Patents Assigned to Nooter Eriksen, Inc.
  • Patent number: 11864360
    Abstract: A method of cooling or heating a plurality of computer processor heat sources, such as processors in a data center or the like, is disclosed with individual sources having a control valve associated therewith. Individual heat sources are in communication with a supply of a coolant fluid and individual control valves have an inlet for receiving coolant fluid from its respective computer processor heat source reflective of the heat source temperature. The control valve has a chamber with an inlet that receives coolant, and an outlet. A valve member within the chamber is movable in response to changes in temperature of the coolant fluid within the chamber between a closed position and an open position. The valve member is of a material that changes shape in response to changes in temperature. The coolant is carbon dioxide (CO2) that is in its supercritical state as it passes through the heat sources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Nooter/Eriksen, Inc.
    Inventor: Glen L. Bostick
  • Patent number: 11800692
    Abstract: A system for cooling a plurality of processors in a data center is disclosed. The cooling system includes a refrigeration system having a compressor for compressing a carbon dioxide (CO2) working fluid, an air cooled heat exchanger downstream from the compressor and located out-of-doors for cooling the working fluid, an expansion device downstream from the heat exchanger, a cooling device located within the data center in which the working fluid is expanded to cool the processors by circulating the cooled air around the processors, and a return line for the return of the working fluid from the cooling device to the compressor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Nooter/Eriksen, Inc.
    Inventors: Glen L. Bostick, Piero Scapini
  • Patent number: 11730782
    Abstract: A method for producing highly bioavailable oil compositions from biomasses and, in particular, autotrophic algal biomasses, and providing characterized and clarified mass balance breakdowns and component products therefrom without loss of significant mass in an extraction such as a liquid-liquid extraction, polarity segregation and use of mechanical cartridges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: NOOTER/ERIKSEN, INC
    Inventors: Brian L. Goodall, Dmitry Kuklev, Glen L. Bostick
  • Patent number: 11668219
    Abstract: A system and method for treating turbine exhaust gas includes an industrial process turbine exhaust gas discharge structure, a catalytic turbine exhaust gas treatment device positioned at least partially within the industrial process turbine exhaust gas discharge structure, a pump, and at least two heat exchangers. The catalytic turbine exhaust gas treatment device is positioned at least partially within the industrial process turbine exhaust gas discharge structure. A first heat exchanger is positioned at least partially within the industrial process turbine exhaust gas discharge section structure and upstream of the catalytic turbine exhaust gas treatment device to remove heat from an the turbine exhaust gas by transferring heat to a working fluid. A second heat exchanger removes heat from the working fluid gained at the first heat exchanger. The pump drives the working fluid between the first and second heat exchanger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: NOOTER/ERIKSEN, INC.
    Inventors: Glen L. Bostick, Shaun P. Hennessey, Nathan Ross
  • Patent number: 11638731
    Abstract: A composition comprising a concentration of total lipids, wherein at least 20% of the total lipids concentration by weight % comprises a polar lipids fraction, with greater than about 30% by weight % of the polar lipids fraction comprising glycolipids, and wherein the composition comprises no greater than 4% of its weight % as chlorophyll concentration, and formulations and medical compositions including the lipids-containing composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: Nooter/Eriksen, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian L. Goodall, Dmitry Kuklev, Glen L. Bostick
  • Patent number: 11619213
    Abstract: A system is disclosed that utilizes renewable energy to generate high temperature, superheated steam for driving a prime mover, such as a steam turbine coupled to an electrical generator, and/or to deliver heat where only a portion of the renewable energy system needs to withstand a high temperature working fluid that is necessary to generate high temperature superheated steam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: NOOTER/ERIKSEN, INC.
    Inventors: Piero Scapini, Shaun P. Hennessey
  • Patent number: 11313252
    Abstract: A system for repowering a coal fired electrical generation plant with natural gas is disclosed. The plant has having high and low pressure steam turbines that drives an electrical generator. The coal fired plant has a regenerative system comprising a plurality of feedwater heaters that supply heated feedwater to evaporators and superheaters that supply steam to the turbines. The repowering system has a gas turbine that drives a second electrical generator where the HRSG is configured to receive the exhaust from the gas turbine and which is heated by a burner so as to generate steam for driving the steam turbines. The feedwater heaters utilize condensate from the said and from steam extractions to supply heated feedwater to the superheaters that feed superheated steam to turbines such that the first generator driven by the turbines is driven at a high percentage of its rated megawatt output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: NOOTER/ERIKSEN, INC.
