Patents by Inventor Giridhar Jothiprasad

Giridhar Jothiprasad 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).

  • Publication number: 20240117768
    Abstract: A rotary component for a gas turbine engine includes a plurality of rotor blades operably coupled to a rotating shaft extending along the central axis and an outer casing arranged exterior to the plurality of rotor blades in a radial direction of the gas turbine engine. The outer casing defines a gap between a blade tip of each of the plurality of rotor blades and the outer casing. The outer casing includes a plurality of features formed into an interior surface thereof. Each of the plurality of features includes one or more design parameters that are perturbed about a mean design parameter for stall performance so as to provide a circumferential variation in wake strengths associated with the plurality of rotor blades, thereby reducing operational noise of the gas turbine engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2022
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Trevor Howard Wood, Ramakrishna Venkata Mallina, Giridhar Jothiprasad, Kishore Ramakrishnan, Thomas Malkus
  • Patent number: 11952944
    Abstract: Jet engine thermal transport bus pumps are disclosed. Disclosed herein is an aircraft comprising a gas turbine engine configured to burn fuel at a fuel flow rate to generate an engine power (Pengine), the fuel characterized by a first specific heat capacity (cp_fuel) and a net heat of combustion (NHCfuel); and a thermal management system configured to transfer heat from a working fluid to the fuel, the working fluid characterized by a second specific heat capacity (cp_pump) and a first density (?pump), the thermal management system including a pump configured to generate a pump power (Ppump) to pressurize the working fluid, and wherein P ? O ? W = P p ? u ? m ? p ( c p_pump c p_water ) ? ( ? w ? a ? t ? e ? r ? p ? u ? m ? p ) 2 , F ? F ? R = ( P e ? n ? g ? i ? n ? e N ? H ? C f ? u ? e ? l ) ? ( c p_fuel c p_pump ) 0.008?POW/FFR5/3?12, FFR is between 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Daniel A. Niergarth, Giridhar Jothiprasad, Rodrigo Rodriguez Erdmenger, Adam Joseph Wangler
  • Publication number: 20240060510
    Abstract: A turbomachine for an aircraft is provided. The turbomachine includes a plurality of radially-extending blades and an annular endwall opposite the radially-extending blades. The endwall includes an endwall treatment recessed into the endwall. The endwall treatment is characterized by a casing treatment volume compressibility factor (CTVCF), and a casing treatment normalized volume (CTNV), and a blade tip Mach number (Mtip).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Stephan Priebe, Giridhar Jothiprasad, Joseph Capozzi, Thomas Malkus, Michael Macrorie, Trevor H. Wood
  • Publication number: 20240060429
    Abstract: A turbomachine for an aircraft is provided. The turbomachine includes a plurality of radially-extending blades and an annular endwall opposite the radially-extending blades. The endwall includes an endwall treatment recessed into the endwall. The endwall treatment is characterized by a casing treatment volume compressibility factor (CTVCF), and a casing treatment normalized volume (CTNV), and a blade tip Mach number (Mtip).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2022
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Stephan Priebe, Giridhar Jothiprasad, Joseph Capozzi, Thomas Malkus, Michael Macrorie, Trevor H. Wood
  • Publication number: 20240044257
    Abstract: A stator structure including a plurality of stator blades and redirection structures including a first portion and a second portion, the first portion disposed on a front edge surface of a stator hub and a second portion disposed on a facing of the stator hub is provided. The stator hub includes the facing and the front edge surface, the facing being disposed generally perpendicular to the casing, and the front edge surface is disposed generally perpendicular to the facing. During operation of a turbine engine a core air flow moves along the longitudinal axis and past the plurality of stator blades, and a leakage air flow moves in a direction different to the core air flow, the redirection structures are effective to redirect the leakage air flow to merge into the core air flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2022
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Ya-tien Chiu, Giridhar Jothiprasad, David V. Parker, Michael Macrorie
  • Publication number: 20230417155
    Abstract: Compact bleed valve assemblies are disclosed. An example turbine engine comprises a rotor blade having an axial chord (C) measured at a tip of the rotor blade, and a variable bleed valve (VBV) including a VBV port defining a bleed flowpath and an exit angle (?exit) for bleed air exiting the VBV port, the VBV port including a forward entrance edge and an aft exit edge and a first length (LA) therebetween, and a VBV door corresponding to the VBV port, the VBV door to generate a bleed cavity having a bleed cavity area (BA) in the VBV port when the VBV is in a closed position, the VBV door to move between an open position and the closed position at a rotation angle (??), the VBV door to extend a distance (LAact) beyond the first length (LA), wherein L ? A + L ? A a ? c ? t C - 2 * ( B ? V ? I ? P + 0 . 1 ? 5 ) - 1 . 3 ? 5 ? - 0.8 , and wherein B ? V ? I ? P = 0 . 1 ? 5 * B ? A C 2 + 0 . 8 ? 5 * ? ? ? + ? e ? x ? i ? t 2 ? ? .
