Patents by Inventor Andreas Heilos
Andreas Heilos 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).
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Patent number: 9314939Abstract: There is described a heat shield element comprising a hot side which is turned towards the hot medium, a cold side which is turned away from the hot medium, peripheral sides which connect the hot side to the cold side and a material volume which is defined by the hot side, the cold side and the peripheral sides, wherein the material volume comprises at least two material areas which are made of different materials. The materials are different from each other at least in respect of their resistance and/or thermal expansion coefficient.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2010Date of Patent: April 19, 2016Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: Holger Grote, Andreas Heilos, Marc Tertilt
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Patent number: 9033697Abstract: A method for starting a burner for combusting synthesis gases is provided. The burner includes first and second fuel passages, the first fuel passage encompasses the second fuel passage in a substantially concentric manner and the gas transferred to the burner is mixed with combusting air and is combusted. In order to start the burner, the second fuel passage is first loaded with a synthesis gas to a predefined burner power at a first starting phase and the first fuel passage is loaded with the synthesis gas at a second starting phase.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2012Date of Patent: May 19, 2015Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: Berthold Köstlin, Frank Hannemann, Andreas Heilos, Gerhard Zimmermann
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Publication number: 20140345290Abstract: A method for stabilising a network frequency with a gas turbine that can be operated using syngas and an additional fuel is provided. The mass-flow of the additional fuel, supplied to operate the gas turbine, can be increased more quickly than that of the syngas and, in order to stabilise a network frequency, a ratio of the mass-flow of syngas to that of the additional fuel, for operating said gas turbine, is modified by the mass-flow of said additional fuel being modified while the mass-flow of the syngas remains the same.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2012Publication date: November 27, 2014Applicant: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Andreas Heilos, Holger Hesse, Marc Schafer
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Patent number: 8739543Abstract: A method for operating a burner including a burner outlet opening with at least two sectors, each sector is assigned at least one fuel nozzle, is provided. The method is characterized in that fuel is supplied separately to the fuel nozzles of different sectors. Also described is a burner which includes at least two sectors wherein each sector is assigned at least one fuel nozzle. The burner includes at least two separate fuel supply lines and a device for adjusting the fuel mass flow which flows through the respective fuel supply line. The fuel supply lines supply fuel to the fuel nozzles of different sectors. Also described is a gas turbine which is fitted with at least one burner.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2008Date of Patent: June 3, 2014Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Eberhard Deuker, Anil Gulati, Andreas Heilos
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Patent number: 8522559Abstract: There is described a heat shield element comprising a hot side which is turned towards the hot medium, a cold side which is turned away from the hot medium, peripheral sides which connect the hot side to the cold side and a material volume which is defined by the hot side, the cold side and the peripheral sides, wherein the material volume comprises at least two material areas which are made of different materials. The materials are different from each other at least in respect of their resistance and/or thermal expansion coefficient.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2005Date of Patent: September 3, 2013Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Holger Grote, Andreas Heilos, Marc Tertilt
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Publication number: 20120228468Abstract: There is described a heat shield element comprising a hot side which is turned towards the hot medium, a cold side which is turned away from the hot medium, peripheral sides which connect the hot side to the cold side and a material volume which is defined by the hot side, the cold side and the peripheral sides, wherein the material volume comprises at least two material areas which are made of different materials. The materials are different from each other at least in respect of their resistance and/or thermal expansion coefficient. A mold to make the heat shield element is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2012Publication date: September 13, 2012Inventors: Holger Grote, Andreas Heilos, Marc Tertilt
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Publication number: 20120167583Abstract: A method for starting a burner for combusting synthesis gases is provided. The burner includes first and second fuel passages, the first fuel passage encompasses the second fuel passage in a substantially concentric manner and the gas transferred to the burner is mixed with combusting air and is combusted. In order to start the burner, the second fuel passage is first loaded with a synthesis gas to a predefined burner power at a first starting phase and the first fuel passage is loaded with the synthesis gas at a second starting phase.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2012Publication date: July 5, 2012Inventors: Berthold Köstlin, Frank Hannemann, Andreas Heilos, Gerhard Zimmermann
