Patents by Inventor Madanmohan Manoharan

Madanmohan Manoharan 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: 20180363905
    Abstract: A fuel nozzle assembly includes a center body comprising an outer sleeve and an internal fuel passage defined within the outer sleeve. The internal fuel passage defines a fuel flow path within the center body and includes an inlet defined at an upstream end of the center body. The inlet is formed to receive fuel from a fuel supply. The fuel nozzle assembly also includes a plurality of vanes that extend radially outwardly from the outer sleeve and at least one of the vanes includes at least one fuel port that is in fluid communication with the internal fuel passage. At least one baffle extends radially into the internal fuel passage downstream from the inlet and upstream from the at least one fuel port such that the at least one baffle reduces fuel flow area within the fuel flow path upstream from the at least one fuel port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2017
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: Rahul Ravindra KULKARNI, Madanmohan MANOHARAN
  • Patent number: 9322336
    Abstract: A gas turbine system includes a fuel nozzle. The fuel nozzle includes a first fluid conduit defining a first fuel passage, a second fluid conduit defining a second fuel passage, and a third fluid conduit defining an oxidant passage. A first plurality of orifices is disposed along the first fluid conduit and is configured to fluidly couple the first fuel passage to the oxidant passage. A second plurality of orifices is disposed on the third fluid conduit and is configured to fluidly couple the second fuel passage to the oxidant passage. A first diameter of the first plurality of orifices is less than a second diameter of the second plurality of orifices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Mahesh Bathina, Madanmohan Manoharan, Stephen Robert Thomas
  • Patent number: 8904798
    Abstract: A combustor includes a cap assembly that extends radially across at least a portion of the combustor, wherein the cap assembly includes an upstream surface axially separated from a downstream surface, and a combustion chamber downstream from the cap assembly. A plurality of tubes extend from the upstream surface through the downstream surface of the cap assembly, and each tube provides fluid communication through the cap assembly to the combustion chamber. The downstream surface is sloped at an angle with respect to the upstream surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Madanmohan Manoharan, Rahul R. Kulkarni, Mahesh Bathina
  • Publication number: 20140157785
    Abstract: A system includes a fuel supply system. The fuel supply includes a primary fuel supply, a fuel additive supply, and a common pipeline coupled to the primary fuel and fuel additive supplies. The primary fuel supply includes a primary fuel having a first average molecular weight. The fuel additive includes a fuel additive having a second molecular weight that is greater than the first average molecular weight. The common pipeline is configured to direct a mixture of the primary fuel and the fuel additive into a fuel nozzle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2012
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Mahesh Bathina, Madanmohan Manoharan
  • Publication number: 20140157787
    Abstract: A gas turbine system includes a fuel nozzle. The fuel nozzle includes a first fluid conduit defining an oxidant passage, a second fluid conduit defining a first fuel passage, and a third fluid conduit surrounding the second fluid conduit and defining a second fuel passage. A first orifice is disposed on the second fluid conduit and is configured to fluidly couple the first fuel passage to the oxidant passage. A second orifice is disposed on the third fluid conduit and is configured to fluidly couple the second fuel passage to the oxidant passage. A first diameter of the first orifice is less than a second diameter of the second orifice.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2012
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Mahesh Bathina, Madanmohan Manoharan, Stephen Robert Thomas
  • Publication number: 20140033718
    Abstract: A combustor includes a cap assembly that extends radially across at least a portion of the combustor, wherein the cap assembly includes an upstream surface axially separated from a downstream surface, and a combustion chamber downstream from the cap assembly. A plurality of tubes extend from the upstream surface through the downstream surface of the cap assembly, and each tube provides fluid communication through the cap assembly to the combustion chamber. The downstream surface is sloped at an angle with respect to the upstream surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2012
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Madanmohan Manoharan, Rahul R. Kulkarni, Mahesh Bathina
  • Publication number: 20130305729
    Abstract: A turbomachine combustor includes a combustor cap having a cap surface and a wall that define, at least in part, a resonator volume. A plurality of injection nozzle members extend from the cap surface. Each of the plurality of injection nozzle members include an inner nozzle member and a plurality of outer nozzle members. An adjustable conduit extends through the wall into the resonator volume. The adjustable conduit includes an internal passage having a dimensional parameter. A combustor dynamics mitigation system is operably connected to the combustor cap. The combustor dynamics mitigation system includes a controller configured and disposed to control one a size of the resonator volume and the dimensional parameter of the adjustable conduit to modify combustor dynamics in the combustor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2012
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Mahesh Bathina, Madanmohan Manoharan
  • Publication number: 20130091848
    Abstract: A turbomachine combustor assembly includes a combustor body, a combustor liner arranged within the combustor body and defining a combustion chamber, a fluid passage defined between the combustor body and the combustor liner, and an annular flow conditioning member arranged in the fluid passage and extending about the combustor liner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2011
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Madanmohan Manoharan, Mahesh Bathina
  • Publication number: 20130086913
    Abstract: A turbomachine combustor includes a combustor cap having a cap surface and a wall that extends about the cap surface to define a cap volume, and a plurality of nozzle members that extend from the cap surface. The plurality of nozzle members include a center nozzle member and one ore more outer nozzle members. A combustor dynamics mitigation system is arranged in the combustor cap and includes plurality of divider members that extend from the wall toward the center nozzle member. The plurality of divider members define a plurality of parallel resonator volumes. The combustor dynamics mitigation system also includes a plurality of tubes that extend into corresponding ones of the plurality of parallel resonator volumes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2011
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Mahesh Bathina, Madanmohan Manoharan