Patents by Inventor Christian Steinbach
Christian Steinbach 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: 11911834Abstract: A drilling tool for producing a bore with a cylindrical inner wall can be rotatable in a rotary movement with a predetermined rotational direction (VD) about a tool axis (A) extending through the drilling tool, and at the same time is movable in an axial forward movement (VB) in a forward direction axially to the tool axis. The drilling tool comprises at least one drilling area (3) arranged in a forwardly located region of the drilling tool at a forward or free end, but preferably not having a thread forming region. The drilling area has a number n of drilling edges which are arranged offset to each other in the rotational direction, and at least one chip divider is arranged on at least one or each of the n drill cutting edges, where the chip divider forms an interruption of the respective drill cutting edge.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2021Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: EMUGE-WERK RICHARD GLIMPEL GMBH & CO. KG, FABRIK FÜR PRÄZISIONSWERKZEUGEInventors: Christian Beer, Bernhard Borschert, Thomas Funk, Dietmar Hechtle, Manuel Leonhard, Martin Steinbach
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Patent number: 9523503Abstract: A combustion device (10) includes at least one combustion chamber (11) with a plurality of burners (B1, . . . , Bn) operating in parallel which produce in each case a flame (F1, . . . , Fn) which reaches into the combustion chamber (11), wherein each of the burners (B1, . . . , Bn), via a fuel distribution system (18), is supplied with a fuel from a fuel supply (16), which fuel distribution system (18) includes control elements (V1, . . . , Vm) for manual or controlled regulating of the fuel supply and/or fuel composition of individual burners (B1, . . . , Bn) and/or groups of burners (B1, . . . , B3; Bn?2, . . . , Bn). In a method of using the combustion device, a quick optimization or homogenization is achieved by a function (F) of the flame temperatures of the burners (B1, . . . , Bn) being provided in dependence upon the positions of the control elements (V1, . . .Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2010Date of Patent: December 20, 2016Assignee: ALSTOM TECHNOLOGY LTDInventors: Wolfgang Franz Dietrich Mohr, Jérôme André Aubry, Christian Steinbach, Nicolas Ulibarri
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Patent number: 8516825Abstract: In a method for reducing the NOx emissions from a burner arrangement comprising a plurality of burners (B1, . . . , Bn), in particular in a gas turbine, which burners (B1, . . . , Bn) are operated in parallel and each burner supplied fuel by means of combustion air to form a flame (F1, . . . , Fn), an effective drop is achieved in a simple way by virtue of the fact that at a predetermined time the flame temperatures of individual burners (B1, . . . , Bn) or burner groups or differences between the flame temperatures of individual burners (B1, . . . , Bn) or burner groups are measured directly or indirectly. The fuel supply to those burners or burner groups whose flame temperature exceeds a predetermined value for the flame temperature is selectively throttled in order to homogenize the flame temperatures of the burners (B1, . . . , Bn).Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2006Date of Patent: August 27, 2013Assignee: Alstom Technology LtdInventors: Ken-Yves Haffner, Douglas Pennell, Christian Steinbach
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Patent number: 8346394Abstract: Power plant characteristics are operated in a flexible manner by controlling the power consumption of a CO2 capture and compression system. The impact of CO2 capture and compression on the capacity of a power plant can be minimized to maximize the electric power the plant can deliver to the power grid and the impact of CO2 capture and compression on the average plant efficiency can be reduced, by an operating method and a power plant, in which the power consumption of the CO2 capture system is used to control the net output of the plant.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2010Date of Patent: January 1, 2013Assignee: Alstom Technology LtdInventors: Charles Soothill, Christian Steinbach, Allen Michael Pfeffer, Philippe Jean-Michel Paelinck, Jurgen Hoffmann
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Patent number: 8122726Abstract: A combustion chamber of a combustion system has a combustion space, a support structure, a support element, and a heat shield. The heat shield has at least two segments, and each segment includes a liner element facing the combustion space and has an edge region, a gap communicating with the combustion space being formed between edge regions of adjacent segments, and a retaining device. The retaining device fixes the respective liner element on the support structure via the support element and forms a flange region that fits over the edge region of the respective liner element. The retaining device forms a first cooling passage with the support element and has at least one through-opening in the flange region. A cooling gas flows through the through.opening from the first cooling passage to the edge region.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2009Date of Patent: February 28, 2012Assignee: Alstom Technology LtdInventors: Stefan Tschirren, Daniel Burri, Andreas Abdon, Christian Steinbach