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Patent number: 8177547Abstract: The invention relates to a method for starting a burner for combusting synthesis gases, wherein said burner comprises first and second fuel passages, the first fuel passage encompasses the second fuel passage in a substantially concentric manner and the gas transferred to the burner is mixed with combusting air and is combusted. According to said invention, in order to start the burner, the second fuel passage is first loaded with a synthesis gas to a predefined burner power at a first starting phase and the first fuel passage is loaded with the synthesis gas at a second starting phase.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2005Date of Patent: May 15, 2012Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Berthold Köstlin, Frank Hannemann, Andreas Heilos, Gerhard Zimmermann
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Publication number: 20110188999Abstract: An axial turbine for a gas turbine including a rotor blade cascade is provided. The rotor blade cascade is formed from rotor blades each including, a front edge, a blade tip, and an annular space wall that surrounds the rotor blade cascade and includes an annular space inner side, enabling the annular space wall to be arranged directly adjacent to the blade tip forming a radial gap between the covering of the blade tip and the annual space inner side. When the turbine is in operation, the area of the blade tip with the highest pressure load is disposed in the region of the front edges, and the rotor blades in the region of their front edges include a radial projection and the annular space wall includes on the annular space inner side, a peripheral radial recess that interacts with the radial projections such that a minimum is established in the direction of the main through-flow of the turbine.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2009Publication date: August 4, 2011Inventors: Stefan Braun, Christian Cornelius, Annika Emde, Andreas Heilos, Olaf Hein, Thomas Hofbauer, Christian Lerner, Silvio-Ulrich Martin, Thorsten Mattheis, Ralf Müsgen, Eckart Schumann, Rostislav Teteruk, Adam Zimmermann
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Patent number: 7942007Abstract: The invention relates to a heat shield element for lining a combustion chamber wall, to a combustion chamber and to a gas turbine. The heat shield element comprises a hot side that can be exposed to a hot medium, a wall side opposite said hot side, and a peripheral side adjoining the hot side and the wall side and having a peripheral side surface. Relief slots are introduced into the material in an area of the heat shield element that is susceptible to material cracks induced by thermal stress, thereby limiting crack propagation.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2006Date of Patent: May 17, 2011Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Christian Scholz, Andreas Heilos, Stefan Hoffmann
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Publication number: 20110024517Abstract: A swirl spraying nozzle for spraying liquid fuel is provided. The swirl spraying nozzle includes a nozzle body including a hollow cylinder with a base terminating the hollow cylinder on one side and with a head terminating the hollow cylinder on the other side such that a swirl chamber is formed in the nozzle body. An admission hole is provided in the hollow cylinder in the vicinity of the base and is arranged in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the hollow cylinder. The admission hole is positioned at an angle in the circumferential direction of the hollow cylinder. An outlet hole is provided in the head on the longitudinal axis of the hollow cylinder such that a liquid can flow tangentially through the admission hole with a swirling action into the swirl chamber and can flow out axially from the swirl chamber through the outlet opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2009Publication date: February 3, 2011Inventors: Andreas Heilos, Oliver Schneider
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Patent number: 7870738Abstract: The present invention is directed to a seal for sealing a gap between transition sections of adjacent can annular combustors in a turbine engine such that the seal is usable in applications for sealing pressure drops of 0.5 bar or greater. The seal includes a plate configured to extend between adjacent transition sections and the plate may have at least one perforation extending from the front surface of the plate to the rear surface of plate. The seal further includes a porous matrix formed from materials capable of withstanding turbine combustion gas temperatures, wherein a portion of the porous matrix may be fixedly attached to a surface of the plate.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2006Date of Patent: January 18, 2011Assignee: Siemens Energy, Inc.Inventors: James M. Zborovsky, Andreas Heilos
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Publication number: 20100251687Abstract: The present invention is directed to a seal for sealing a gap between transition sections of adjacent can annular combustors in a turbine engine such that the seal is usable in applications for sealing pressure drops of 0.5 bar or greater. The seal includes a plate configured to extend between adjacent transition sections and the plate may have at least one perforation extending from the front surface of the plate to the rear surface of plate. The seal further includes a porous matrix formed from materials capable of withstanding turbine combustion gas temperatures, wherein a portion of the porous matrix may be fixedly attached to a surface of the plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2006Publication date: October 7, 2010Inventors: James M. Zborovsky, Andreas Heilos
