Patents by Inventor Wataru Akizuki

Wataru Akizuki 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).

  • Publication number: 20230022473
    Abstract: A fuel control device includes a combustion temperature estimation value calculation unit that calculates a temperature estimation value when a mixture of fuel and inflow air is burned using an atmospheric condition, an opening degree command value of a valve that controls the amount of air that is mixed with the fuel and burned, and an output prediction value calculated on the basis of a fuel control signal command value used for calculation of a total fuel flow rate flowing through a plurality of fuel supply systems, a fuel distribution command value calculation unit that calculates a fuel distribution command value indicating a distribution of fuel output from the fuel supply systems based on the temperature estimation value, and outputs the fuel distribution command value, and a valve opening degree calculation unit that calculates each valve opening degree of a fuel flow rate control valve of the fuel supply systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Keisuke YAMAMOTO, Takashi SONODA, Akihiko SAITO, Fuminori FUJII, Hisashi NAKAHARA, Ryoichi HAGA, Ryuji TAKENAKA, Yoshifumi IWASAKI, Wataru AKIZUKI, Isamu MATSUMI, Naohiro SUMIMURA, Shinichi YOSHIOKA
  • Patent number: 11492981
    Abstract: A fuel control device includes a combustion temperature estimation value calculation unit that calculates a temperature estimation value when a mixture of fuel and inflow air is burned using an atmospheric condition, an opening degree command value of a valve that controls the amount of air that is mixed with the fuel and burned, and an output prediction value calculated on the basis of a fuel control signal command value used for calculation of a total fuel flow rate flowing through a plurality of fuel supply systems, a fuel distribution command value calculation unit that calculates a fuel distribution command value indicating a distribution of fuel output from the fuel supply systems based on the temperature estimation value, and outputs the fuel distribution command value, and a valve opening degree calculation unit that calculates each valve opening degree of a fuel flow rate control valve of the fuel supply systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Keisuke Yamamoto, Takashi Sonoda, Akihiko Saito, Fuminori Fujii, Hisashi Nakahara, Ryoichi Haga, Ryuji Takenaka, Yoshifumi Iwasaki, Wataru Akizuki, Isamu Matsumi, Naohiro Sumimura, Shinichi Yoshioka
  • Patent number: 10221777
    Abstract: A combustion control device is installed in a gas turbine including a compressor, a combustor, a turbine, a turbine bypass pipe through which compressed air from a casing is discharged to a turbine downstream part so as to bypass the turbine, and a turbine bypass valve that regulates a turbine bypass flow rate of the compressed air. The combustion control device includes: a fuel distribution setting unit that sets a turbine inlet temperature or a turbine inlet temperature-equivalent control variable on the basis of input data, and sets fuel distribution ratios on the basis of the turbine inlet temperature or the turbine inlet temperature-equivalent control variable; and a fuel valve opening setting section that sets the valve openings of fuel regulating valves. The fuel distribution setting unit includes correction means for modifying the fuel distribution ratios.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Noriyoshi Uyama, Hideki Haruta, Wataru Akizuki, Yuji Komagome, Koji Takaoka, Yoshifumi Iwasaki
  • Patent number: 10208678
    Abstract: A combustion control device (50) is installed in a gas turbine including a compressor (2), combustors (3), a turbine (4), a bleed air pipe (12) through which bleed air is returned to an inlet of an air intake facility (7), and an air bleed valve (22) that regulates the amount of bleed air extracted. The combustion control device (50) includes: a fuel distribution setting unit (70) that sets a turbine inlet temperature or a turbine inlet temperature-equivalent control variable on the basis of input data, and sets fuel distribution ratios on the basis of the turbine inlet temperature or the turbine inlet temperature-equivalent control variable; and a fuel valve opening setting section (81) that sets the valve openings of fuel regulating valves. The fuel distribution setting unit (70) includes correction means for modifying the fuel distribution ratios.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Noriyoshi Uyama, Hideki Haruta, Wataru Akizuki, Yuji Komagome, Koji Takaoka, Yoshifumi Iwasaki
