Patents by Inventor Janusz J. Kielczyk

Janusz J. Kielczyk 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).

  • Serial cooling of a combustor for a gas turbine engine
    Patent number: 6314716
    Abstract: A combustor for a gas turbine engine uses compressed air to cool a combustor liner and uses at least a portion of the same compressed air for combustion air. A flow diverting mechanism regulates compressed air flow entering a combustion air plenum feeding combustion air to a plurality of fuel nozzles. The flow diverting mechanism adjusts combustion air according to engine loading.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2001
    Assignee: Solar Turbines Incorporated
    Inventors: Mario E. Abreu, Janusz J. Kielczyk