Patents by Inventor Tomoko Morikawa
Tomoko Morikawa 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).
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Publication number: 20230407752Abstract: A turbine stationary blade includes: a blade body; and a shroud formed in an end portion of the blade body in a blade height direction. The shroud includes: a bottom plate in contact with a combustion gas flow passage; a peripheral wall formed in the blade height direction and along a peripheral edge of the bottom plate; a recess forming a space surrounded by the peripheral wall and the bottom plate; partition ribs connecting the blade body and the peripheral wall, dividing the recess into a plurality of spaces, and forming a plurality of cavities; and an impingement plate dividing the space into an outer cavity formed on an outer side in the blade height direction and an inner cavity formed on an inner side of the outer cavity, and having a plurality of through holes via which the outer cavity and the inner cavity communicate with each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2021Publication date: December 21, 2023Inventors: Takuya OKAMOTO, Tomoko MORIKAWA, Satoshi HADA
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Patent number: 11834994Abstract: A turbine vane includes a blade body and a shroud. The shroud includes a gas path surface, a front end surface, a front end corner portion which is a corner portion between the gas path surface and the front end surface, a cavity defining surface which defines a cavity allowing cooling air to flow thereinto, a first air passage in which the cooling air flows, and a second air passage in which the cooling air flows. The first air passage includes a first inlet opened at the cavity defining surface and a first outlet opened at the front end corner portion. The second air passage includes a second inlet opened at the cavity defining surface and a second outlet opened at the front end surface.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2020Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Saki Matsuo, Satoshi Hada, Tomoko Morikawa, Hiroyuki Otomo
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Publication number: 20220268211Abstract: A turbine vane includes a blade body and a shroud. The shroud includes a gas path surface, a front end surface, a front end corner portion which is a corner portion between the gas path surface and the front end surface, a cavity defining surface which defines a cavity allowing cooling air to flow thereinto, a first air passage in which the cooling air flows, and a second air passage in which the cooling air flows. The first air passage includes a first inlet opened at the cavity defining surface and a first outlet opened at the front end corner portion. The second air passage includes a second inlet opened at the cavity defining surface and a second outlet opened at the front end surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2020Publication date: August 25, 2022Inventors: Saki MATSUO, Satoshi HADA, Tomoko MORIKAWA, Hiroyuki OTOMO
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Patent number: 10626732Abstract: A blade has a flow passage forming plate that defines a part of a combustion gas flow passage. The flow passage forming plate has a plurality of back channels that open in a back end surface. A density of openings of the plurality of back channels in a middle region of the back end surface is higher than the density of openings of the plurality of back channels in at least one side region of a suction-side region and a pressure-side region of the back end surface. The density of openings is a ratio of a length of wetted perimeter of the plurality of back channels to an interval of openings of the plurality of back channels.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2016Date of Patent: April 21, 2020Assignee: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.Inventors: Saki Matsuo, Tomoko Morikawa, Satoshi Hada, Hiroyuki Otomo
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Patent number: 10605102Abstract: Provided is a flow path forming plate having a gas path surface that comes in contact with combustion gas, end surfaces formed at peripheral edges of the gas path surface, a first side passage, and a plurality of end surface blow-out passages. The first side passage extends in a direction along a first end surface that is one of the end surfaces, and cooling air flows through the first side passage. A plurality of passage forming surfaces forming the first side passage includes a first forming surface that faces an opposite-flow-path side and extends gradually farther away from the gas path surface while extending toward the first end surface. The end surface blow-out passages open in the first forming surface of the first side passage and in the first end surface.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2017Date of Patent: March 31, 2020Assignee: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.Inventors: Saki Matsuo, Satoshi Hada, Tomoko Morikawa, Kunihiko Waki, Kenichi Arase