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2022
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Thomas Malkus, Giridhar Jothiprasad, Christopher E. LaMaster, Jeffrey D. Carnes
  • Patent number: 11852161
    Abstract: A turbomachine includes an annular casing and a fan disposed inside the annular casing and mounted for rotation about an axial centerline. The fan includes fan blades that extend radially outwardly toward the annular casing. The fan has an average chord fan width according to a first performance factor. The fan has a quantity of fan blades according to a second performance factor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Jixian Yao, Trevor H. Wood, Kishore Ramakrishnan, William J. Solomon, Giridhar Jothiprasad, Aaron J. King
  • Publication number: 20230358181
    Abstract: Aero-acoustically damped bleed valves are disclosed. An example variable bleed valve apparatus comprises a variable bleed valve door to actuate the variable bleed valve apparatus, and a variable bleed valve port including an upstream edge and a downstream edge, the VBV port to define a secondary flowpath, the VBV door to cover the VBV port in a closed position, and a vortex device at the upstream edge of the variable bleed valve port, the vortex device including a vorticity generating feature along the upstream edge of the variable bleed valve port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2023
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventors: Thomas Malkus, Trevor H. Wood, Giridhar Jothiprasad, Nageswar Ganji, Hiranya Kumar Nath, Ravindra Shankar Ganiger, Ambika Shivamurthy
  • Publication number: 20230323815
    Abstract: A thermal management system for a gas turbine engine is provided. The gas turbine engine includes a turbomachine comprising a compressor section, a combustion section, a turbine section, and an exhaust section arranged in serial flow order and together defining at least in part a core air flowpath; and a thermal management system comprising a supercritical carbon dioxide line thermally coupled to, or integrated into, a portion of the compressor section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2022
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Gregory Alexander Natsui, Giridhar Jothiprasad, Lana Maria Osusky, Thomas Malkus
  • Patent number: 11739698
    Abstract: Aero-acoustically damped bleed valves are disclosed. An example variable bleed valve apparatus comprises a variable bleed valve door to actuate the variable bleed valve apparatus, and a variable bleed valve port including an upstream edge and a downstream edge, the VBV port to define a secondary flowpath, the VBV door to cover the VBV port in a closed position, and a vortex device at the upstream edge of the variable bleed valve port, the vortex device including a vorticity generating feature along the upstream edge of the variable bleed valve port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Thomas Malkus, Trevor H. Wood, Giridhar Jothiprasad, Nageswar Ganji, Hiranya Kumar Nath, Ravindra Shankar Ganiger, Ambika Shivamurthy
  • Publication number: 20230228219
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture are disclosed for a variable bleed valve assembly. An example variable bleed valve assembly a variable bleed valve (VBV) door corresponding to a bleed port and a first unison ring, the VBV door coupled to the first unison ring, the first unison ring to move in a circumferential direction between a first position and a second position causing the VBV door to move between the first position and the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2022
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: Li Zheng, Nicholas J. Kray, Changjie Sun, Thomas Malkus, Giridhar Jothiprasad, Mitchell J. Headley
  • Publication number: 20230228220
    Abstract: Aero-acoustically damped bleed valves are disclosed. An example variable bleed valve apparatus comprises a variable bleed valve door to actuate the variable bleed valve apparatus, and a variable bleed valve port including an upstream edge and a downstream edge, the VBV port to define a secondary flowpath, the VBV door to cover the VBV port in a closed position, and a vortex device at the upstream edge of the variable bleed valve port, the vortex device including a vorticity generating feature along the upstream edge of the variable bleed valve port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2022
