Patents by Inventor Vijaykant Sadasivuni

Vijaykant Sadasivuni 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: 10222061
    Abstract: Methods, burner, apparatuses, and systems are provided for controlling a velocity of a jet of gas exiting a burner when the gas is heated or not and at a corresponding second higher temperature or lower first temperature. Through the use of a temperature-sensitive magnetic valve, the flow of a gas can be redirected to maintain velocity of the gas as delivered to a combustion chamber based on the temperature of the gas. The temperature-sensitive magnetic valve can redirect flow of the gas based on the magnetic state of a ferromagnetic material. The state of the temperature-sensitive magnetic valve changes based on the temperature of the gas to maintain the velocity of the gas delivered through an outlet of the burner to the combustion chamber. Thus, heated gases and standard temperature gases can be delivered at approximately equal velocities thus maintaining flame size and shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: American Air Liquide, Inc.
    Inventors: Taekyu Kang, Robert Sokola, Vijaykant Sadasivuni, Hwanho Kim
  • Publication number: 20170115003
    Abstract: Methods, burner, apparatuses, and systems are provided for controlling a velocity of a jet of gas exiting a burner when the gas is heated or not and at a corresponding second higher temperature or lower first temperature. Through the use of a temperature-sensitive magnetic valve, the flow of a gas can be redirected to maintain velocity of the gas as delivered to a combustion chamber based on the temperature of the gas. The temperature-sensitive magnetic valve can redirect flow of the gas based on the magnetic state of a ferromagnetic material. The state of the temperature-sensitive magnetic valve changes based on the temperature of the gas to maintain the velocity of the gas delivered through an outlet of the burner to the combustion chamber. Thus, heated gases and standard temperature gases can be delivered at approximately equal velocities thus maintaining flame size and shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2017
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Applicant: American Air Liquide, Inc.
    Inventors: Taekyu KANG, Robert SOKOLA, Vijaykant SADASIVUNI, Hwanho KIM
  • Patent number: 9574771
    Abstract: Methods, burner, apparatuses, and systems are provided for controlling a velocity of a jet of gas exiting a burner when the gas is heated or not and at a corresponding second higher temperature or lower first temperature. Through the use of a temperature-sensitive magnetic valve, the flow of a gas can be redirected to maintain velocity of the gas as delivered to a combustion chamber based on the temperature of the gas. The temperature-sensitive magnetic valve can redirect flow of the gas based on the magnetic state of a ferromagnetic material. The state of the temperature-sensitive magnetic valve changes based on the temperature of the gas to maintain the velocity of the gas delivered through an outlet of the burner to the combustion chamber. Thus, heated gases and standard temperature gases can be delivered at approximately equal velocities thus maintaining flame size and shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: American Air Liquide, Inc.
    Inventors: Taekyu Kang, Robert Sokola, Vijaykant Sadasivuni, Hwanho Kim
  • Publication number: 20150184855
    Abstract: Methods, burner, apparatuses, and systems are provided for controlling a velocity of a jet of gas exiting a burner when the gas is heated or not and at a corresponding second higher temperature or lower first temperature. Through the use of a temperature-sensitive magnetic valve, the flow of a gas can be redirected to maintain velocity of the gas as delivered to a combustion chamber based on the temperature of the gas. The temperature-sensitive magnetic valve can redirect flow of the gas based on the magnetic state of a ferromagnetic material. The state of the temperature-sensitive magnetic valve changes based on the temperature of the gas to maintain the velocity of the gas delivered through an outlet of the burner to the combustion chamber. Thus, heated gases and standard temperature gases can be delivered at approximately equal velocities thus maintaining flame size and shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2013
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Inventors: Taekyu KANG, Robert SOKOLA, Vijaykant SADASIVUNI
  • Publication number: 20150184851
    Abstract: A method and burner for combusting fuels having a heating value of <80 BTU/scf (<2.98 MJ/Nm3) in which the fuel premixed with air is injected into a porous inert media so that the fuel is combusted with the air. Oxygen may be optionally injected into the porous inert media separately from the premixed air/fuel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2013
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Applicant: American Air Liquide, Inc.