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Patent number: 7793503Abstract: The invention relates to a heat shield block, particularly for lining a combustion chamber wall, with a hot side that can be subjected to the action of hot medium and with a wall side situated opposite the hot side. A core area, which has a core material, extends inside the heat shield block from the hot side to the wall side. The core area is surrounded by an edge area with an edge material whose heat conductivity is lower than that of the core material. This targeted thermal insulation in the edge area provided in the form of a material bond between the core material and the edge material renders the heat shield block particularly unsusceptible to the formation and growth of cracks in the core area on the hot side. The invention also relates to a combustion chamber provided with heat shield blocks of the aforementioned type, and to a gas turbine provided with a combustion chamber comprising such a heat shield block.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2004Date of Patent: September 14, 2010Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Holger Grote, Andreas Heilos, Marc Tertilt
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Publication number: 20100213645Abstract: There is described a heat shield element comprising a hot side which is turned towards the hot medium, a cold side which is turned away from the hot medium, peripheral sides which connect the hot side to the cold side and a material volume which is defined by the hot side, the cold side and the peripheral sides, wherein the material volume comprises at least two material areas which are made of different materials. The materials are different from each other at least in respect of their resistance and/or thermal expansion coefficient.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2010Publication date: August 26, 2010Inventors: Holger Grote, Andreas Heilos, Marc Tertilt
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Patent number: 7779637Abstract: A heat shield is provided on a supporting structure with a number of heat shield elements, which are fixed to a large area of the supporting structure leaving gaps between adjacent heat shield elements, a number of securing elements with which the heat shield elements are fixed to the supporting structure and which have a grip section engaging in the heat shield elements and a cooling system for cooling the securing elements, the cooling system being designed such that cooling fluid can be supplied directly to the grip sections of the securing elements.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2006Date of Patent: August 24, 2010Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventor: Andreas Heilos
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Publication number: 20100180598Abstract: A method for operating a burner including a burner outlet opening with at least two sectors, each sector is assigned at least one fuel nozzle, is provided. The method is characterized in that fuel is supplied separately to the fuel nozzles of different sectors. Also described is a burner which includes at least two sectors wherein each sector is assigned at least one fuel nozzle. The burner includes at least two separate fuel supply lines and a device for adjusting the fuel mass flow which flows through the respective fuel supply line. The fuel supply lines supply fuel to the fuel nozzles of different sectors. Also described is a gas turbine which is fitted with at least one burner.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2008Publication date: July 22, 2010Inventors: Eberhard Deuker, Anil Gulati, Andreas Heilos
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Patent number: 7726133Abstract: A method is for operating a burner of a gas turbine. A fossil fuel is gasified and the gasified fossil fuel is fed as synthesis gas into the burner for combustion. The burner is connected to the gas turbine. The synthesis gas is divided into a first partial current and a second partial current and the partial currents are each fed into the burner for combustion. A power plant, particularly a gas and steam turbine system, includes a gasification device for a fossil fuel.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2002Date of Patent: June 1, 2010Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Frank Hannemann, Andreas Heilos, Michael Huth, Berthold Köstlin
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Publication number: 20100043440Abstract: The invention is based on a gas turbine burner comprising a combustion zone for burning a mixture consisting of combustion exhaust gas to which fuel gas is added, and comprising a fuel intermixing arrangement having a fuel nozzle for spraying the fuel gas into the combustion exhaust gas. In order to achieve low-pollutant and uniform combustion, it is proposed that the fuel intermixing arrangement be designed for spraying the fuel gas into the combustion exhaust gas at at least 0.2 times the speed of sound.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2007Publication date: February 25, 2010Inventors: Andreas Heilos, Werner Krebs, Jaap Van Kampen
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Publication number: 20090077975Abstract: The invention relates to a heat shield element for lining a combustion chamber wall, to a combustion chamber and to a gas turbine. The heat shield element comprises a hot side that can be exposed to a hot medium, a wall side opposite said hot side, and a peripheral side adjoining the hot side and the wall side and having a peripheral side surface. Relief slots are introduced into the material in an area of the heat shield element that is susceptible to material cracks induced by thermal stress, thereby limiting crack propagation.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2006Publication date: March 26, 2009Inventors: Christian Scholz, Andreas Heilos, Stefan Hoffmann