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: Thomas Malkus, Trevor H. Wood, Giridhar Jothiprasad, Nageswar Ganji, Hiranya Kumar Nath, Ravindra Shankar Ganiger, Ambika Shivamurthy
  • Publication number: 20230212989
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture are disclosed for a variable bleed valve assembly. An example variable bleed valve assembly includes a variable bleed valve (VBV) door corresponding to a bleed port, an intermediary device operatively coupled to the VBV door, and a first actuator operatively coupled to the intermediary device, the first actuator to move between a first position and a second position, the first actuator to cause the intermediary device to move between the first position and the second position to cause the VBV door to move between the first position and the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2022
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: Thomas Malkus, Jeffrey D. Carnes, Giridhar Jothiprasad, Christopher E. LaMaster, Michael Macrorie, Trevor H. Wood, Steven M. Taylor, Mitchell J. Headley, Paul J. Trimby
  • Patent number: 11661851
    Abstract: A turbomachine includes an annular casing and a fan disposed inside the annular casing and mounted for rotation about an axial centerline. The fan includes fan blades that extend radially outwardly toward the annular casing. The fan has an average chord fan width according to a first performance factor. The fan has a quantity of fan blades according to a second performance factor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Jixian Yao, Trevor H. Wood, Kishore Ramakrishnan, William J. Solomon, Giridhar Jothiprasad
  • Patent number: 11557069
    Abstract: A system and method for estimating vascular flow using CT imaging include a computer readable storage medium having stored thereon a computer program comprising instructions, which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to acquire a first set of data comprising anatomical information of an imaging subject, the anatomical information comprises information of at least one vessel. The instructions further cause the computer to process the anatomical information to generate an image volume comprising the at least one vessel, generate hemodynamic information based on the image volume, and acquire a second set of data of the imaging subject. The computer is also caused to generate an image comprising the hemodynamic information in combination with a visualization based on the second set of data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: GE Precision Healthcare LLC
    Inventors: Robert F. Senzig, Ravikanth Avancha, Bijan Dorri, Sandeep Dutta, Steven J. Gray, Jiang Hsieh, John Irvin Jackson, Giridhar Jothiprasad, Paul Edgar Licato, Darin Robert Okerlund, Toshihiro Rifu, Saad Ahmed Sirohey, Basel Taha, Peter Michael Edic, Jerome Knoplioch, Rahul Bhotika
  • Patent number: 10823194
    Abstract: A compressor is provided including a casing, a hub, a flow path, a plurality of blades, and an end-wall treatment formed in at least one of the casing and the hub, and facing a tip of each blade. The flow path is formed between the casing and the hub, and the plurality of blades is positioned in the flow path. The tip of each blade and the end-wall treatment are configured to move relative to each other. Such end-wall treatment includes a first recess portion extending along a first axis to maintain a fluid flow substantially straight through the first recess portion. The end-wall treatment further includes a plurality of second recess portions spaced apart from each other and extending from the first recess portion along a second axis different than the first axis to maintain the fluid flow substantially straight through the plurality of second recess portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Giridhar Jothiprasad, Ramakrishna Venkata Mallina, John David Stampfli, Rudolf Konrad Selmeier, Davide Giacché
  • Publication number: 20190122401
