Patents by Inventor Chris E. Maslak

Chris E. Maslak 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: 4928478
    Abstract: A control system for a cogeneration plant measures the flow of steam exceeding the requirements of the steam-using process. Water is injected into the combustion zone of a combustor of the gas turbine portion of the cogeneration system to provide a predetermined reduction in NOx products. The excess steam is added to the output of the compressor portion of the gas turbine to augment the gas turbine power output due to the augmented mass flow. The control system reduces the water injection in proportion to the steam flow to maintain the total water flow to the combustion zone at a level which maintains the preferred level of NOx reduction. In a second embodiment, the excess steam is first injected into the combustion zone with a one-for-one equivalent reduction in water injection. When the excess steam exceeds the amount required for NOx reduction, the excess is added to the output of the air compressor for power augmentation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1985
    Date of Patent: May 29, 1990
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventor: Chris E. Maslak