Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a system comprising a recuperated gas turbine engine with a catalytic combustor, and methods of operating the same, the catalytic combustor comprising: (a) an upstream section comprising an electrical heater and (b) a downstream catalyst section, wherein the upstream section and the downstream catalyst section are disposed adjacent to and in fluid communication with one another.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 13, 2019
Date of Patent:
January 16, 2024
Assignees:
Johnson Matthey Public Limited Company, Delta Motorsport Limited
Inventors:
Nick Carpenter, Guy Chandler, Jeremy Gidney, Scott Herring, Chris Morgan, Timothy O'Connell, Mark Wilksch
Abstract: A radial flow gas turbine generator (10) where the gas turbine generator (10) includes a shaft (30) having a rotor (20) of the generator (10), a compressor wheel (16) and a turbine wheel (18) fixed thereto. The shaft (30) is supported for rotation by a single bearing arrangement (38 provided at an axial position on the shaft (30) that is between the rotor (20) and the compressor wheel (16).
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 13, 2017
Date of Patent:
September 21, 2021
Assignee:
Delta Motorsport Limited
Inventors:
Nicholas Carpenter, Scott Herring, Mark Wilksch