Patents by Inventor Mario PECCHIOL

Mario PECCHIOL 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).

  • Methods of washing gas turbine engines and gas turbine engines
    Patent number: 10669885
    Abstract: Washing of the gas turbine engine, during operation of the gas turbine engine, comprises a washing phase that consists in spraying a detergent liquid substance towards the inlet of the compressor of the engine; the mass flow of the detergent liquid substance to be sprayed is set so that the liquid-to-gas ratio at the inlet of the compressor is more than 1% and less than 5% with reference to the rated mass flow of the compressor; the washing phase comprises a first sub-phase during which the flow of the detergent liquid substance is increased gradually and a second sub-phase during which the flow of the detergent liquid substance is maintained constant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: NUOVO PIGNONE SRL
    Inventors: Mario Pecchiol, Celia Navarro Canales, Tommaso Olivieri, Jorge Omar Manon Cantu
  • METHODS OF WASHING GAS TURBINE ENGINES AND GAS TURBINE ENGINES
    Publication number: 20160356176
    Abstract: Washing of the gas turbine engine, during operation of the gas turbine engine, comprises a washing phase that consists in spraying a detergent liquid substance towards the inlet of the compressor of the engine; the mass flow of the detergent liquid substance to be sprayed is set so that the liquid-to-gas ratio at the inlet of the compressor is more than 1% and less than 5% with reference to the rated mass flow of the compressor; the washing phase comprises a first sub-phase during which the flow of the detergent liquid substance is increased gradually and a second sub-phase during which the flow of the detergent liquid substance is maintained constant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2014
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Mario PECCHIOL, Celia NAVARRO CANALES, Tommaso Olivieri, Jorge Omar MANON CANTU