Patents by Inventor LUCA TENTORIO
LUCA TENTORIO 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).
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Patent number: 11603993Abstract: A lean burn combustor includes a plurality of lean burn fuel injectors, each including a fuel feed arm and a lean burn fuel injector head with a lean burn fuel injector head tip, wherein the lean burn fuel injector head tip has a lean burn fuel injector head tip diameter, the lean burn fuel injector head including a pilot fuel injector and a main fuel injector, the main fuel injector being arranged coaxially and radially outwards of the pilot fuel injector; and a combustor chamber extending along an axial direction for a length and including a radially inner annular wall, a radially outer annular wall, and a meter panel defining the size and shape of the combustor chamber, wherein the combustor chamber includes primary and secondary combustion zones. A ratio of the combustor chamber length to the lean burn fuel injector head tip diameter is less than 5.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2022Date of Patent: March 14, 2023Assignees: ROLLS-ROYCE plc, ROLLS-ROYCE DEUTSCHLAND LTD & CO KGInventors: Luca Tentorio, Imon-Kalyan Bagchi
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Patent number: 11530817Abstract: A combustor including a combustor lining, a tile including a recess at an end defining a receiving surface, and a tile holder. The tile holder includes an elongate retaining head having a combustor surface configured to face a combustion chamber of a combustor, and a securing portion extending from the head, the securing portion being configured to secure the head to a combustor lining. The retaining head extends laterally with respect to an elongate direction of the retaining head to define a retaining surface laterally adjacent to the securing portion; and the retaining surface cooperates with the receiving surface of the tile to retain the tile against the combustor lining. There is also disclosed a tile holder and a tile.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2019Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE plcInventors: Luca Tentorio, Juan Carlos Roman Casado, Giacomo Di Chiaro, Jonathan Knapton, Filippo Zambon, Radu Irimia
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Publication number: 20220316709Abstract: A lean burn combustor includes a plurality of lean burn fuel injectors, each including a fuel feed arm and a lean burn fuel injector head with a lean burn fuel injector head tip, wherein the lean burn fuel injector head tip has a lean burn fuel injector head tip diameter, the lean burn fuel injector head including a pilot fuel injector and a main fuel injector, the main fuel injector being arranged coaxially and radially outwards of the pilot fuel injector; and a combustor chamber extending along an axial direction for a length and including a radially inner annular wall, a radially outer annular wall, and a meter panel defining the size and shape of the combustor chamber, wherein the combustor chamber includes primary and secondary combustion zones. A ratio of the combustor chamber length to the lean burn fuel injector head tip diameter is less than 5.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2022Publication date: October 6, 2022Applicants: ROLLS-ROYCE plc, ROLLS-ROYCE DEUTSCHLAND LTD & CO KGInventors: Luca TENTORIO, Imon-Kalyan BAGCHI
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Patent number: 11428412Abstract: A fuel spray nozzle arrangement for a combustor, the fuel spray nozzle arrangement comprising a fuel spray nozzle connected to a feed arm, wherein the feed arm comprises an aerofoil.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2020Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE plcInventors: Luca Tentorio, Juan Carlos Roman Casado, Giacomo Di Chiaro, Jonathan Knapton, Filippo Zambon, Radu Irimia
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Patent number: 11402099Abstract: A lean burn combustor includes a plurality of lean burn fuel injectors, each including a fuel feed arm and a lean burn fuel injector head with a lean burn fuel injector head tip, wherein the lean burn fuel injector head tip has a lean burn fuel injector head tip diameter, the lean burn fuel injector head including a pilot fuel injector and a main fuel injector, the main fuel injector being arranged coaxially and radially outwards of the pilot fuel injector; and a combustor chamber extending along an axial direction for a length and including a radially inner annular wall, a radially outer annular wall, and a meter panel defining the size and shape of the combustor chamber, wherein the combustor chamber includes primary and secondary combustion zones. A ratio of the combustor chamber length to the lean burn fuel injector head tip diameter is less than 5.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2021Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignees: ROLLS-ROYCE PLC, ROLLS-ROYCE DEUTSCHLAND LTD & CO KGInventors: Luca Tentorio, Imon-Kalyan Bagchi