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Patent number: 8006498Abstract: A combustion chamber of a combustion system comprises a combustion space, a support structure, a heat shield, and at least one through-opening. The heat shield has at least two segments, and each segment has an edge region, a gap communicating with the combustion space being formed between edge regions of adjacent segments, and a retaining device. The adjacent segments include a support element disposed in a bottom region of the gap. The retaining device fixes the respective liner element on the support structure via the respective support element. The at least one through-opening communicates with the gap so as to enable a cooling gas to flow through the through-opening. The at least one through-opening is disposed in at least one of the respective edge region and the support element at the bottom region of the gap.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2009Date of Patent: August 30, 2011Assignee: Alstom Technology LtdInventors: Stefan Tschirren, Daniel Burri, Andreas Abdon, Christian Steinbach
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Patent number: 8007273Abstract: A premixing burner has a swirl generator with at least two burner shells (1) which jointly enclose an axia conically widening swirl space and delimit tangential air inlet slits (3) through which combustion supply air passes into the swirl space in which an axially propagating swirl flow is formed, and with fuel injection devices at least partially along the tangentially running air inlet slits (3). The fuel injection devices include a fuel line (6) separate from the burner shell (1) and which is firmly attached to the burner shell (1) so as to be longitudinally movable with respect to the burner shell (1) and releasable perpendicularly to the surface of the burner shell (1). In the burner shell (1), orifices (4) are provided, into which issue fuel injectors (7) which are provided along the fuel line (6) and which project beyond the circumferential edge of the fuel line (6).Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2007Date of Patent: August 30, 2011Assignee: ALSTOM Technology Ltd.Inventors: Thomas Ruck, Slawomir Slowik, Christian Steinbach, Martin Andrea Von Planta
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Publication number: 20110056200Abstract: Power plant characteristics are operated in a flexible manner by controlling the power consumption of a CO2 capture and compression system. The impact of CO2 capture and compression on the capacity of a power plant can be minimized to maximize the electric power the plant can deliver to the power grid and the impact of CO2 capture and compression on the average plant efficiency can be reduced, by an operating method and a power plant, in which the power consumption of the CO2 capture system is used to control the net output of the plant.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2010Publication date: March 10, 2011Applicant: ALSTOM Technology LtdInventors: Charles SOOTHILL, Christian Steinbach, Allen Michael Pfeffer, Philippe Jean-Michel Paelinck, Jurgen Hoffmann
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Publication number: 20100173253Abstract: A combustion device (10) includes at least one combustion chamber (11) with a plurality of burners (B1, . . . , Bn) operating in parallel which produce in each case a flame (F1, . . . , Fn) which reaches into the combustion chamber (11), wherein each of the burners (B1, . . . , Bn), via a fuel distribution system (18), is supplied with a fuel from a fuel supply (16), which fuel distribution system (18) includes control elements (V1, . . . , Vm) for manual or controlled regulating of the fuel supply and/or fuel composition of individual burners (B1, . . . , Bn) and/or groups of burners (B1, . . . , B3; Bn?2, . . . , Bn). In a method of using the combustion device, a quick optimization or homogenization is achieved by a function (F) of the flame temperatures of the burners (B1, . . . , Bn) being provided in dependence upon the positions of the control elements (V1, . . .Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2010Publication date: July 8, 2010Inventors: Wolfgang Franz Dietrich Mohr, Jérôme André Aubry, Christian Steinbach, Nicolas Ulibarri
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Patent number: 7632091Abstract: A premix burner for producing an ignitable fuel/air mixture has a swirl generator with at least two burner shells (B) which complement one another to form a throughflow body, which in each case have a first burner shell section (1) with a partial cone shape and together enclose an axially conically widening swirl space and which mutually define, in the axial cone longitudinal direction, tangential air inlet slots (LS), through which the combustion feed air (L) passes into the swirl space, in which an axially spreading swirl flow forms, and includes fuel feeds which are arranged at least in sections along the tangentially running air inlet slots (LS).Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2007Date of Patent: December 15, 2009Assignee: ALSTOM Technology Ltd.Inventors: Christian Steinbach, Martin Andrea Von Planta, Thomas Ruck, Weiqun Geng
