Patents by Inventor Venkateswara Rao Akana

Venkateswara Rao Akana 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).

  • Publication number: 20200173366
    Abstract: A liquid fuel leak detection system for a gas turbine enclosure including a liquid fuel module is disclosed. The system includes a tube probe array positioned adjacent a floor of the gas turbine enclosure under the liquid fuel module, the tube probe array including at least one tube having at least one opening; and a first hazardous gas sensor panel in communication with the tube probe array, the hazardous gas sensor panel detecting a first accumulation level of turbine liquid fuel vapors in the gas turbine enclosure from the liquid fuel module based on input from the tube probe array, and creating an alarm in response to the detected first accumulation level exceeding a first predetermined amount. A pipe array under a fuel delivery system for detecting fuel leaks thereunder may also be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: Venkateswara Rao Akana, Jeevan Prakash Ammanna, Balaji Narayanan
  • Patent number: 9382843
    Abstract: A flow balancing ventilation system includes a ventilation inlet for receiving an airflow, the ventilation inlet having a cavity defined by an outer wall. Also included is a plurality of ventilation ducts each having a first end and a second end, the first end of each of the plurality of ventilation ducts disposed in operable communication with the ventilation inlet for receiving the airflow, the second end of each of the plurality of ventilation ducts disposed at least partially within an enclosure. Further included is at least one vane disposed within the cavity of the ventilation inlet for manipulating the airflow proximate the first end of each of the plurality of ventilation ducts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Rajesh Prabhakaran Saraswathi, Venkateswara Rao Akana, Len Alan Wolf
  • Publication number: 20140099876
    Abstract: A flow balancing ventilation system includes a ventilation inlet for receiving an airflow, the ventilation inlet having a cavity defined by an outer wall. Also included is a plurality of ventilation ducts each having a first end and a second end, the first end of each of the plurality of ventilation ducts disposed in operable communication with the ventilation inlet for receiving the airflow, the second end of each of the plurality of ventilation ducts disposed at least partially within an enclosure. Further included is at least one vane disposed within the cavity of the ventilation inlet for manipulating the airflow proximate the first end of each of the plurality of ventilation ducts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2012
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Rajesh Prabhakaran Saraswathi, Venkateswara Rao Akana, Len Alan Wolf
  • Publication number: 20140044517
    Abstract: An air supply and conditioning system for a turbine system includes an atomizing air system comprising at least one conditioning component configured to receive a compressor discharge air supply at an inlet at a first temperature and a first pressure, wherein the at least one conditioning component conditions the compressor discharge air supply to a second temperature and a second pressure at an outlet. Also included is an air processing unit configured to receive the compressor discharge air supply from the outlet of the atomizing air system, wherein the air processing unit further conditions the compressor discharge air supply to a third temperature and a third pressure. Further included is a filter housing having at least one filter for filtering a main inlet airstream, wherein the compressor discharge air supply is provided from the air processing unit to the at least one filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2012
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Rajarshi Saha, Venkateswara Rao Akana, Indrajit Mazumder, Laxmikant Merchant
  • Publication number: 20130186435
    Abstract: The present application provides a water wash system for use with a compressor of a gas turbine engine. The water wash system may include a number of spray nozzles in communication with the compressor, a heat recovery steam generator, a flow of heating water from the heat recovery steam generator, and a tap off line in communication with the flow of heating water and the spray nozzles so as to deliver the flow of heating water to the compressor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2012
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANH
    Inventors: Rajarshi Saha, Laxmikant Merchant, Venkateswara Rao Akana
  • Patent number: 8424566
    Abstract: A fluid transfer system includes a fluid supply source. The fluid supply source includes at least one wall extending from a floor. The fluid transfer system also includes at least one fluid transfer apparatus positioned within the fluid supply source. The fluid transfer system further includes a fluid control system. The fluid control system includes a plate coupled within the fluid supply source at least partially between the wall and the at least one fluid transfer apparatus. The fluid control system also includes at least one partition extending from the plate between the wall and the at least one fluid transfer apparatus. The at least one partition cooperates with the plate to at least partially direct fluid flow into the at least one fluid transfer apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Laxmikant Merchant, Jitendra Harish Bijlani, Robert L. Baran, Venkateswara Rao Akana
  • Publication number: 20110030821
    Abstract: A fluid transfer system includes a fluid supply source. The fluid supply source includes at least one wall extending from a floor. The fluid transfer system also includes at least one fluid transfer apparatus positioned within the fluid supply source. The fluid transfer system further includes a fluid control system. The fluid control system includes a plate coupled within the fluid supply source at least partially between the wall and the at least one fluid transfer apparatus. The fluid control system also includes at least one partition extending from the plate between the wall and the at least one fluid transfer apparatus. The at least one partition cooperates with the plate to at least partially direct fluid flow into the at least one fluid transfer apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2009
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Inventors: Laxmikant Merchant, Jitendra Harish Bijlani, Robert L. Baran, Venkateswara Rao Akana