Patents by Inventor David McGrane

David McGrane 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).

  • Solar receiver
    Patent number: 9765992
    Abstract: A solar receiver, designed to use a heat transfer medium, includes a plurality of panels. Each panel is arranged and configured to enable the heat transfer medium to flow in at least one flow direction, one flow direction defining a pass, to obtain unique mass flux in each pass to optimize the heat flux capability of the pass while minimizing pressure drop across the selected passes of the heat transfer surface. A method thereof is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: General Electric Technology GmbH
    Inventors: Apurba Das, David McGrane, Marco Simiano, Erik Boschek, Xiao-Peng Gan
  • Solar receiver configuration
    Patent number: 9719696
    Abstract: A solar receiver configuration (receiver) adapted to include a plurality of receiver heat transfer passes. Each pass includes a plurality of panels. Further, each panel includes a plurality of tubes, tangentially arranged, vertically extending between horizontally placed lower and upper headers. The headers, which are pipe assemblies with closed ends, of adjacent panels are horizontally and vertically offset one to another to form a substantially continuous tube surface. Such continuous tube surface enables solar heating of the fluid flow therefrom in at least a parallel flow arrangement and a serpentine flow arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: ALSTOM Technology Ltd.
    Inventors: Christopher J. Lech, Ronald Girard Payne, John Tweedie, Gary Pashko, Apurba Kumar Das, Lin Deng, David McGrane, Pedro Inigo, Rahul Jayant Terdalkar
  • SOLAR RECEIVER CONFIGURATION
    Publication number: 20150362218
    Abstract: A solar receiver configuration (receiver) adapted to include a plurality of receiver heat transfer passes. Each pass includes a plurality of panels. Further, each panel includes a plurality of tubes, tangentially arranged, vertically extending between horizontally placed lower and upper headers. The headers, which are pipe assemblies with closed ends, of adjacent panels are horizontally and vertically offset one to another to form a substantially continuous tube surface. Such continuous tube surface enables solar heating of the fluid flow therefrom in at least a parallel flow arrangement and a serpentine flow arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2014
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Inventors: Christopher J. Lech, Ronald Girard Payne, John Tweedie, Gary Pashko, Apurba Kumar Das, Lin Deng, David McGrane, Pedro Inigo, Rahul Jayant Terdalkar
  • SOLAR RECEIVER
    Publication number: 20150176863
    Abstract: A solar receiver, designed to use a heat transfer medium, includes a plurality of panels. Each panel is arranged and configured to enable the heat transfer medium to flow in at least one flow direction, one flow direction defining a pass, to obtain unique mass flux in each pass to optimize the heat flux capability of the pass while minimizing pressure drop across the selected passes of the heat transfer surface. A method thereof is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2013
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Applicant: ALSTOM Technology Ltd.
    Inventors: Apurba DAS, David McGrane, Marco Simiano, Erik Boschek, Xiao-Peng Gan