Patents by Inventor Adam Philip Chir

Adam Philip Chir 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: 20140131027
    Abstract: A heat exchange arrangement (40) for a gas turbine engine (10). The arrangement (40) comprises a first conduit (46) for an engine component cooling fluid and a second conduit (44) for a second fluid. The arrangement further comprises a heat exchange portion (42) in which fluids flowing through the first and second conduits (46, 44) are in a heat exchange relationship. A valve 48 is provided, which is configured to moderate the mass flow rate of one of the fluids through the heat exchange portion (42). The arrangement comprises a temperature sensor (50) configured to sense a temperature of one of the fluids after said fluid has passed through the heat exchange portion (42) and a controller (52). The controller (52) is configured to control the valve (48) in response to a rate of change of the temperature with respect to time of the fluid sensed by the temperature sensor (50).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2013
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Inventor: Adam Philip CHIR
  • Publication number: 20130071240
    Abstract: A bidirectional water turbine comprising: an upstream rotor module and a downstream rotor module, each of the upstream and downstream rotor modules carrying a rotor comprising a plurality of blades; wherein the upstream and downstream rotor modules are individually removable from the turbine, the turbine being configured to operate with one of the upstream and downstream rotor modules removed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2011
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE PLC
    Inventors: Adam Philip Chir, Barry Stephens, Keith Heasman, Bryn Goodhead