Patents by Inventor Shreekrishna Rao

Shreekrishna Rao 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: 11898753
    Abstract: A system is provided with a fuel sweep system configured to couple to a flow sleeve of a combustor along a first fuel conduit. The flow sleeve is configured to be disposed about a liner of the combustor, and the first fuel conduit is configured to extend along the flow sleeve in a compressor discharge chamber disposed about the flow sleeve. The fuel sweep system includes a first fuel sweep louver adjacent a first fuel sweep opening defined through the flow sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: GE INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: Shreekrishna Rao, Mohan Krishna Bobba, Lucas J. Stoia, Homayoon Feiz
  • Patent number: 11629857
    Abstract: Combustors and gas turbines are provided. A combustor includes an axial centerline and an end cover. The combustor further includes at least one fuel nozzle that extends from the end cover and at is least partially surrounded by a combustion liner. The combustion liner extends between the at least one fuel nozzle and an aft frame and that defines a combustion chamber. An outer sleeve is spaced apart from and surrounds the combustion liner such that an annulus is defined therebetween. The outer sleeve defines at least one aperture. A wake energizer is mounted on the outer sleeve. The wake energizer defines at least one passage that is angled with respect to the axial centerline of the combustor. The at least one passage aligns and is in fluid communication with the at least one aperture of the outer sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Lucas John Stoia, Homayoon Feiz, Shreekrishna Rao, Emily Klara Happ
  • Publication number: 20230112286
    Abstract: A system is provided with a fuel sweep system configured to couple to a flow sleeve of a combustor along a first fuel conduit. The flow sleeve is configured to be disposed about a liner of the combustor, and the first fuel conduit is configured to extend along the flow sleeve in a compressor discharge chamber disposed about the flow sleeve. The fuel sweep system includes a first fuel sweep louver adjacent a first fuel sweep opening defined through the flow sleeve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2021
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventors: Shreekrishna Rao, Mohan Krishna Bobba, Lucas J. Stoia, Homayoon Feiz
  • Publication number: 20220316708
    Abstract: Combustors and gas turbines are provided. A combustor includes an axial centerline and an end cover. The combustor further includes at least one fuel nozzle that extends from the end cover and at is least partially surrounded by a combustion liner. The combustion liner extends between the at least one fuel nozzle and an aft frame and that defines a combustion chamber. An outer sleeve is spaced apart from and surrounds the combustion liner such that an annulus is defined therebetween. The outer sleeve defines at least one aperture. A wake energizer is mounted on the outer sleeve. The wake energizer defines at least one passage that is angled with respect to the axial centerline of the combustor. The at least one passage aligns and is in fluid communication with the at least one aperture of the outer sleeve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Lucas John Stoia, Homayoon Feiz, Shreekrishna Rao, Emily Klara Happ
  • Patent number: 11435080
    Abstract: A combustor includes at least one fuel nozzle extending from the end cover and at least partially surrounded by the forward casing. The combustor further includes a fuel injection assembly. The fuel injection assembly includes a fuel injector that extends through the outer sleeve, the annulus, and the combustion liner to the secondary combustion zone. A fuel supply conduit positioned outside of the outer sleeve. The fuel supply conduit extends to the fuel injector. The fuel injection assembly further includes a shielding assembly coupled to the outer sleeve and at least partially surrounding the fuel supply conduit. The shielding assembly includes a venturi nozzle having a circumferentially converging portion and a circumferentially diverging portion. At least one fuel sweep opening is defined in the outer sleeve and disposed within the shielding assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Dana Morgan, Shreekrishna Rao, Lucas John Stoia, Elizabeth Leigh Exley, Mohan Krishna Bobba, Emily Klara Happ