  • Publication number: 20170089268
    Abstract: A combustion control device is installed in a gas turbine including a compressor, a combustor, a turbine, a turbine bypass pipe through which compressed air from a casing is discharged to a turbine downstream part so as to bypass the turbine, and a turbine bypass valve that regulates a turbine bypass flow rate of the compressed air. The combustion control device includes: a fuel distribution setting unit that sets a turbine inlet temperature or a turbine inlet temperature-equivalent control variable on the basis of input data, and sets fuel distribution ratios on the basis of the turbine inlet temperature or the turbine inlet temperature-equivalent control variable; and a fuel valve opening setting section that sets the valve openings of fuel regulating valves. The fuel distribution setting unit includes correction means for modifying the fuel distribution ratios.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Noriyoshi UYAMA, Hideki HARUTA, Wataru AKIZUKI, Yuji KOMAGOME, Koji TAKAOKA, Yoshifumi IWASAKI
  • Publication number: 20170074175
    Abstract: A combustion control device (50) is installed in a gas turbine including a compressor (2), combustors (3), a turbine (4), a bleed air pipe (12) through which bleed air is returned to an inlet of an air intake facility (7), and an air bleed valve (22) that regulates the amount of bleed air extracted. The combustion control device (50) includes: a fuel distribution setting unit (70) that sets a turbine inlet temperature or a turbine inlet temperature-equivalent control variable on the basis of input data, and sets fuel distribution ratios on the basis of the turbine inlet temperature or the turbine inlet temperature-equivalent control variable; and a fuel valve opening setting section (81) that sets the valve openings of fuel regulating valves. The fuel distribution setting unit (70) includes correction means for modifying the fuel distribution ratios.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2015
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: Noriyoshi UYAMA, Hideki HARUTA, Wataru AKIZUKI, Yuji KOMAGOME, Koji TAKAOKA, Yoshifumi IWASAKI
  • Publication number: 20160326967
    Abstract: A fuel control device includes a combustion temperature estimation value calculation unit that calculates a temperature estimation value when a mixture of fuel and inflow air is burned using an atmospheric condition, an opening degree command value of a valve that controls the amount of air that is mixed with the fuel and burned, and an output prediction value calculated on the basis of a fuel control signal command value used for calculation of a total fuel flow rate flowing through a plurality of fuel supply systems, a fuel distribution command value calculation unit that calculates a fuel distribution command value indicating a distribution of fuel output from the fuel supply systems based on the temperature estimation value, and outputs the fuel distribution command value, and a valve opening degree calculation unit that calculates each valve opening degree of a fuel flow rate control valve of the fuel supply systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2015
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Keisuke YAMAMOTO, Takashi SONODA, Akihiko SAITO, Fuminori FUJII, Hisashi NAKAHARA, Ryoichi HAGA, Ryuji TAKENAKA, Yoshifumi IWASAKI, Wataru AKIZUKI, Isamu MATSUMI, Naohiro SUMIMURA, Shinichi YOSHIOKA
  • Patent number: 7694521
    Abstract: Pilot fuel injected from fuel injection ports 21 of a pilot nozzle 2 bumps against an inner wall surface of a tapered portion of an inner circumference of a cone 41 of a pilot cone 4. At this time, the position where a pilot fuel from the fuel injection ports 21 hits is located in a range from a middle of the tapered portion of the inner circumference of a cone 41 to a downstream-side tip thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masataka Ohta, Shigemi Mandai, Kuniaki Aoyama, Katsunori Tanaka, Shinji Akamatsu, Hisanari Nakajima, Teruya Tachibana, Koichi Nishida, Wataru Akizuki, Yoshikuni Kasai, Jyunji Hashimura
  • Patent number: 7360363
