Patents by Inventor Kirit J. Desai

Kirit J. Desai 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).

  • Internal moisture removal scheme for low pressure axial flow steam turbine
    Patent number: 3973870
    Abstract: A moisture removal scheme for an axial flow turbine apparatus is disclosed. A substantially radial groove disposed on a rotating blade conducts moisture droplets deposited on the blade in a radial direction toward a circumferential slot disposed on the interior surface of a turbine casing. The slot is radially adjacent to the radial outermost point of the groove and collects moisture thrown thereinto from the groove to eliminate that moisture from the interior of the turbine. Axial ridges are provided on the blade to guide the moisture droplets deposited thereon into the radial groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 1974
    Date of Patent: August 10, 1976
    Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Kirit J. Desai