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Publication number: 20220178541Abstract: A lean burn combustor includes a plurality of lean burn fuel injectors, each including a fuel feed arm and a lean burn fuel injector head with a lean burn fuel injector head tip, wherein the tip has a lean burn fuel injector head tip diameter, the lean burn fuel injector head including a pilot fuel injector and a main fuel injector, the main fuel injector being arranged coaxially and radially outwards of the pilot fuel injector; and a combustor chamber extending along an axial direction and including a radially inner annular wall, a radially outer annular wall, and a meter panel defining the size and shape of the combustor chamber, which includes a primary combustion zone with a primary combustion zone depth and a secondary combustion zone. A ratio of the primary combustion zone depth to the lean burn fuel injector head tip diameter is less than 2.4.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2021Publication date: June 9, 2022Applicants: ROLLS-ROYCE PLC, ROLLS-ROYCE DEUTSCHLAND LTD & CO KGInventors: Luca TENTORIO, Imon-Kalyan BAGCHI
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Publication number: 20220178543Abstract: A lean burn combustor includes a plurality of lean burn fuel injectors, each including a fuel feed arm and a lean burn fuel injector head with a lean burn fuel injector head tip, wherein the lean burn fuel injector head tip has a lean burn fuel injector head tip diameter, the lean burn fuel injector head including a pilot fuel injector and a main fuel injector, the main fuel injector being arranged coaxially and radially outwards of the pilot fuel injector; and a combustor chamber extending along an axial direction for a length and including a radially inner annular wall, a radially outer annular wall, and a meter panel defining the size and shape of the combustor chamber, wherein the combustor chamber includes primary and secondary combustion zones. A ratio of the combustor chamber length to the lean burn fuel injector head tip diameter is less than 5.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2021Publication date: June 9, 2022Applicants: ROLLS-ROYCE plc, ROLLS-ROYCE DEUTSCHLAND LTD & CO KGInventors: Luca TENTORIO, Imon-Kalyan BAGCHI
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Publication number: 20220178542Abstract: A lean burn combustor includes a plurality of lean burn fuel injectors, each including a fuel feed arm and a lean burn fuel injector head with a lean burn fuel injector head tip, wherein the lean burn fuel injector head tip has a lean burn fuel injector head tip diameter, the lean burn fuel injector head including a pilot fuel injector and a main fuel injector, the main fuel injector being arranged coaxially and radially outwards of the pilot fuel injector; and a combustor chamber extending along an axial direction for a length and including a radially inner annular wall, a radially outer annular wall, and a meter panel defining the size and shape of the combustor chamber, wherein the combustor chamber includes primary and secondary combustion zones. A ratio of the combustor chamber length to the lean burn fuel injector head tip diameter is less than 5.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2021Publication date: June 9, 2022Applicants: ROLLS-ROYCE PLC, ROLLS-ROYCE DEUTSCHLAND LTD & CO KGInventors: Luca TENTORIO, Imon-Kalyan BAGCHI
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Patent number: 11353215Abstract: A lean burn combustor includes a plurality of lean burn fuel injectors, each including a fuel feed arm and a lean burn fuel injector head with a lean burn fuel injector head tip, wherein the tip has a lean burn fuel injector head tip diameter, the lean burn fuel injector head including a pilot fuel injector and a main fuel injector, the main fuel injector being arranged coaxially and radially outwards of the pilot fuel injector; and a combustor chamber extending along an axial direction and including a radially inner annular wall, a radially outer annular wall, and a meter panel defining the size and shape of the combustor chamber, which includes a primary combustion zone with a primary combustion zone depth and a secondary combustion zone. A ratio of the primary combustion zone depth to the lean burn fuel injector head tip diameter is less than 2.4.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2021Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignees: ROLLS-ROYCE plc, ROLLS-ROYCE DEUTSCHLAND LTD & CO KGInventors: Luca Tentorio, Imon-Kalyan Bagchi
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Patent number: 11339967Abstract: A fuel injector including: a plurality of air swirler passages; at least one fuel supply passage arranged to supply fuel into at least one of the air swirler passages; and at least one cavity separating an exterior of the fuel supply passage from a body of the fuel injector; wherein the cavity is at least partially filled with a thermally insulating material.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2020Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignees: ROLLS-ROYCE plc, ROLLS-ROYCE DEUTSCHLAND LTD & CO KGInventors: Luca Tentorio, Juan Carlos Roman Casado, Giacomo Di Chiaro, Jonathan Knapton, Filippo Zambon, Radu Irimia, Imon-Kalyan Bagchi, James Robins
