Patents by Inventor Shigeo Hanamiya

Shigeo Hanamiya 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).

  • Gas turbine installation including a compressed air humidifier and method
    Patent number: 7444819
    Abstract: A gas turbine installation is provided in which turbine cooling air can be humidified with water while suppressing deterioration of the reliability of turbine blades. The gas turbine installation comprises a compressor for compressing air, a combustor for burning compressed air and fuel, a turbine driven by combustion gas, and a humidifier for humidifying the compressed air extracted from an intermediate stage or a discharge section of the compressor. The compressed air humidified by the humidifier is used as turbine cooling air. The humidifier includes a water distributor for adjusting an amount of water added to the compressed air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2008
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takanori Shibata, Shinya Marushima, Nobuaki Kizuka, Hidefumi Araki, Shigeo Hanamiya
  • Gas turbine installation
    Publication number: 20050066664
    Abstract: A gas turbine installation is provided in which turbine cooling air can be humidified with water while suppressing deterioration of the reliability of turbine blades. The gas turbine installation comprises a compressor for compressing air, a combustor for burning compressed air and fuel, a turbine driven by combustion gas, and a humidifier for humidifying the compressed air extracted from an intermediate stage or a discharge section of the compressor. The compressed air humidified by the humidifier is used as turbine cooling air. The humidifier includes a water distributor for adjusting an amount of water added to the compressed air.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2004
    Publication date: March 31, 2005
    Inventors: Takanori Shibata, Shinya Marushima, Nobuaki Kizuka, Hidefumi Araki, Shigeo Hanamiya