Patents by Inventor Ajith APPUKUTTAN

Ajith APPUKUTTAN 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).

  • Patent number: 9945247
    Abstract: An anti-icing system for an engine section stator of a gas turbine engine. The system includes an environmental control system pre-cooler heat exchange system and a conduit. The environmental control system pre-cooler heat exchange system is configured to exchange heat between air bled from a compressor of the engine and bypass duct air. The conduit is configured to exchange heat from the pre-cooler heat exchange system to a heat transfer medium. The conduit is also configured to transfer the heat from the heat transfer medium to the engine section stator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
    Inventors: Ajith Appukuttan, Benjamin Keeler, Paolo Vanacore
  • Patent number: 9759130
    Abstract: A cooling system for a gas turbine engine. The system includes a fuel air heat exchanger with a fuel passage that is in thermal contact with an engine cooling air passage. The system further includes a fuel deoxygenator located upstream of the fuel air heat exchanger and configured to deliver deoxygenated fuel to the fuel air heat exchanger fuel passage. The system also includes a valve configured to moderate engine cooling air flow to the engine cooling air passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
    Inventors: Ajith Appukuttan, Andrew Martin Rolt, Anthony John Moran
  • Publication number: 20160281603
    Abstract: A fluid heat management system for an aircraft gas turbine engine. The system includes an oil to air heat exchanger configured to transfer heat from engine oil to bypass air, an oil to fuel heat exchanger configured to transfer heat from engine oil to fuel, and a phase change material in thermal contact with the oil upstream of the oil to fuel heat exchanger. The phase change material has a phase change temperature at a predetermined fuel target temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2016
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE PLC
    Inventor: Ajith APPUKUTTAN
  • Patent number: 9328978
    Abstract: The invention relates to a heat exchanger 10, comprising: a first unit 12 having a first conduit 16 for passing a flow of a first fluid through the first unit 12; a second unit 14 having a second conduit 28 for passing a flow of a second fluid through the second unit 28, wherein the flow of the first fluid is isolated from the second unit 14 and the flow of the second fluid is isolated from the first unit 12; and, a third conduit 40 connecting the first 12 and second 14 units, wherein the third conduit 40 is for carrying a flow of an intermediate fluid between the first 12 and second 14 units so as to transfer heat between the first fluid and the second fluid, when in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE PLC
    Inventors: Ajith Appukuttan, Yi Wang
  • Publication number: 20160061056
    Abstract: An anti-icing system (100) for an engine section stator (26) of a gas turbine engine (10), the system (100) comprising: an environmental control system pre-cooler heat exchange system (116) configured to exchange heat between air bled from a compressor (14, 16) of the engine (10) and bypass duct air; and a conduit (132) configured to exchange heat from the pre-cooler heat exchange system (116) to a further a heat transfer medium, the conduit (132) being configured to transfer the heat from the heat transfer medium to the engine section stator (26).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2015
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: Ajith APPUKUTTAN, Benjamin KEELER, Paolo VANACORE
  • Publication number: 20140090395
    Abstract: A cooling system for a gas turbine engine (10). The system is comprises a fuel air heat exchanger (78) comprising a fuel passage (80) in thermal contact with an engine cooling air passage (82). The system further comprises a fuel deoxygenator (72) located upstream of the fuel air heat exchanger (78) configured to deliver deoxygenated fuel to the fuel air heat exchanger fuel passage (80). The system includes a valve (84) configured to moderate engine cooling air flow to the engine cooling air passage (82).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2013
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE PLC
    Inventors: Ajith APPUKUTTAN, Andrew Martin ROLT, Anthony John MORAN
  • Publication number: 20130306265
    Abstract: The invention relates to a heat exchanger 10, comprising: a first unit 12 having a first conduit 16 for passing a flow of a first fluid through the first unit 12; a second unit 14 having a second conduit 28 for passing a flow of a second fluid through the second unit 28, wherein the flow of the first fluid is isolated from the second unit 14 and the flow of the second fluid is isolated from the first unit 12; and, a third conduit 40 connecting the first 12 and second 14 units, wherein the third conduit 40 is for carrying a flow of an intermediate fluid between the first 12 and second 14 units so as to transfer heat between the first fluid and the second fluid, when in use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2013
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE PLC
    Inventors: Ajith APPUKUTTAN, Yi WANG