    Inventor: Yuri M. Rechtman
  • Patent number: 11298387
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a bioavailable, oil composition wherein at least 20% by weight % of its total lipids content comprises polar lipids such as glycolipids or phospholipids, at least 30 weight % of its polar lipids comprises glycolipids, and no more than 4% by weight % of the oil composition is made up of chlorophyll species. Formulations containing and methods for producing said oil compositions from algal oils or extracts are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Nooter/Eriksen, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian L. Goodall, Dmitry Kuklev, Glen L. Bostick
  • Patent number: 11234346
    Abstract: A system and method for computer data processing systems of cooling or heating a plurality of objects (heat sources), such as processors in a data center or the like, is disclosed with each of the objects having a control valve associated therewith. Each of the objects is in communication with a supply of a coolant fluid and each control valve has an inlet for receiving coolant fluid from its respective object which reflects the temperature of the object. The control valve has a chamber that receives coolant from its inlet and an outlet. A valve member within the chamber is movable in response to changes in temperature of the coolant fluid within the chamber between a closed position and an open position. The valve member is of a layers of dissimilar metal material having different coefficients of thermal expansion that changes shape in response to changes in temperature. The coolant is carbon dioxide (CO2) that is in its supercritical state as it passes through the heat sources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: Nooter/Eriksen, Inc.
    Inventor: Glen L. Bostick
  • Patent number: 10634339
    Abstract: Disclosed is a Once-Through Steam Generator (OTSG) coil (52) and method, comprising a plurality of vertically arranged serpentine conduits (90) in a horizontal heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) that replaces a traditional natural circulation HP evaporator for producing supercritical steam. The OTSG comprises a lower equalization header system (130) that promotes system stability in multiple operating conditions. The equalization header allows a partial flow of fluid from the lower serpentine curved flow path (120) through an equalization conduit (125) into the equalization header (130) Disclosed also are: a flow restriction device in serpentine conduits; drainage structure from serpentine conduits through the equalization header, a drainage expansion section to accommodate stresses, and drainage bypass connections; and flow through serpentine conduits in upstream and downstream directions, mixed flow directions and longitudinally staggered directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Nooter/Eriksen, Inc.
    Inventors: James R. Hennessey, Shaun P. Hennessey, Vladimir S. Polonsky
  • Patent number: 10180086
    Abstract: Heat recovery steam generator comprises a casing, low-pressure evaporator coils, preheater booster coils upstream thereof and feedwater heater coils downstream thereof, a water-to-water heat exchanger having low and high temperature paths; a first conduit from the preheater to the high-temperature path, and a second conduit from the feedwater heater to the preheater. A conduit can extend from feedwater heater to low-pressure evaporator. A conduit can extend from the water-to-water heat exchanger to the feedwater heater. High-pressure economizer coils can be upstream of the preheater, with a conduit exiting the feedwater heater to the high-pressure economizer. Additional coils can be upstream of the high-pressure economizer. The feedwater heater can comprise first and second sections, or first, second and third sections; or more sections. The connections among the various components and sections can be near their upstream and downstream faces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: NOOTER/ERIKSEN, INC.
    Inventor: Daniel B. Kloeckener
  • Patent number: 9958217
    Abstract: Disclosed is: A casing of a heat recovery steam generator has a sidewall, and heat exchanger coil located therein capable of exchanging heat from hot exhaust gas flow into the casing, with a gap between the end of the coil and a sidewall. A baffle system for closing the gap after the coil is installed in the casing comprises a mount attached to the coil near the gap, and a baffle plate associated with the mount and movably supported thereby. The configuration of the mount and baffle plate are such to allow the baffle plate to be capable of moving from a retracted position withdrawn from the sidewall, to an extended position closing the gap. A retainer can hold the plate in the retracted position. The retainer can release, for example, by being temperature sensitive. The mount can have a support that engages the coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: NOOTER/ERIKSEN, INC.
    Inventors: Lawrence Oakes, Daniel C. Osbourne
  • Patent number: 9921001
    Abstract: An evaporator for a heat recovery steam generator has two horizontal steam drums of moderate size, one located slightly higher than the other. It also includes a coil having tubes located in the flow of a hot gas. The lower drum communicates with the inlets of the tubes for the coil. The outlets of the tubes communicate with the upper drum. A drain line connects the bottom of the upper drum with the lower region of the lower drum, so that water will flow from the upper drum to the lower drum. Water, which is primarily in the liquid phase, enters the lower drum through an inlet line and mixes with water from the upper drum. The mixture flows through into the coil. Here some of it transforms into saturated steam while the rest remains as saturated water. The saturated steam and saturated water flow into the upper drum where the steam escapes and the water flows back into the lower drum to recirculate through the coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Nooter/Eriksen, Inc.