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Publication number: 20090202956Abstract: A combustion chamber of a combustion system has a combustion space, a support structure, a support element, and a heat shield. The heat shield has at least two segments, and each segment includes a liner element facing the combustion space and has an edge region, a gap communicating with the combustion space being formed between edge regions of adjacent segments, and a retaining device. The retaining device fixes the respective liner element on the support structure via the support element and forms a flange region that fits over the edge region of the respective liner element. The retaining device forms a first cooling passage with the support element and has at least one through-opening in the flange region. A cooling gas flows through the through.opening from the first cooling passage to the edge region.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2009Publication date: August 13, 2009Applicant: ALSTOM Technology LtdInventors: Stefan Tschirren, Daniel Burri, Andreas Abdon, Christian Steinbach
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Publication number: 20090199837Abstract: A combustion chamber of a combustion system comprises a combustion space, a support structure, a heat shield, and at least one through-opening. The heat shield has at least two segments, and each segment has an edge region, a gap communicating with the combustion space being formed between edge regions of adjacent segments, and a retaining device. The adjacent segments include a support element disposed in a bottom region of the gap. The retaining device fixes the respective liner element on the support structure via the respective support element. The at least one through-opening communicates with the gap so as to enable a cooling gas to flow through the through-opening. The at least one through-opening is disposed in at least one of the respective edge region and the support element at the bottom region of the gap.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2009Publication date: August 13, 2009Applicant: ALSTOM Technology LtdInventors: Stefan Tschirren, Daniel Burri, Andreas Abdon, Christian Steinbach
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Patent number: 7520745Abstract: A premix burner, for example for a gas turbine, having a conical swirl generator (1) and a cylindrical mixing section (2) which follows it in the direction of flow, includes a high-pressure atomizer nozzle (10) with one or more fuel feed passages. The high-pressure atomizer nozzle (10) includes at least two outlet passages, through which liquid fuel enters the swirl generator (1), these passages being arranged off-center with respect to the longitudinal axis of the nozzle and being configured in such a way that the spray cone (11) of the fuel is oriented at an angle (?) with respect to the longitudinal axis of the swirl generator (1) which is smaller than the cone half-angle (?) of the swirl generator (1). The outlet passages in particular have an internal geometry with a conically narrowed section.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2007Date of Patent: April 21, 2009Assignee: ALSTOM Technology Ltd.Inventors: Gijsbertus Oomens, Bettina Paikert, Peter Flohr, Christian Steinbach
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Publication number: 20080229752Abstract: A lance (3) for introducing a fuel into a mixing path (2) of a burner (1) which is provided with a swirler for producing a swirled combustion air flow, especially a burner of a turbine plant, includes a lance head (5), a fuel feed (8) and an oxidator feed (10). The lance head (5) projects into the mixing path (2), has at least one fuel nozzle (6) for injection of the fuel into the mixing path (2), and also has at least one oxidator outlet orifice (7) for introducing an oxidator into the mixing path (2). The fuel feed (8) extends in the lance (3) and is connected to the at least one fuel nozzle (6). The oxidator feed (10) extends in the lance head (5) and is connected to the at least one oxidator outlet orifice (7).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2008Publication date: September 25, 2008Inventors: Thomas Ruck, Christian Steinbach, Martin Von Planta