    Abstract: A system and method for estimating vascular flow using CT imaging include a computer readable storage medium having stored thereon a computer program comprising instructions, which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to acquire a first set of data comprising anatomical information of an imaging subject, the anatomical information comprises information of at least one vessel. The instructions further cause the computer to process the anatomical information to generate an image volume comprising the at least one vessel, generate hemodynamic information based on the image volume, and acquire a second set of data of the imaging subject. The computer is also caused to generate an image comprising the hemodynamic information in combination with a visualization based on the second set of data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: Robert F. Senzig, Ravikanth Avancha, Bijan Dorri, Sandeep Dutta, Steven J. Gray, Jiang Hsieh, John Irvin Jackson, Giridhar Jothiprasad, Paul Edgar Licato, Darin Robert Okerlund, Toshihiro Rifu, Saad Ahmed Sirohey, Basel Taha, Peter Michael Edic, Jerome Knoplioch, Rahul Bhotika
  • Patent number: 10227930
    Abstract: A compressor assembly for a turbomachine includes a compressor wall including circumferentially spaced stator vanes defining at least one row of stator vanes. The at least one row of stator vanes defines at least one stator passage therein. Each stator vane includes a leading edge, an opposite trailing edge defining an axial chord distance, and a pressure side. The compressor assembly also includes, at least one bleed opening defined within the compressor wall and disposed adjacent the pressure side in the at least one stator passage within a range from approximately 20% the axial chord distance upstream of the leading edge to approximately 20% the axial chord distance downstream of the trailing edge. The compressor assembly further includes at least one bleed arm extending from the at least one bleed opening with at least a portion of compressor airflow extractable through the at least one bleed arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Swati Saxena, Ajay Keshava Rao, Rudolf Konrad Selmeier, Grover Andrew Bennett, Giridhar Jothiprasad, Corey Bourassa, Byron Andrew Pritchard
  • Patent number: 10196982
    Abstract: The invention relates to a gas turbine engine comprising a casing having a compressor section, combustion section and turbine section, axially arranged in a flow direction about a rotational axis of the engine. The engine includes a rotor located within the casing and rotatable about the rotational axis, including multiple sets of circumferentially arranged blades, with at least one set corresponding to the compressor section and another set corresponding to the turbine section. The engine also includes a set of vanes circumferentially arranged about the rotational axis and at a location upstream of the combustion section, with the vanes having a pressure side and a suction side. The engine further includes a cooling conduit extending from upstream of the combustion section to downstream of the combustion section, with an inlet located on the suction side of at least one of the vanes which allows cooling air to enter the inlet and is directed through the cooling conduit for cooling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Mehmet Muhittin Dede, Satoshi Atsuchi, Byron Andrew Pritchard, Erich Alois Krammer, Giridhar Jothiprasad, Shourya Prakash Otta, Corey Bourassa
  • Patent number: 10186056
    Abstract: A system and method for estimating vascular flow using CT imaging include a computer readable storage medium having stored thereon a computer program comprising instructions, which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to acquire a first set of data comprising anatomical information of an imaging subject, the anatomical information comprises information of at least one vessel. The instructions further cause the computer to process the anatomical information to generate an image volume comprising the at least one vessel, generate hemodynamic information based on the image volume, and acquire a second set of data of the imaging subject. The computer is also caused to generate an image comprising the hemodynamic information in combination with a visualization based on the second set of data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Robert F. Senzig, Ravikanth Avancha, Bijan Dorri, Sandeep Dutta, Steven J. Gray, Jiang Hsieh, John Irvin Jackson, Giridhar Jothiprasad, Paul Edgar Licato, Darin Robert Okerlund, Toshihiro Rifu, Saad Ahmed Sirohey, Basel Taha, Peter Michael Edic, Jerome Knoplioch, Rahul Bhotika