Patents by Inventor Muruganandam Thiruchengode

Muruganandam Thiruchengode 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).

  • Systems and methods for detection and control of blowout precursors in combustors using acoustical and optical sensing
    Patent number: 7454892
    Abstract: The present invention comprises methods for detecting and controlling flame blowout in combustors. The blowout precursor detection system comprises a combustor, a blowout precursor detection unit, a pressure measuring device and/or an optical measuring device. The methods of the present invention comprise receiving optical data measured by an optical measuring device, performing one or a combination of raw data analysis, spectral analysis, statistical analysis, and wavelet analysis on received optical data, and determining the existence of a blowout precursor based on such analyses. The present invention further comprises closed-loop control methods for controlling a combustor to prevent blowout.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Assignee: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
    Inventors: Tim C. Lieuwen, Suraj Nair, Muruganandam Thiruchengode, Ben T. Zinn, Yediddia Neumeier, Jerry Seitzman, David Scarborough
  • Systems and methods for detection and control of blowout precursors in combustors using acoustical and optical sensing
    Publication number: 20050056024
    Abstract: The present invention comprises methods for detecting and controlling flame blowout in combustors. The blowout precursor detection system comprises a combustor, a blowout precursor detection unit, a pressure measuring device and/or an optical measuring device. The methods of the present invention comprise receiving optical data measured by an optical measuring device, performing one or a combination of raw data analysis, spectral analysis, statistical analysis, and wavelet analysis on received optical data, and determining the existence of a blowout precursor based on such analyses. The present invention further comprises closed-loop control methods for controlling a combustor to prevent blowout.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2003
    Publication date: March 17, 2005
    Inventors: Tim Lieuwen, Suraj Nair, Muruganandam Thiruchengode, Ben Zinn, Yediddia Neumeier, Jerry Seitzman, David Scarborough