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Publication number: 20080216482Abstract: A lance for introducing fuel into a combustion chamber of a burner, in particular of a turbine plant is provided. The lance includes a lance head, a fuel feed, an oxidator feed and a control device. The lance head projects into the combustion chamber and includes a fuel nozzle and an oxidator outlet orifice. The fuel feed extends in the lance and is connected to the fuel nozzle. The oxidator feed extends in the lance head and is connected to the oxidator outlet orifice. The control device controls a flow cross sectional area of the oxidator feed. The control device has a control piston installed in the lance head with stroke adjustability for stroke-dependent controlling of the flow cross sectional area of the oxidator feed.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2008Publication date: September 11, 2008Applicant: ALSTOM TECHNOLOGY LTD.Inventors: Stefano Bernero, Thomas Ruck, Christian Steinbach, Martin von Planta
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Patent number: 7406827Abstract: In a fuel lance by means of which fuels can be injected, via at least two separate passages, into a combustion chamber alternately or simultaneously at an injection location arranged substantially at the lance tip, reliable operation is achieved, without the risk of flashbacks and also without coking, by virtue of the fact that the fuel lance, in addition to fuel, also passes purge air to the injection location, and that the purge air, at the injection location, is routed between the two fuel systems, in such a manner that these systems are shielded from one another by the purge air.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2006Date of Patent: August 5, 2008Assignee: ALSTOM Technology LtdInventors: Stefano Bernero, Weiqun Geng, Christian Steinbach, Peter Stuber
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Publication number: 20080163626Abstract: In a fuel lance by means of which fuels can be injected, via at least two separate passages, into a combustion chamber alternately or simultaneously at an injection location arranged substantially at the lance tip, reliable operation is achieved, without the risk of flashbacks and also without coking, by virtue of the fact that the fuel lance, in addition to fuel, also passes purge air to the injection location, and that the purge air, at the injection location, is routed between the two fuel systems, in such a manner that these systems are shielded from one another by the purge air.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2006Publication date: July 10, 2008Inventors: Stefano Bernero, Weiqun Geng, Christian Steinbach, Peter Stuber
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Publication number: 20080070176Abstract: A premix burner for producing an ignitable fuel/air mixture has a swirl generator with at least two burner shells (B) which complement one another to form a throughflow body, which in each case have a first burner shell section (1) with a partial cone shape and together enclose an axially conically widening swirl space and which mutually define, in the axial cone longitudinal direction, tangential air inlet slots (LS), through which the combustion feed air (L) passes into the swirl space, in which an axially spreading swirl flow forms, and includes fuel feeds which are arranged at least in sections along the tangentially running air inlet slots (LS).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2007Publication date: March 20, 2008Inventors: Christian Steinbach, Martin Von Planta, Thomas Ruck, Weiqun Geng
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Publication number: 20080032246Abstract: A premixing burner for generating an ignitable fuel/air mixture has a swirl generator with at least two burner shells (1) which complement one another to form a throughflow body and which jointly enclose an axial conically widening swirl space and delimit, with respect to one another in the axial longitudinal extent of the cone, tangential air inlet slits (3) through which combustion supply air passes into the swirl space in which an axially propagating swirl flow is formed, and with fuel injection devices, which are provided at least partially along the tangentially running air inlet slits (3).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2007Publication date: February 7, 2008Inventors: Thomas Ruck, Slawomir Slowik, Christian Steinbach, Martin Von Planta
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Publication number: 20070207431Abstract: A premix burner, for example for a gas turbine, having a conical swirl generator (1) and a cylindrical mixing section (2) which follows it in the direction of flow, includes a high-pressure atomizer nozzle (10) with one or more fuel feed passages. The high-pressure atomizer nozzle (10) includes at least two outlet passages, through which liquid fuel enters the swirl generator (1), these passages being arranged off-center with respect to the longitudinal axis of the nozzle and being configured in such a way that the spray cone (11) of the fuel is oriented at an angle (?) with respect to the longitudinal axis of the swirl generator (1) which is smaller than the cone half-angle (?) of the swirl generator (1). The outlet passages in particular have an internal geometry with a conically narrowed section.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2007Publication date: September 6, 2007Inventors: Gijsbertus Oomens, Bettina Paikert, Peter Flohr, Christian Steinbach