Patents by Inventor Eduard BRÜHWILER

Eduard BRÜHWILER 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: 9404391
    Abstract: The invention relates to a diffuser for the exhaust section of a gas turbine, comprising at least one cone extending along a machine axis and bordering a channel for an exhaust flow, whereby said at least one cone has a wall with an internal structure comprising a plurality of longitudinal liner segments extending in an axial direction and establishing a conical liner being in contact with the exhaust flow, a support structure coaxially arranged with respect to said conical liner in a predetermined distance, and an insulation filling the space between said conical liner and said support structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY GMBH
    Inventor: Eduard Brühwiler
  • Patent number: 9260859
    Abstract: A wall structure is provided with noise damping insulation properties, for an air intake manifold of a gas turbine. The wall structure includes a first structure for mechanically supporting an outer sheet, which separates the spaces on both sides of the wall in an airtight manner, and further includes a second structure for establishing noise damping insulation between the spaces on both sides of the wall. The second structure is secured to the first structure. A gas turbine including the wall structure is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: ALSTOM TECHNOLOGY LTD
    Inventors: Mladen Matan, Marc Rauch, Eduard Brühwiler, Antun Svilicic
  • Patent number: 8915707
    Abstract: An exhaust gas housing for a gas turbine is provided and includes a support structure, which, arranged concentrically, includes an outer ring and an inner ring which are interconnected by radially arranged struts, and a flow liner, which is attached inside the support structure and, arranged concentrically, includes an outer liner and an inner liner which are interconnected by radially arranged liner ribs. The liner ribs each encompass the struts of the support structure, and the outer and inner liners inside the support structure form an annular passage for the turbine's hot exhaust gases. The liner ribs are welded together from front and rear parts in the flow direction, forming welded seams which extend axially in the outer liner and in the inner liner up to the liner edge. End rings, which cover the welded seams at the liner edge, are welded on the liner's rear edges for reinforcement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: Alstom Technology Ltd.
    Inventor: Eduard Brühwiler
  • Patent number: 8899908
    Abstract: The disclosure refers to a method and apparatus for checking the bearing alignment of a rotor of a gas turbine or steam turbine having a rotor with a radial offset and a radial offset surface and in a bearing shell, which supports the rotor, with a radial, at least in sections, end surface, wherein the radial offset surface and the radial end surface face the free end of the rotor. The radial offset is arranged in the bearing shell and offset towards the free end of the rotor. The degree of offset in the axial direction with regard to the rotor is measured at least two different circumferential positions around the rotor periphery in order to determine the alignment of the rotor. Differences in the degree of offset at different circumferential positions are used as measurement for the bearing alignment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Alstom Technology Ltd.
    Inventors: Eduard Brühwiler, Marc Rauch
  • Publication number: 20140003931
    Abstract: The invention relates to a diffuser for the exhaust section of a gas turbine, comprising at least one cone extending along a machine axis and bordering a channel for an exhaust flow, whereby said at least one cone has a wall with an internal structure comprising a plurality of longitudinal liner segments extending in axial direction and establishing a conical liner being in contact with the exhaust flow, a support structure coaxially arranged with respect to said conical liner in a predetermined distance, and an insulation filling the space between said conical liner and said support structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2013
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Inventor: Eduard BRÜHWILER
  • Publication number: 20130071231
    Abstract: A wall structure is provided with noise damping insulation properties, for an air intake manifold of a gas turbine. The wall structure includes a first structure for mechanically supporting an outer sheet, which separates the spaces on both sides of the wall in an airtight manner, and further includes a second structure for establishing noise damping insulation between the spaces on both sides of the wall. The second structure is secured to the first structure. A gas turbine including the wall structure is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2012
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicant: ALSTOM TECHNOLOGY LTD.
    Inventors: Mladen Matan, Marc Rauch, Eduard Brühwiler, Antun Svilicic
  • Publication number: 20110311352
    Abstract: The disclosure refers to a method and apparatus for checking the bearing alignment of a rotor of a gas turbine or steam turbine having a rotor with a radial offset and a radial offset surface and in a bearing shell, which supports the rotor, with a radial, at least in sections, end surface, wherein the radial offset surface and the radial end surface face the free end of the rotor. The radial offset is arranged in the bearing shell and offset towards the free end of the rotor. The degree of offset in the axial direction with regard to the rotor is measured at least two different circumferential positions around the rotor periphery in order to determine the alignment of the rotor. Differences in the degree of offset at different circumferential positions are used as measurement for the bearing alignment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2011
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicant: ALSTOM Technology Ltd
    Inventors: Eduard BRÜHWILER, Marc RAUCH
  • Publication number: 20110302929
    Abstract: An exhaust gas housing for a gas turbine is provided and includes a support structure, which, arranged concentrically, includes an outer ring and an inner ring which are interconnected by radially arranged struts, and a flow liner, which is attached inside the support structure and, arranged concentrically, includes an outer liner and an inner liner which are interconnected by radially arranged liner ribs. The liner ribs each encompass the struts of the support structure, and the outer and inner liners inside the support structure form an annular passage for the turbine's hot exhaust gases. The liner ribs are welded together from front and rear parts in the flow direction, forming welded seams which extend axially in the outer liner and in the inner liner up to the liner edge. End rings, which cover the welded seams at the liner edge, are welded on the liner's rear edges for reinforcement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2011
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Applicant: ALSTOM TECHNOLOGY LTD
    Inventor: Eduard BRÜHWILER
  • Patent number: 7340814
    Abstract: In a method of installing spiral threaded inserts (38), in which method a first threaded insert (38) is inserted into an installation tool (20) and is screwed into a tapped hole by the installation tool (20), safe use is achieved even at locations where access is difficult by virtue of the fact that the first threaded insert (38) is secured in the installation tool (20) to prevent it from falling out.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2008
    Assignee: ALSTOM Technology Ltd.
    Inventors: Eduard Bruehwiler, Graham Christopher Young
  • Publication number: 20040187288
    Abstract: In a method of installing spiral threaded inserts (38), in which method a first threaded insert (38) is inserted into an installation tool (20) and is screwed into a tapped hole by means of the installation tool (20), safe use is achieved even at locations where access is difficult by virtue of the fact that the first threaded insert (38) is secured in the installation tool (20) to prevent it from falling out.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2004
    Publication date: September 30, 2004
    Inventors: Eduard Bruehwiler, Graham Christopher Young