    Inventors: Chendhil PERIASAMY, Vijaykant SADASIVUNI, Kenneth KAISER, Scott LIEDEL, Clement Tixier
  • Publication number: 20140186780
    Abstract: Methods and systems for controlling jet velocity of a preheated gas are described herein. Through the use of a temperature-sensitive bimetallic valve, the flow of a gas can be redirected to maintain jet velocity based on temperature. The temperature-sensitive bimetallic valve can redirect flow of the gas based on the position of a bimetallic strip. The bimetallic strip and a connected blocking device can change position based on the temperature of the gas. The position of the bimetallic strip and the blocking device control the size of the port that the gas is delivered to the burner through. Thus, preheated gas and standard temperature gas can be delivered at appropriate velocities based on the needs of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2012
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: American Air Liquide, Inc.
    Inventors: Taekyu KANG, Robert SOKOLA, Vijaykant SADASIVUNI
  • Publication number: 20140186781
    Abstract: Methods and systems for controlling jet velocity at a burner when using heated gases and standard temperature gases are described herein. Through the use of a temperature-sensitive magnetic valve, the flow of a gas can be redirected to reduce velocity based on temperature. The temperature-sensitive magnetic valve can redirect flow of the gas based on the magnetic state of a curie material. The curie material changes the state of the temperature-sensitive magnetic valve based on the temperature of the gas. Thus, heated gases and standard temperature gases can be delivered at approximately equal velocities thus maintaining flame size and shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2012
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: AMERICAN AIR LIQUIDE, INC.
    Inventors: Taekyu KANG, Robert SOKOLA, Vijaykant SADASIVUNI
  • Publication number: 20130327050
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for controlling a flame stability at a gas turbine generator is disclosed. The method includes forming combustible mixtures at a plurality of fuel nozzles of a combustor of the gas turbine generator; altering an oxygen concentration of at least one of the combustible mixtures at a selected fuel nozzle of the plurality of fuel nozzles; and burning the combustible mixtures at the plurality of fuel nozzles to control the flame stability at the gas turbine generator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2012
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Ilya Aleksandrovich Slobodyanskiy, Michael John Hughes, Vijaykant Sadasivuni
  • Patent number: 8448442
    Abstract: The present application provides a flexible combustor fuel nozzle. The flexible combustor fuel nozzle may include a main passage in communication with a source of natural gas and a source of low BTU fuel, a secondary passage surrounding the main passage and in communication with the source of low BTU fuel and a source of purge air, and a tertiary passage surrounding the secondary passage and in communication with the source of low BTU fuel, the source of purge air, and a source of diluent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Ilya Aleksandrovich Slobodyanskiy, Joel Hall, Jesse Barton, Vijaykant Sadasivuni
  • Publication number: 20120291448
    Abstract: The present application provides a flexible combustor fuel nozzle. The flexible combustor fuel nozzle may include a main passage in communication with a source of natural gas and a source of low BTU fuel, a secondary passage surrounding the main passage and in communication with the source of low BTU fuel and a source of purge air, and a tertiary passage surrounding the secondary passage and in communication with the source of low BTU fuel, the source of purge air, and a source of diluent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2011
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Ilya Aleksandrovich Slobodyanskiy, Joel Hall, Jesse Barton, Vijaykant Sadasivuni
  • Publication number: 20100059311
    Abstract: A passive noise attenuation device and system is provided having a reticulated open-cell porous structure configured to acts as a passive control device in order to mitigate combustion noise and instability problems in combustion systems. A porous inert media structure is placed downstream of the reaction zone of a combustion chamber to dissipate noise and/or instability generated upstream in the flame. The porous inert media also limits and/or disintegrates vortical structures in the flame to produce a homogeneous flow field to facilitate distributed reaction zones.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2009
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Applicant: The Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama
    Inventors: Ajay K. Agrawal, Vijaykant Sadasivuni