Patents by Inventor Mitsuhiro KARISHUKU

Mitsuhiro KARISHUKU 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).

  • Patent number: 11953206
    Abstract: Provided is a burner of double tube structure including an outer tube and an inner tube. The inner tube includes a tip-side support portion fixed on the outer tube, a base-side support portion fixed on the outer tube, a main body portion supported by the tip-side support portion, bellows interposed between the main body portion and the base-side support portion, and a bulkhead member attached at a position between the tip-side support portion and the base-side support portion. Between an outer peripheral surface of the bulkhead member and an inner peripheral surface of the outer tube, a second gap smaller than a first gap between an outermost peripheral surface of the bellows and the inner peripheral surface of the outer tube is interposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Mitsuhiro Karishuku, Satoshi Dodo, Yoshitaka Hirata, Tomohiro Asai, Shohei Yoshida, Yasuhiro Akiyama
  • Patent number: 11725593
    Abstract: A gas turbine including a fuel gas supply system to supply fuel gas via a fuel piping to a gas turbine combustor, a pressure control valve installed halfway along the fuel piping, a flow control valve installed in the fuel piping at downstream of the pressure control valve, and a control device configured that in a case where a flow rate change occurs in the fuel gas flowing through the fuel gas supply system, along with a tendency of change in an opening degree of the pressure control valve or a pressure P1 at upstream of the pressure control valve, a command value of the flow rate of the fuel gas that is determined based on a demand value of a gas turbine load is adjusted so that the change is suppressed in the opening degree of the pressure control valve or the pressure P1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Hagita, Keita Naito, Mitsuhiro Karishuku, Masaya Kato, Satoshi Tanimura
  • Publication number: 20230167976
    Abstract: Provided is a burner of double tube structure including an outer tube and an inner tube. The inner tube includes a tip-side support portion fixed on the outer tube, a base-side support portion fixed on the outer tube, a main body portion supported by the tip-side support portion, bellows interposed between the main body portion and the base-side support portion, and a bulkhead member attached at a position between the tip-side support portion and the base-side support portion. Between an outer peripheral surface of the bulkhead member and an inner peripheral surface of the outer tube, a second gap smaller than a first gap between an outermost peripheral surface of the bellows and the inner peripheral surface of the outer tube is interposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2022
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsuhiro KARISHUKU, Satoshi DODO, Yoshitaka HIRATA, Tomohiro ASAI, Shohei YOSHIDA, Yasuhiro AKIYAMA
  • Patent number: 11511378
    Abstract: [Problem] To provide a fuel nozzle for a gas turbine combustor, offering favorable durability and strength reliability. [Solving Means] A method for manufacturing a fuel nozzle for a gas turbine combustor, the method comprising: (a) fitting a fuel nozzle having an internal through hole into a through hole or a recess provided in a base plate; (b) bonding, by a fusion joint or a brazing joint, the fuel nozzle to the base plate in an interface therebetween on a surface of the base plate; and (c) following the step of (b), subjecting the fuel nozzle and the base plate to a pressure bonding process to thereby pressure bond the fuel nozzle and the base plate in the interface therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihide Wadayama, Satoshi Kumagai, Keisuke Miura, Mitsuhiro Karishuku, Satoshi Dodo
  • Patent number: 11378276
    Abstract: To achieve a reduction in waste heat loss of a fuel with improved efficiency in arrangement of a plurality of cavities, or manifold spaces. A multi-stage combustor includes a combustor liner configured to define a combustion chamber therein, a plurality of fuel nozzles configured to inject a fuel, and a manifold configured to distribute the fuel to the plurality of fuel nozzles. The manifold is disposed on a central axis of the combustor liner in a central axis extending direction. The manifold includes a casing and a plurality of partitions inserted in the casing so as to be arranged in a central axis direction of the combustor liner to define a plurality of cavities divided by the partitions. The plurality of cavities are layered in the central axis direction of the combustor liner inside of the casing, and are connected to the corresponding fuel nozzles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuo Yagi, Satoshi Dodo, Mitsuhiro Karishuku
  • Publication number: 20220163200
    Abstract: A combustor includes a plurality of fuel nozzles installed so as to be extended in a direction of a nozzle axis and configured to inject fuel toward one side in the direction of the nozzle axis, a pipe plate having a plurality of air holes formed therein so as to be extended in the direction of the nozzle axis, in which the air hole has an inner diameter larger than a tip end portion of the fuel nozzle and the tip end portions are respectively inserted into the air holes, and a step surface formed at a position of the tip end portion closer to the other side in the direction of the nozzle axis than a tip end surface of the tip end portion so as to be expanded in a radial direction with respect to the nozzle axis from a tip end outer peripheral surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2020
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Keisuke MIURA, Katsuyoshi TADA, Keijiro SAITO, Tomomi KOGANEZAWA, Mitsuhiro KARISHUKU
  • Publication number: 20220099033
