Patents by Inventor Todd F. Denman

Todd F. Denman 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).

  • Erosion suppression system and method in an exhaust gas recirculation gas turbine system
    Patent number: 10738711
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a method includes flowing an exhaust gas from a turbine of a gas turbine system to an exhaust gas compressor of the gas turbine system via an exhaust recirculation path; evaluating moist flow parameters of the exhaust gas within an inlet section of the exhaust gas compressor using a controller comprising non-transitory media programmed with instructions and one or more processors configured to execute the instructions; and modulating cooling of the exhaust gas within the exhaust recirculation path, heating of the exhaust gas within the inlet section of the exhaust gas compressor, or both, based on the evaluation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company
    Inventors: Gabriel Della-Fera, Todd F. Denman, Scott E. Ellis
  • EROSION SUPPRESSION SYSTEM AND METHOD IN AN EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION GAS TURBINE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20180156136
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a method includes flowing an exhaust gas from a turbine of a gas turbine system to an exhaust gas compressor of the gas turbine system via an exhaust recirculation path; evaluating moist flow parameters of the exhaust gas within an inlet section of the exhaust gas compressor using a controller comprising non-transitory media programmed with instructions and one or more processors configured to execute the instructions; and modulating cooling of the exhaust gas within the exhaust recirculation path, heating of the exhaust gas within the inlet section of the exhaust gas compressor, or both, based on the evaluation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2018
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventors: Gabriel Della-Fera, Todd F. Denman, Scott E. Ellis
  • Erosion suppression system and method in an exhaust gas recirculation gas turbine system
    Patent number: 9885290
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a method includes flowing an exhaust gas from a turbine of a gas turbine system to an exhaust gas compressor of the gas turbine system via an exhaust recirculation path; evaluating moist flow parameters of the exhaust gas within an inlet section of the exhaust gas compressor using a controller comprising non-transitory media programmed with instructions and one or more processors configured to execute the instructions; and modulating cooling of the exhaust gas within the exhaust recirculation path, heating of the exhaust gas within the inlet section of the exhaust gas compressor, or both, based on the evaluation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignees: General Electric Company, ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company
    Inventors: Gabriel Della-Fera, Todd F. Denman, Scott E. Ellis
  • EROSION SUPPRESSION SYSTEM AND METHOD IN AN EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION GAS TURBINE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20150377146
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a method includes flowing an exhaust gas from a turbine of a gas turbine system to an exhaust gas compressor of the gas turbine system via an exhaust recirculation path; evaluating moist flow parameters of the exhaust gas within an inlet section of the exhaust gas compressor using a controller comprising non-transitory media programmed with instructions and one or more processors configured to execute the instructions; and modulating cooling of the exhaust gas within the exhaust recirculation path, heating of the exhaust gas within the inlet section of the exhaust gas compressor, or both, based on the evaluation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2015
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventors: Gabriel Della-Fera, Todd F. Denman, Scott E. Ellis