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Patent number: 10584636Abstract: A turbine debris filter apparatus for preventing clogging of cooling holes of a turbine vane, the apparatus including a filter having non-planar geometry configured to be disposed upon a shroud of the turbine vane and a support including an interface to which the filter is attached and an opening for allowing air flow, wherein the interface is configured to receive and support the non-planar geometry and the opening is configured to align with an air inlet of the shroud.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2017Date of Patent: March 10, 2020Assignee: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS AMERICAS, INC.Inventors: Michael G. Durham, Scott T. Cloyd, Ramy A. Massoud, Antonio A. Melo, Tomoko Morikawa, Noah J. Rowe
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Publication number: 20190032499Abstract: Provided is a flow path forming plate having a gas path surface that comes in contact with combustion gas, end surfaces formed at peripheral edges of the gas path surface, a first side passage, and a plurality of end surface blow-out passages. The first side passage extends in a direction along a first end surface that is one of the end surfaces, and cooling air flows through the first side passage. A plurality of passage forming surfaces forming the first side passage includes a first forming surface that faces an opposite-flow-path side and extends gradually farther away from the gas path surface while extending toward the first end surface. The end surface blow-out passages open in the first forming surface of the first side passage and in the first end surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2017Publication date: January 31, 2019Inventors: Saki MATSUO, Satoshi HADA, Tomoko MORIKAWA, Kunihiko WAKI, Kenichi ARASE
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Publication number: 20180363553Abstract: A turbine debris filter apparatus for preventing clogging of cooling holes of a turbine vane, the apparatus including a filter having non-planar geometry configured to be disposed upon a shroud of the turbine vane and a support including an interface to which the filter is attached and an opening for allowing air flow, wherein the interface is configured to receive and support the non-planar geometry and the opening is configured to align with an air inlet of the shroud.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2017Publication date: December 20, 2018Applicant: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS AMERICAS, INC.Inventors: Michael G. Durham, Scott T. Cloyd, Ramy A. Massoud, Antonio A. Melo, Tomoko Morikawa, Noah J. Rowe
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Publication number: 20180045060Abstract: A blade has a flow passage forming plate that defines a part of a combustion gas flow passage. The flow passage forming plate has a plurality of back channels that open in a back end surface. A density of openings of the plurality of back channels in a middle region of the back end surface is higher than the density of openings of the plurality of back channels in at least one side region of a suction-side region and a pressure-side region of the back end surface. The density of openings is a ratio of a length of wetted perimeter of the plurality of back channels to an interval of openings of the plurality of back channels.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2016Publication date: February 15, 2018Applicant: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER AYSTEMS,LTD.Inventors: Saki MATSUO, Tomoko MORIKAWA, Satoshi HADA, Hiroyuki OTOMO
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Patent number: 9523283Abstract: In a turbine vane and a gas turbine, an outer shroud is fixed to one end of a vane body formed in a hollow shape, an inner shroud is fixed to the other end thereof, and a partition plate is fixed to the inner portions of the vane body, the outer shroud, and the inner shroud, so that a cavity is formed so as to be continuous between the partition plate and the group of the vane body, the outer shroud, and the inner shroud. Then, the vane body, the outer shroud, and the inner shroud are provided with a plurality of cooling holes, and the partition plate is provided with a plurality of penetration holes. Accordingly, since the vane structure or the end wall structure is evenly cooled, a deformation or damage may be suppressed.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2012Date of Patent: December 20, 2016Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Hideyuki Uechi, Tomoko Morikawa, Satoshi Hada
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Publication number: 20130315725Abstract: In a turbine vane and a gas turbine, an outer shroud is fixed to one end of a vane body formed in a hollow shape, an inner shroud is fixed to the other end thereof, and a partition plate is fixed to the inner portions of the vane body, the outer shroud, and the inner shroud, so that a cavity is formed so as to be continuous between the partition plate and the group of the vane body, the outer shroud, and the inner shroud. Then, the vane body, the outer shroud, and the inner shroud are provided with a plurality of cooling holes, and the partition plate is provided with a plurality of penetration holes. Accordingly, since the vane structure or the end wall structure is evenly cooled, a deformation or damage may be suppressed.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2012Publication date: November 28, 2013Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Hideyuki Uechi, Tomoko Morikawa, Satoshi Hada