    Abstract: A gas turbine including a fuel gas supply system to supply fuel gas via a fuel piping to a gas turbine combustor, a pressure control valve installed halfway along the fuel piping, a flow control valve installed in the fuel piping at downstream of the pressure control valve, and a control device configured that in a case where a flow rate change occurs in the fuel gas flowing through the fuel gas supply system, along with a tendency of change in an opening degree of the pressure control valve or a pressure P1 at upstream of the pressure control valve, a command value of the flow rate of the fuel gas that is determined based on a demand value of a gas turbine load is adjusted so that the change is suppressed in the opening degree of the pressure control valve or the pressure P1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Tatsuya Hagita, Keita Naito, Mitsuhiro Karishuku, Masaya Kato, Satoshi Tanimura
  • Patent number: 11209163
    Abstract: A gas turbine combustor that mixes fuel with compressed air guided from a compressor to burn the fuel mixed with the compressed air to generate a combustion gas and supplies the generated combustion gas to a turbine is provided with: an inner cylinder forming a combustion chamber thereinside; an outer cylinder that covers the inner cylinder and forms, between the outer cylinder and the inner cylinder, a cylindrical outer peripheral flow path through which the compressed air flows; an end cover closing the end of the outer cylinder on an opposite side from a side the turbine is located; and a turn guide provided at the end on the end cover side of the inner cylinder, protruding from the outer peripheral surface of the inner cylinder toward the outer cylinder and smoothly connected to the inner peripheral surface of the inner cylinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Power, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomoki Uruno, Keita Yunoki, Kazuki Abe, Tomohiro Asai, Mitsuhiro Karishuku, Tatsuya Hagita, Shohei Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20210164661
    Abstract: [Problem] To provide a fuel nozzle for a gas turbine combustor, offering favorable durability and strength reliability. [Solving Means] A method for manufacturing a fuel nozzle for a gas turbine combustor, the method comprising: (a) fitting a fuel nozzle having an internal through hole into a through hole or a recess provided in a base plate; (b) bonding, by a fusion joint or a brazing joint, the fuel nozzle to the base plate in an interface therebetween on a surface of the base plate; and (c) following the step of (b), subjecting the fuel nozzle and the base plate to a pressure bonding process to thereby pressure bond the fuel nozzle and the base plate in the interface therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2021
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Yoshihide WADAYAMA, Satoshi Kumagai, Keisuke Miura, Mitsuhiro Karishuku, Satoshi Dodo
  • Patent number: 10794296
    Abstract: The gas turbine combustor and the operation method thereof are designed to minimize visualization of exhaust gas from the gas turbine upon switching of the gas turbine fuel from the oil fuel to the gas fuel. Upon switching of the combustion by the pilot burner from the oil burning to the gas burning, the gas fuel is supplied to the main burners so as to start the gas burning. Then the gas fuel is supplied to the pilot burner to start the gas burning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Akiyama, Mitsuhiro Karishuku, Keita Naito, Kanetsugu Nakamura, Satoshi Dodo, Tomohiro Asai, Yoshitaka Hirata, Akinori Hayashi
  • Publication number: 20200200389
    Abstract: A gas turbine combustor that mixes fuel with compressed air guided from a compressor to burn the fuel mixed with the compressed air to generate a combustion gas and supplies the generated combustion gas to a turbine is provided with: an inner cylinder forming a combustion chamber thereinside; an outer cylinder that covers the inner cylinder and forms, between the outer cylinder and the inner cylinder, a cylindrical outer peripheral flow path through which the compressed air flows; an end cover closing the end of the outer cylinder on an opposite side from a side the turbine is located; and a turn guide provided at the end on the end cover side of the inner cylinder, protruding from the outer peripheral surface of the inner cylinder toward the outer cylinder and smoothly connected to the inner peripheral surface of the inner cylinder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: Tomoki URUNO, Keita YUNOKI, Kazuki ABE, Tomohiro ASAI, Mitsuhiro KARISHUKU, Tatsuya HAGITA, Shohei YOSHIDA
  • Publication number: 20200158020
    Abstract: To achieve a reduction in waste heat loss of a fuel with improved efficiency in arrangement of a plurality of cavities, or manifold spaces. A multi-stage combustor includes a combustor liner configured to define a combustion chamber therein, a plurality of fuel nozzles configured to inject a fuel, and a manifold configured to distribute the fuel to the plurality of fuel nozzles. The manifold is disposed on a central axis of the combustor liner in a central axis extending direction. The manifold includes a casing and a plurality of partitions inserted in the casing so as to be arranged in a central axis direction of the combustor liner to define a plurality of cavities divided by the partitions. The plurality of cavities are layered in the central axis direction of the combustor liner inside of the casing, and are connected to the corresponding fuel nozzles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Nobuo YAGI, Satoshi DODO, Mitsuhiro KARISHUKU
  • Publication number: 20200072466