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Patent number: 11339970Abstract: A lean burn combustor includes a plurality of lean burn fuel injectors, each including a fuel feed arm and a lean burn fuel injector head with a lean burn fuel injector head tip, wherein the lean burn fuel injector head tip has a lean burn fuel injector head tip diameter, the lean burn fuel injector head including a pilot fuel injector and a main fuel injector, the main fuel injector being arranged coaxially and radially outwards of the pilot fuel injector; and a combustor chamber extending along an axial direction for a length and including a radially inner annular wall, a radially outer annular wall, and a meter panel defining the size and shape of the combustor chamber, wherein the combustor chamber includes primary and secondary combustion zones. A ratio of the combustor chamber length to the lean burn fuel injector head tip diameter is less than 5.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2021Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignees: ROLLS-ROYCE PLC, ROLLS-ROYCE DEUTSCHLAND LTD & CO KGInventors: Luca Tentorio, Imon-Kalyan Bagchi
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Patent number: 11300293Abstract: A fuel injector comprising a first air swirler passage and a second air swirler passage extending axially through the fuel injector and arranged to direct air through the fuel injector, a splitter arranged between the first air swirler passage and the second air swirler passage and comprising a first splitter surface having a first divergent portion which is divergent in the downstream direction, a second splitter surface located radially inward of the first splitter surface and having a second divergent portion which is divergent in the downstream direction, a third splitter surface located radially inward of the first and second splitter surface, and a first connecting surface extending between the second and third splitter surfaces, wherein a first cavity is formed between the first and second splitter surfaces, and the second divergent portion comprises at least one opening in fluid communication with the first cavity.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2020Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE plcInventors: Luca Tentorio, Juan Carlos Roman Casado, Giacomo Di Chiaro, Jonathan Knapton, Filippo Zambon, Radu Irimia
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Patent number: 11280493Abstract: A fuel spray nozzle including a primary atomizer to discharge a flow of swirled atomised fuel along and around a fuel spray nozzle axis. The primary atomiser includes outer air swirler disposed radially outwardly of a fuel pre-filmer channel. A secondary atomiser disposed around the primary atomiser includes secondary inner air swirler to swirl flow along an inner air channel. The secondary inner air swirler disposed radially inwardly of a secondary fuel pre-filmer channel of the secondary atomiser. A primary outer air channel defined between the primary outer swirler and the secondary inner swirler. The secondary inner air swirler include splitter wall to separate swirling flow in the secondary inner channel from the primary flow of atomised fuel. The secondary inner air swirler includes primary cap wall integral with and extending radially inwardly from the splitter wall to direct flow from the primary outer channel inwardly towards the fuel spray.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2019Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignees: ROLLS-ROYCE plc, ROLLS-ROYCE DEUTSCHLAND LTD & CO KGInventors: Luca Tentorio, Juan Carlos Roman Casado, Giacomo Di Chiaro, Jonathan Knapton, Filippo Zambon, Radu Irimia, Imon-Kalyan Bagchi, James Robins, Tomasz Stankowski
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Patent number: 11181272Abstract: A fuel spray nozzle, for atomising liquid fuel in gas, including: an gas passage; a liquid fuel passage; a swirler provided in the gas passage and including vanes such that, when gas passes through the gas passage, the swirler produces a jet flow of gas from between adjacent vanes and a turbulent flow of gas in the wake of each vane; a prefilming surface for receiving liquid fuel from the liquid fuel passage, and gas from the gas passage, wherein the prefilming surface includes areas that receive jet flow of gas from the gas passage, in use; wherein the fuel spray nozzle is configured to direct the liquid fuel passing through the liquid fuel passage to the areas on the prefilming surface that receive a jet flow of gas from the gas passage.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2018Date of Patent: November 23, 2021Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE plcInventors: Luca Tentorio, Carl L Muldal, Hua Wei Huang, Evangelos Bacharoudis, Juan Carlos Roman Casado
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Patent number: 11131460Abstract: A lean burn fuel injector has a head which has a coaxial arrangement of an inner pilot air-blast fuel injector and an outer main air-blast fuel injector. The pilot fuel injector comprises coaxially arranged inner and outer air swirler passages. The main fuel injector comprises coaxially arranged inner and outer air swirler passages. A first splitter is arranged between the passages. The first splitter has a conical divergent downstream portion. A second splitter is arranged radially within and spaced from the first splitter. The second splitter has a conical convergent portion and a conical divergent downstream portion. The downstream end of the second splitter is upstream of the downstream end of the first splitter. A connecting member connects the downstream end of the second splitter and the downstream portion of the first splitter upstream of the downstream end of the first splitter to form a sharp edge.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2019Date of Patent: September 28, 2021Assignee: Rolls-Royce PLCInventors: Carl L. Muldal, Luca Tentorio, Hua Wei Huang, Juan Carlos Roman Casado
