Patents by Inventor Rajesh Achudhan

Rajesh Achudhan 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 to control flow in a rotor wheel
    Patent number: 9188010
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present application include a gas turbine system. The system may include a rotor wheel and one or more impeller vanes radially disposed on the rotor wheel. The system may also include one or more fluid passages defined by adjacent impeller vanes. The one or more fluid passages may be radially disposed across the rotor wheel. Moreover, the system may include one or more shape memory alloy valves disposed within each of the fluid passages. The one or more shape memory alloy valves may be configured to change shape to control a flow of fluid through the fluid passages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Sanjeev Kumar Jha, Sheo Narain Giri, Bhaskar Pemmi, Harish Bommanakatte, Rajesh Achudhan
  • Systems and Methods to Control Flow in a Rotor Wheel
    Publication number: 20130343868
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present application include a gas turbine system. The system may include a rotor wheel and one or more impeller vanes radially disposed on the rotor wheel. The system may also include one or more fluid passages defined by adjacent impeller vanes. The one or more fluid passages may be radially disposed across the rotor wheel. Moreover, the system may include one or more shape memory alloy valves disposed within each of the fluid passages. The one or more shape memory alloy valves may be configured to change shape to control a flow of fluid through the fluid passages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2012
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Sanjeev Kumar Jha, Sheo Narain Giri, Bhaskar Pemmi, Harish Bommanakatte, Rajesh Achudhan