Patents by Inventor Santosh J. Shanbhogue

Santosh J. Shanbhogue 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).

  • Swirl-counter-swirl microjets for thermoacoustic instability suppression
    Patent number: 8708696
    Abstract: Combustor. The combustor includes an axially symmetric tube along with means for introducing fuel and air into the tube. A swirler is disposed within the tube to impart rotation in a first direction to the air/fuel mixture. A plurality of holes downstream of the swirler are disposed around the tube and offset at an angle relative to an inward normal to the tube wall. Air is injected through the offset holes to impart rotation to the air/fuel mixture in a second direction opposite to the first direction. A combustion chamber having a diameter larger than that of the tube receives and burns the air/fuel mixture from the tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Ahmed F. Ghoniem, Zachary A. LaBry, Santosh J. Shanbhogue, Raymond L. Speth
  • SWIRL-COUNTER-SWIRL MICROJETS FOR THERMOACOUSTIC INSTABILITY SUPPRESSION
    Publication number: 20110165530
    Abstract: Combustor. The combustor includes an axially symmetric tube along with means for introducing fuel and air into the tube. A swirler is disposed within the tube to impart rotation in a first direction to the air/fuel mixture. A plurality of holes downstream of the swirler are disposed around the tube and offset at an angle relative to an inward normal to the tube wall. Air is injected through the offset holes to impart rotation to the air/fuel mixture in a second direction opposite to the first direction. A combustion chamber having a diameter larger than that of the tube receives and burns the air/fuel mixture from the tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2010
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Ahmed F. Ghoniem, Zachary A. LaBry, Santosh J. Shanbhogue, Raymond L. Speth