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Publication number: 20200408407Abstract: A fuel injector comprising a first air swirler passage and a second air swirler passage extending axially through the fuel injector and arranged to direct air through the fuel injector, a splitter arranged between the first air swirler passage and the second air swirler passage and comprising a first splitter surface having a first divergent portion which is divergent in the downstream direction, a second splitter surface located radially inward of the first splitter surface and having a second divergent portion which is divergent in the downstream direction, a third splitter surface located radially inward of the first and second splitter surface, and a first connecting surface extending between the second and third splitter surfaces, wherein a first cavity is formed between the first and second splitter surfaces, and the second divergent portion comprises at least one opening in fluid communication with the first cavity.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2020Publication date: December 31, 2020Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE plcInventors: Luca TENTORIO, Juan Carlos ROMAN CASADO, Giacomo DI CHIARO, Jonathan KNAPTON, Filippo ZAMBON, Radu IRIMIA
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Publication number: 20200408408Abstract: A fuel injector including: a plurality of air swirler passages; at least one fuel supply passage arranged to supply fuel into at least one of the air swirler passages; and at least one cavity separating an exterior of the fuel supply passage from a body of the fuel injector; wherein the cavity is at least partially filled with a thermally insulating material.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2020Publication date: December 31, 2020Applicants: ROLLS-ROYCE plc, ROLLS-ROYCE DEUTSCHLAND LTD & CO KGInventors: Luca TENTORIO, Juan Carlos ROMAN CASADO, Giacomo DI CHIARO, Jonathan KNAPTON, Filippo ZAMBON, Radu IRIMIA, Imon-Kalyan BAGCHI, James ROBINS
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Publication number: 20200378603Abstract: A fuel spray nozzle arrangement for a combustor, the fuel spray nozzle arrangement comprising a fuel spray nozzle connected to a feed arm, wherein the feed arm comprises an aerofoil.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2020Publication date: December 3, 2020Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE plcInventors: Luca TENTORIO, Juan Carlos ROMAN CASADO, Giacomo DI CHIARO, Jonathan KNAPTON, Filippo ZAMBON, Radu IRIMIA
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Publication number: 20200191397Abstract: A combustor including a combustor lining, a tile including a recess at an end defining a receiving surface, and a tile holder. The tile holder includes an elongate retaining head having a combustor surface configured to face a combustion chamber of a combustor, and a securing portion extending from the head, the securing portion being configured to secure the head to a combustor lining. The retaining head extends laterally with respect to an elongate direction of the retaining head to define a retaining surface laterally adjacent to the securing portion; and the retaining surface cooperates with the receiving surface of the tile to retain the tile against the combustor lining. There is also disclosed a tile holder and a tile.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2019Publication date: June 18, 2020Inventors: Luca TENTORIO, Juan Carlos ROMAN CASADO, Giacomo DI CHIARO, Jonathan KNAPTON, Filippo ZAMBON, Radu IRIMIA
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Publication number: 20200191394Abstract: A fuel spray nozzle including a primary atomizer to discharge a flow of swirled atomised fuel along and around a fuel spray nozzle axis. The primary atomiser includes outer air swirler disposed radially outwardly of a fuel pre-filmer channel. A secondary atomiser disposed around the primary atomiser includes secondary inner air swirler to swirl flow along an inner air channel. The secondary inner air swirler disposed radially inwardly of a secondary fuel pre-filmer channel of the secondary atomiser. A primary outer air channel defined between the primary outer swirler and the secondary inner swirler. The secondary inner air swirler include splitter wall to separate swirling flow in the secondary inner channel from the primary flow of atomised fuel. The secondary inner air swirler includes primary cap wall integral with and extending radially inwardly from the splitter wall to direct flow from the primary outer channel inwardly towards the fuel spray.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2019Publication date: June 18, 2020Applicants: ROLLS-ROYCE plc, ROLLS-ROYCE DEUTSCHLAND LTD & CO KGInventors: Luca TENTORIO, Juan Carlos ROMAN CASADO, Giacomo DI CHIARO, Jonathan KNAPTON, Filippo ZAMBON, Radu IRIMIA, Imon-Kalyan BAGCHI, James ROBINS, Tomasz STANKOWSKI