Patents by Inventor Carl F. Simmons

Carl F. Simmons 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).

  • Rotor inlet temperature control for turbo machine
    Patent number: 6931857
    Abstract: A method of synthesizing rotor inlet temperature in a turbine comprising the steps of determining a burner fuel flow (WFGG), a burner inlet pressure (PS32), and a compressor discharge temperature (T3) of a turbine, calculating a ratio unit parameter from the burner fuel flow, the burner inlet pressure, and the compressor discharge temperature, and calculating a synthesized rotor inlet temperature from the ratio unit parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2005
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Craig W. Irwin, Richard W. McBride, Kenneth D. Olson, Carl F. Simmons
  • ROTOR INLET TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR TURBO MACHINE
    Publication number: 20040237503
    Abstract: A method of synthesizing rotor inlet temperature in a turbine comprising the steps of determining a burner fuel flow (WFGG), a burner inlet pressure (PS32), and a compressor discharge temperature (T3) of a turbine, calculating a ratio unit parameter from the burner fuel flow, the burner inlet pressure, and the compressor discharge temperature, and calculating a synthesized rotor inlet temperature from the ratio unit parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2003
    Publication date: December 2, 2004
    Inventors: Craig W. Irwin, Richard W. McBride, Kenneth D. Olson, Carl F. Simmons