Patents by Inventor Tomoyoshi Nakae

Tomoyoshi Nakae 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: 7694522
    Abstract: A heat exchange wall include a base plate; a plurality of first protrusions distributedly provided on a surface of the base plate, and a plurality of second protrusions distributedly provided on the base plate surface. The height of the second protrusion in a normal direction of the base plate is desirably less than ½ of a height of the first protrusion in the normal direction. The height of the second protrusion in the normal direction is desirably between 1/20 and ¼ of the height of the first protrusion in the normal direction. More desirably, the height of the second protrusion in the normal direction is 1/10 of the height of the first protrusion in the normal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignees: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., The Society of Japanese Aerospace Companies
    Inventors: Tomoyoshi Nakae, Kenichiro Takeishi, Masaaki Matsuura, Tsuyoshi Kitamura, Atsushi Moriwaki
  • Patent number: 7024862
    Abstract: A gas turbine system composed of a gas turbine engine and a controller. The gas turbine engine includes an annular combustor, and a turbine driven by combustion gas from the annular combustor to rotate on a longitudinal centerline axis of the gas turbine engine. The annular combustor is comprised of an outer casing, a liner disposed in the outer casing, and a plurality of dilution air regulators introducing dilution air into the liner. The plurality of dilution air regulators are circumscribed about the longitudinal centerline axis and spaced apart at substantially equal intervals. The controller controls the plurality of dilution air regulators to individually adjust dilution air flows through the plurality of dilution air regulators into the liner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2006
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Miyake, Tomoyoshi Nakae
  • Patent number: 6892543
    Abstract: A gas turbine combustor that controls flow rate of air flowing into a primary combustion zone for controlling a local fuel-air ratio comprises no sliding portion that is liable to cause sticking or biting of components operating in high temperature, thereby providing a simple, reliable and efficient combustor and a combustion control method thereof. The gas turbine combustor comprising a liner provided in a combustor case and a bypass duct provided in the liner and enabling a control of flow rate of air supplied into a primary combustion zone via a swirler by causing a portion of the air to pass through the bypass duct, further comprises a float, made of a magnetic substance, provided in the bypass duct so as to open and close the bypass duct by the position of movement of the float and an electromagnetic coil provided outside of the combustor case corresponding to the position of the float so as to move the float.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2005
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Tomoyoshi Nakae
  • Publication number: 20050047932
    Abstract: A heat exchange wall include a base plate; a plurality of first protrusions distributedly provided on a surface of the base plate, and a plurality of second protrusions distributedly provided on the base plate surface. The height of the second protrusion in a normal direction of the base plate is desirably less than ½ of a height of the first protrusion in the normal direction. The height of the second protrusion in the normal direction is desirably between {fraction (1/20)} and ¼ of the height of the first protrusion in the normal direction. More desirably, the height of the second protrusion in the normal direction is {fraction (1/10)} of the height of the first protrusion in the normal direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2004
    Publication date: March 3, 2005
    Inventors: Tomoyoshi Nakae, Kenichiro Takeishi, Masaaki Matsuura, Tsuyoshi Kitamura, Atsushi Moriwaki
  • Publication number: 20040107701
    Abstract: A gas turbine system is composed of a gas turbine engine, and a controller. The gas turbine engine includes an annular combustor, and a turbine driven by combustion gas from the annular combustor to rotate on a longitudinal centerline axis of the gas turbine engine. The annular combustor is comprised of an outer casing, a liner disposed in the outer casing, and a plurality of dilution air regulators introducing dilution air into the liner. The plurality of dilution air regulators are circumscribed about the longitudinal centerline axis and spaced apart at substantially equal intervals. The controller controls the plurality of dilution air regulators to individually adjust dilution air flows through the plurality of dilution air regulators into the liner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2003
    Publication date: June 10, 2004
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Miyake, Tomoyoshi Nakae
  • Publication number: 20040020209
    Abstract: A gas turbine combustor that controls flow rate of air flowing into a primary combustion zone for controlling a local fuel-air ratio comprises no sliding portion that is liable to cause sticking or biting of components operating in high temperature, thereby providing a simple, reliable and efficient combustor and a combustion control method thereof. The gas turbine combustor comprising a liner provided in a combustor case and a bypass duct provided in the liner and enabling a control of flow rate of air supplied into a primary combustion zone via a swirler by causing a portion of the air to pass through the bypass duct, further comprises a float, made of a magnetic substance, provided in the bypass duct so as to open and close the bypass duct by the position of movement of the float and an electromagnetic coil provided outside of the combustor case corresponding to the position of the float so as to move the float.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2003
    Publication date: February 5, 2004
    Inventor: Tomoyoshi Nakae
  • Patent number: 5918459
    Abstract: An annular type gas turbine combustor which can regulate air flow distribution without being influenced by high temperature flames and with a desired fuel-air ratio for reducing the generation of NO.sub.x etc. A slide duct (10), for regulating air flow distribution, is disposed slidably in an axial direction at a terminal end of a diffuser (1). And as the slide duct (10) is moved, air flow supplied downstream to a swirler (4) is regulated so as to obtain a desired fuel-air ratio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 6, 1999
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd,
    Inventor: Tomoyoshi Nakae