A vane arrangement (1) of a turbo machine (4), in particular of a gas turbine, includes at least one vane carrier (2) attached to a housing (5) of a turbo machine (4), and several vanes (3) attached to the vane carrier (2) and circumferentially arranged side by side, wherein the attachment between the vane carrier (2) and respective vane (3) is adapted for being axially pluggable. In order to simplify dismounting of a single vane (3) at least one of the vanes (3) is provided with an extraction device (35) having at least one axially extending extraction through-hole (36). The respective extraction through hole (36) is provided with an inner thread (37), and the vane carrier (2) is provided with an abutment zone (38) axially opposing the extraction through hole (36).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Assignee: ALSTOM Technology Ltd.
    Inventors: Alexander Khanin, Iouri Strelkov, Sergey Vorontsov
  • Publication number: 20100047062
    Abstract: A stator heat shield (6) for a gas turbine (1) includes an outside (11) which in the installed state faces a hot gas path (9) of the gas turbine (1), and an inside (12) facing away from the outside (11). A plurality of ribs (13) are formed on the inside (12) and extend axially in the installed state with regard to an axis of rotation (8) of a rotor (3) of the gas turbine (1) and, in the circumferential direction, are spaced a distance apart from one another. At least one baffle plate (14) is arranged on the inside (12) and is in contact with the ribs (13). At least one groove (16) is designed in an end face (15) bordering the stator heat shield (6) in the circumferential direction, into which at least one sealing element (18) can be inserted. A plurality of bores (19) are included, each opening at a distance from the groove (16) in the direction of the outside (11) at the inside (12) at one end and on the end face (15) at the other end and arranged a distance apart from one another in the axial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2009
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Inventors: Alexander Khanin, Edouard Sloutski, Sergey Vorontsov, Anton Sumin
  • Publication number: 20090274552
    Abstract: A gas turbine (1) includes a rotor (2) which has two rotor blade rows (5) with a plurality of rotor blades (6), and also a rotor heat shield (7), which is arranged between them, with a plurality of heat shield elements (12), and with a stator (3) which has a stator blade row (8), with a plurality of stator blades (9), which is arranged axially between the two adjacent rotor blade rows (5). The stator blades (9) have a stator sealing structure (10) radially on the inside. The heat shield elements (12) have a rotor sealing structure (13) radially on the outside which interacts with the stator sealing structure (10) for forming an axial seal (14). Furthermore, a blade radial seal (15) is formed between two adjacent rotor blades (6), and also a heat shield radial seal (16) is formed between two adjacent heat shield elements (12), and in each case separates a gas path (17) from the rotor (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2009
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Inventors: Maxim Konter, Alexander Khanin, Alexander Burmistrov, Sergey Vorontsov
  • Publication number: 20090081027
    Abstract: A seal assembly for a gas turbine is arranged in grooves of a rotor heat shield having several bends. The assembly comprises four seal portions overlapping one another and extending in the axial, radial, and circumferential direction with respect to the turbine rotor. A holding means retains the radial sections of one seal portion allowing a limited movement of said seal portion independent of another seal portion. The independent movement assures contact of the individual seal portions with all mating surfaces of the rotor heat shield and improved sealing function regardless of displacements of the rotor heat shield and tolerances of turbine parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2008
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Applicant: ALSTOM Technology Ltd
    Inventors: Alexander KHANIN, Arkadi Fokine, Maxim Konter, Sergey Vorontsov
  • Publication number: 20090041587
    Abstract: A rotating blade (1) for a gas turbine comprises an internal cooling structure having at least three cooling air passages (5, 6, 7) in fluid connection with one another by turns (9, 10). An opening (12) provides an outlet for dissolved core material to be removed from the blade following casting of the cooling structure without any residue remaining within. According to the invention, the cooling structure comprises trip strips (13, 15) in the first and second passage (5, 6) with specified ratio of height to distance between trip strips and the trip strips (13) in the first passage being arranged at 90° with respect to the direction of airflow. In a particular embodiment, the trip strips (15) in the second passage (6) are arranged at angle of 45°. The design according to the invention assures sufficient airflow through first and second air passages (5, 6).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2008
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Applicant: ALSTOM TECHNOLOGY LTD
    Inventors: Maxim Konter, Anton Sumin, Sergey Vorontsov, Alexander Khanin
  • Publication number: 20080193289
    Abstract: A vane arrangement (1) of a turbo machine (4), in particular of a gas turbine, includes at least one vane carrier (2) attached to a housing (5) of a turbo machine (4), and several vanes (3) attached to the vane carrier (2) and circumferentially arranged side by side, wherein the attachment between the vane carrier (2) and respective vane (3) is adapted for being axially pluggable. In order to simplify dismounting of a single vane (3) at least one of the vanes (3) is provided with an extraction device (35) having at least one axially extending extraction through-hole (36). The respective extraction through hole (36) is provided with an inner thread (37), and the vane carrier (2) is provided with an abutment zone (38) axially opposing the extraction through hole (36).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2008
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Inventors: Alexander Khanin, Iouri Strelkov, Sergey Vorontsov
  • Patent number: 6857639
    Abstract: The invention relates to a gap seal (6) for sealing a gap (3) between two adjacent components (1, 2), in particular of turbo machines, with the following characteristics: each component (1) has one each groove (7) that is open towards the gap (3), the two grooves (7) are essentially facing each other in the gap (3), in each groove (7), a compensation body (16) is movably positioned transversely to the longitudinal groove direction and parallel to the gap plane (10), each compensation body (11) abuts the groove bottom (9) of the corresponding groove (7) in a sealing manner, each compensation body (11) has a V-shaped receiving groove (14) that is open towards the facing compensation body (11), a mutual sealing body (16) has a rhombus-shaped cross-section and projects with outer sides (17) into both receiving grooves (14), the straight inner sides (15) of each receiving groove (14) are angled towards each other at the same angle as the straight outer sides (17), in each receiving groove (14), at least one out
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2005
    Assignee: ALSTOM Technology LTD
    Inventors: Alexander Beeck, Arkadi Fokine, Edouard Sloutski, Sergey Vorontsov
  • Publication number: 20040041350
    Abstract: The invention relates to a gap seal (6) for sealing a gap (3) between two adjacent components (1, 2), in particular of turbo machines, with the following characteristics:
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2003
    Publication date: March 4, 2004
    Inventors: Alexander Beeck, Arkadi Fokine, Edouard Sloutski, Sergey Vorontsov