    Abstract: The present invention provides a gas turbine combustor which reduces NOx emissions for a hydrogen-containing fuel, is improved in reliability and realizes stable operation. The gas turbine combustor of the present invention includes a combustion chamber which burns a fuel and air, an air hole plate which is located on an upstream side of the combustion chamber and has air holes which are concentrically arranged plurally in line and plurally in number, and fuel nozzles which are arranged plurally in line and plurally in number, and a fuel nozzle inner wall has a fuel nozzle tapered shape which extends in an outer circumferential direction on a leading end part of the fuel nozzle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Yasuhiro AKIYAMA, Yuki KAMIKAWA, Tomohiro ASAI, Mitsuhiro KARISHUKU, Tatsuya HAGITA, Yoshinori MATSUBARA
  • Patent number: 10571127
    Abstract: The gas turbine combustor includes a swirler lip on the air hole plate periphery, protruding toward a chamber, and a spring seal in an area for fitting the liner and the plate/lip. The spring seal has an air hole for passage of part of the combustion air introduced in the gap between the outer periphery of the air hole plate and the liner. The swirler lip has an air hole which introduces part of the combustion air passing through the spring seal air hole into the chamber. The liner has an air hole facing the spring seal air hole, to introduce part of air from outside the liner into the gap between the outer periphery of the air hole plate and the liner. A turn guide for rectifying a combustion air flow is provided at the liner end portion on the side for fitting the liner and air hole plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Sytems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Keisuke Miura, Yasuhiro Akiyama, Tomohiro Asai, Kazuki Abe, Mitsuhiro Karishuku, Satoshi Dodo, Akinori Hayashi, Yoshitaka Hirata, Noboru Okuyama
  • Publication number: 20180112604
    Abstract: The gas turbine combustor and the operation method thereof are designed to minimize visualization of exhaust gas from the gas turbine upon switching of the gas turbine fuel from the oil fuel to the gas fuel. Upon switching of the combustion by the pilot burner from the oil burning to the gas burning, the gas fuel is supplied to the main burners so as to start the gas burning. Then the gas fuel is supplied to the pilot burner to start the gas burning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2017
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Inventors: Yasuhiro AKIYAMA, Mitsuhiro KARISHUKU, Keita NAITO, Kanetsugu NAKAMURA, Satoshi DODO, Tomohiro ASAI, Yoshitaka HIRATA, Akinori HAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20180112879
    Abstract: The gas turbine combustor includes a swirler lip on the air hole plate periphery, protruding toward a chamber, and a spring seal in an area for fitting the liner and the plate/lip. The spring seal has an air hole for passage of part of the combustion air introduced in the gap between the outer periphery of the air hole plate and the liner. The swirler lip has an air hole which introduces part of the combustion air passing through the spring seal air hole into the chamber. The liner has an air hole facing the spring seal air hole, to introduce part of air from outside the liner into the gap between the outer periphery of the air hole plate and the liner. A turn guide for rectifying a combustion air flow is provided at the liner end portion on the side for fitting the liner and air hole plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2017
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Inventors: Keisuke MIURA, Yasuhiro AKIYAMA, Tomohiro ASAI, Kazuki ABE, Mitsuhiro KARISHUKU, Satoshi DODO, Akinori HAYASHI, Yoshitaka HIRATA, Noboru OKUYAMA
  • Publication number: 20180003386
    Abstract: To provide a fuel nozzle for a gas turbine combustor, offering favorable durability and strength reliability. In a fuel nozzle for a gas turbine combustor, jetting fuel into a combustion chamber of the gas turbine combustor, the fuel nozzle is metallurgically and integrally bonded with a base plate that supports the fuel nozzle, and an interface between the fuel nozzle and the base plate includes a surface in which bonding is performed by a fusion joint or a brazing joint and an inside part in which bonding is performed by pressure bonding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: Yoshihide WADAYAMA, Satoshi KUMAGAI, Keisuke MIURA, Mitsuhiro KARISHUKU, Satoshi DODO
  • Publication number: 20160033136
    Abstract: A gas turbine combustor comprising a burner including: a plurality of fuel nozzles to supply a fuel; a fuel nozzle plate to supports end portions of the fuel nozzles structurally and being configured to distribute the fuel flowing from an upstream side to the fuel nozzles; and a swirler including a plurality of air holes to supply combustion air, characterized in that the fuel nozzle plate is provided with a fuel nozzle receiving hole to receive the fuel nozzle, and the fuel nozzle plate and the fuel nozzle inserted in the fuel nozzle receiving hole are connected to each other from an upstream side of the fuel nozzle plate by welding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Satoshi KUMAGAI, Yoshihide WADAYAMA, Mitsuhiro KARISHUKU, Satoshi DODO, Nobuo YAGI
  • Publication number: 20120195740
    Abstract: A drain discharge equipment of a compressor having a separator for separating drain discharged from the compressor to compressed air and liquid drain, which is disposed on some part of a drain capture pipe connected between stages and/or to an outlet of the compressor to compress air with a liquid sprayed, and discharging the liquid drain separated by the separator to outside the compressor through a discharge pipe system, characterized in that the separator is provided with a device for intermittently discharging the liquid drain separated by the separator to the discharge pipe system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2012
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventor: Mitsuhiro KARISHUKU