Patents by Inventor Adam M. Weaver

Adam M. Weaver 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).

  • Interwoven channels for internal cooling of airfoil
    Patent number: 9982540
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for passing fluid flow through at least a portion of a blade of turbomachinery, such as a gas turbine or the like. The fluid flow is directed through a plurality of flow channels which are interwoven with each other. Each flow channel is non-intersecting with any other flow channel and thus does not contact fluid flowing within any other flow channel. The method and apparatus can be used to reduce heat transfer and thus reduce thermal stresses, particularly in the blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: PURDUE RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventor: Adam M. Weaver
  • INTERWOVEN CHANNELS FOR INTERNAL COOLING OF AIRFOIL
    Publication number: 20150218951
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for passing fluid flow through at least a portion of a blade of turbomachinery such as a gas turbine or the like. The fluid flow is directed through a plurality of flow channels which are interwoven with each other. Each flow channel is non-intersecting with any other flow channel and thus does not contact fluid flowing within any other flow channel. The method and apparatus of this invention can be used to reduce heat transfer and thus reduce thermal stresses, particularly in the blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2013
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Applicant: Purdue Research Foundation
    Inventor: Adam M. Weaver