Patents by Inventor Thomas F. KRAMER

Thomas F. KRAMER 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 FOR DETERMINATION OF FATIGUE LIFETIME CONSUMPTION OF AN ENGINE COMPONENT
    Publication number: 20170292401
    Abstract: A method for determining fatigue lifetime consumption of an engine component, by defining a reference thermal load cycle, the reference thermal load cycle being characterized by a reference load cycle amplitude and a reference load cycle time, and determining a reference load cycle lifetime consumption. The method includes measuring a temperature of the engine component, determining a thermal load cycle based upon the temperature measurement, determining a load cycle amplitude, determining a load cycle time, relating the load cycle time to the reference load cycle time, thereby determining a load cycle time factor, relating the load cycle amplitude to the reference load cycle amplitude, thereby determining a load cycle amplitude factor, combining the load cycle time factor and the load cycle amplitude factor into a combined load cycle factor for determining a load cycle lifetime consumption.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2017
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Applicant: ANSALDO ENERGIA SWITZERLAND AG
    Inventors: Meisam SISTANINIA, Thomas F. KRAMER, Diego UGEL, Darrel LILLEY, Alexander MAHLER