Patents by Inventor Petar Tomov

Petar Tomov 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: 11561147
    Abstract: Device (1) for testing a hydraulic part (10) for a turbomachine, the device comprising a closed loop for circulation of a working fluid, the loop comprising at least one recirculation pump (7) configured to circulate the working fluid in the loop according to a direction of circulation, at least one valve (4) for regulating the flow rate of a working fluid, at least one reservoir (A) configured to store the working fluid, a test section (2) configured to accommodate the hydraulic part (10), the device (1) further comprising a gas injection means (8) configured to inject and dissolve, at atmospheric pressure, a gas in the working fluid stored in the reservoir (A).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Loïc Pora, Petar Tomov, Théodore Magne
  • Patent number: 11306662
    Abstract: A method of regulating a feed circuit including at least a first pump and an upstream duct leading to the first pump, the method including the steps of: determining the gas content of a flow in the upstream duct feeding the first pump; and, when the value of the gas content in the upstream duct, as determined in the determining step, is greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold value, modifying the flow rate of the flow feeding the first pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Petar Tomov, Philippe Vertenoeuil
  • Patent number: 11136923
    Abstract: A device for regulating the fuel supply flow rate for a turbine engine, comprising at least a pump, an upstream line leading to the pump, a downstream line downstream of the pump, a recirculation duct branched off the downstream line, allowing to collect the fluid in the downstream line and channel it towards the upstream line, a means for regulating the flow rate disposed on the recirculation duct, a phase measurer disposed in the upstream line, a computing unit connected to the phase measurer and to the flow rate regulating means, said computing unit controlling the flow rate regulating means such as to control the degree of opening of said flow rate regulating means, according to the gas content value in the upstream line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Abdallah Aounali, Petar Tomov
  • Publication number: 20200363280
    Abstract: Device (1) for testing a hydraulic part (10) for a turbomachine, the device comprising a closed loop for circulation of a working fluid, the loop comprising at least one recirculation pump (7) configured to circulate the working fluid in the loop according to a direction of circulation, at least one valve (4) for regulating the flow rate of a working fluid, at least one reservoir (A) configured to store the working fluid, a test section (2) configured to accommodate the hydraulic part (10), the device (1) further comprising a gas injection means (8) configured to inject and dissolve, at atmospheric pressure, a gas in the working fluid stored in the reservoir (A).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Applicant: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Loïc PORA, Petar TOMOV, Théodore MAGNE
  • Publication number: 20200191064
    Abstract: A device for regulating the fuel supply flow rate for a turbine engine, comprising at least a pump, an upstream line leading to the pump, a downstream line downstream of the pump, a recirculation duct branched off the downstream line, allowing to collect the fluid in the downstream line and channel it towards the upstream line, a means for regulating the flow rate disposed on the recirculation duct, a phase measurer disposed in the upstream line, a computing unit connected to the phase measurer and to the flow rate regulating means, said computing unit controlling the flow rate regulating means such as to control the degree of opening of said flow rate regulating means, according to the gas content value in the upstream line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicant: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Abdallah AOUNALI, Petar TOMOV
  • Publication number: 20190376450
    Abstract: A method of regulating a feed circuit including at least a first pump and an upstream duct leading to the first pump, the method including the steps of: determining the gas content of a flow in the upstream duct feeding the first pump; and, when the value of the gas content in the upstream duct, as determined in the determining step, is greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold value, modifying the flow rate of the flow feeding the first pump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Applicant: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Petar TOMOV, Philippe VERTENOEUIL
  • Patent number: 9746394
    Abstract: The invention provides a test bench for characterizing a flow of a two-phase fluid, the test bench comprising a fluid tank, a first pump suitable for taking fluid from the tank and for feeding first and second lines connected in parallel, each line being provided in succession, from upstream to downstream in the flow direction of the fluid, with: injection means for injecting air into the fluid; measurement means suitable for providing information about the proportion of the vapor phase relative to the liquid phase of the fluid; and a second pump or a Venturi.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: SNECMA
    Inventors: Philippe Vertenoeuil, Petar Tomov
  • Publication number: 20150276554
    Abstract: The invention provides a test bench for characterizing a flow of a two-phase fluid, the test bench comprising a fluid tank, a first pump suitable for taking fluid from the tank and for feeding first and second lines connected in parallel, each line being provided in succession, from upstream to downstream in the flow direction of the fluid, with: injection means for injecting air into the fluid; measurement means suitable for providing information about the proportion of the vapor phase relative to the liquid phase of the fluid; and a second pump or a Venturi.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Applicant: SNECMA
    Inventors: Philippe Vertenoeuil, Petar Tomov