    Inventor: Bradley N. Jackson
  • Patent number: 9909462
    Abstract: A duct burner assembly for a HRSG having a casing that defines a combustion chamber with a liner for communicating an exhaust gas. A firing runner attaches to the liner and extends through the combustion chamber. The firing runner defines a plurality of orifices for emitting combustible gas and sustaining a flame. A flame stabilizer attaches to the firing runner and is configured to at least partially shield the plurality of orifices from the exhaust gas. A guide plate attaches to the firing runner and is configured to define a slot between the liner and the guide plate. The guide plate has an upstream end and a downstream end wherein the downstream end is closer to the lining than the upstream end to control turbulent flow of the exhaust gas through the slot and cool the liner. To reduce generation of flow turbulence the tubes within the slot are covered with streamline plates. It allows to decrease a mixing between hot and cold gas flows and improve the liner cooling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: NOOTER/ERIKSEN, INC.
    Inventor: Vladimir S. Polonsky
  • Patent number: 9581328
    Abstract: A feedwater heater (10) for a steam generator communicating feedwater through an external heat exchanger (12), a deaerator (14) that allows the use of carbon steel feedwater tubes, a first heater (16), an evaporator section (18) and steam drum (17) for communicating a portion of the feedwater in the form of steam to the deaerator (14), and a second heater (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: Nooter/Eriksen, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph E. Schroeder, Yuri M. Rechtman
  • Patent number: 9435227
    Abstract: Systems and methods for the design of a heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) or similar system that is designed to extract heat from hot gases flowing through a duct which utilizes an external liquid-to-liquid heat exchanger for preheating feedwater. The systems and methods allow for multiple water flow patterns to adjust the temperature of the feedwater into the gas duct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: Nooter/Eriksen, Inc.
    Inventor: Yuri Rechtman
  • Patent number: 8734745
    Abstract: A heat recovery steam generator includes a casing for receiving exhaust gas from a turbine, a heat exchanger positioned within the casing for thermal communication with the exhaust gas, and an ammonia vapor distributor positioned within the casing. An ammonia vaporization unit is configured for conversion of aqueous ammonia to ammonia vapor and communication of the ammonia vapor to the distributor. A first extraction line operatively connects between the casing and the ammonia vaporization unit for communication of exhaust gas to the ammonia vaporization unit. A second extraction operatively connects between the casing and the ammonia vaporization unit for communication of exhaust gas to the ammonia vaporization unit. A catalytic reduction system is located within the casing and positioned downstream from the distributor for effecting a reaction between the ammonia vapor and NOx in the exhaust gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Nooter/Eriksen, Inc.
    Inventor: Joseph E. Schroeder
  • Publication number: 20140099591
    Abstract: A duct burner assembly for a HRSG having a casing that defines a combustion chamber with a liner for communicating an exhaust gas. A firing runner attaches to the liner and extends through the combustion chamber. The firing runner defines a plurality of orifices for emitting combustible gas and sustaining a flame. A flame stabilizer attaches to the firing runner and is configured to at least partially shield the plurality of orifices from the exhaust gas. A guide plate attaches to the firing runner and is configured to define a slot between the liner and the guide plate. The guide plate has an upstream end and a downstream end wherein the downstream end is closer to the lining than the upstream end to reduce turbulent flow of the exhaust gas through the slot and cool the liner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2013
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Applicant: Nooter/Eriksen, Inc.
    Inventor: Vladimir S. Polonsky
  • Publication number: 20140044634
    Abstract: A heat recovery steam generator includes a casing for receiving exhaust gas from a turbine, a heat exchanger positioned within the casing for thermal communication with the exhaust gas, and an ammonia vapor distributor positioned within the casing. An ammonia vaporization unit is configured for conversion of aqueous ammonia to ammonia vapor and communication of the ammonia vapor to the distributor. A first extraction line operatively connects between the casing and the ammonia vaporization unit for communication of exhaust gas to the ammonia vaporization unit. A second extraction operatively connects between the casing and the ammonia vaporization unit for communication of exhaust gas to the ammonia vaporization unit. A catalytic reduction system is located within the casing and positioned downstream from the distributor for effecting a reaction between the ammonia vapor and NOx in the exhaust gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2013
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: Nooter/Eriksen, Inc.
    Inventor: Joseph E. Schroeder
  • Publication number: 20140041839
    Abstract: An evaporator for a heat recovery steam generator has two horizontal steam drums of moderate size, one located slightly higher than the other. It also includes a coil having tubes located in the flow of a hot gas. The lower drum communicates with the inlets of the tubes for the coil. The outlets of the tubes communicate with the upper drum. A drain line connects the bottom of the upper drum with the lower region of the lower drum, so that water will flow from the upper drum to the lower drum. Water, which is primarily in the liquid phase, enters the lower drum through an inlet line and mixes with water from the upper drum. The mixture flows through into the coil. Here some of it transforms into saturated steam while the rest remains as saturated water. The saturated steam and saturated water flow into the upper drum where the steam escapes and the water flows back into the lower drum to recirculate through the coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2012
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: NOOTER/ERIKSEN, INC.
    Inventor: Bradley N. Jackson