    Abstract: A premixing nozzle includes swirler blades for agitating combustion air inside a nozzle body. Each one end of the swirler blades is fitted to the nozzle body, and the other end is connected to a hub, respectively. The tip portion of a fuel nozzle shaft is conical, and a part of the tip portion is arranged inside the hub. A combustion gas flows into the hub from a space between the tip portion of the fuel nozzle shaft and the upstream end of the hub, passes through between the tip portion and the inner peripheral surface of the hub, and flows toward the downstream of the hub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2008
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigemi Mandai, Keijirou Saitoh, Katsunori Tanaka, Wataru Akizuki
  • Publication number: 20070006587
    Abstract: Pilot fuel being injected from fuel injection ports 21 of a pilot nozzle 2 bumps against an inner wall surface of the tapered portion of the inner circumference of a cone 41 of a pilot cone 4. At this time, the position where the pilot fuel from the fuel injection ports 21 hits is located in the range from the middle of the tapered portion of the inner circumference of a cone 41 to the downstream-side tip thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2004
    Publication date: January 11, 2007
    Inventors: Masataka Ohta, Shigemi Mandai, Kuniaki Aoyama, Katsunori Tanaka, Shinji Akamatsu, Hisanari Nakajima, Teruya Tachibana, Koichi Nishida, Wataru Akizuki, Yoshikumi Kasai, Jyunji Hashimura
  • Patent number: 7032386
    Abstract: A combustor for a gas turbine has an arrangement to form a layer of cooling-air on an inner surface of a liner of a combustion chamber. This layer of the cooling air extends from a fuel nozzle block of the combustor toward a downstream side with respect to the liner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2006
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigemi Mandai, Katsunori Tanaka, Masahito Kataoka, Keijirou Saitoh, Wataru Akizuki
  • Patent number: 6915637
    Abstract: A gas turbine combustor is provided with a nozzle extension tube having an inclination outward in a diameter direction of a combustor inner cylinder and in a peripheral direction of the combustor inner cylinder. As a result, the premixed gas is transformed to a spiral flow passing into a combustion chamber while turning, i.e., an outward turning flow, thereby sufficiently mixing the premixed gas while the premixed gas is flowing in the combustion chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2005
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Koichi Nishida, Katsunori Tanaka, Wataru Akizuki, Sadao Minagawa
  • Publication number: 20040229178
    Abstract: A premixing nozzle (800) includes swirler blades (300) for agitating combustion air inside a nozzle body (10). Each one end of the swirler blades (300) is fitted to the nozzle body (10), and the other end is connected to a hub (100), respectively. The tip portion (200a) of a fuel nozzle shaft (200) is conical, and a part of the tip portion (200a) is arranged inside the hub (100). A combustion gas flows into the hub (100) from a space between the tip portion (200a) of the fuel nozzle shaft (200) and the upstream end (100b) of the hub (100), passes through between the tip portion (200a) and the inner peripheral surface of the hub (100), and flows toward the downstream of the hub (100).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2003
    Publication date: November 18, 2004
    Inventors: Shigemi Mandai, Keijirou Saitoh, Katsunori Tanaka, Wataru Akizuki
  • Publication number: 20040163392
    Abstract: A gas turbine combustor is provided with a nozzle extension tube having an inclination outward in a diameter direction of a combustor inner cylinder and in a peripheral direction of the combustor inner cylinder. As a result, the premixed gas is transformed to a spiral flow passing into a combustion chamber while turning, i.e., an outward turning flow, thereby sufficiently mixing the premixed gas while the premixed gas is flowing in the combustion chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2004
    Publication date: August 26, 2004
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD.
    Inventors: Koichi Nishida, Katsunori Tanaka, Wataru Akizuki, Sadao Minagawa
  • Patent number: 6772594
    Abstract: A gas turbine combustor is provided with a nozzle extension tube having an inclination outward in a diameter direction of a combustor inner cylinder and in a peripheral direction of the combustor inner cylinder. As a result, the premixed gas is transformed to a spiral flow passing into a combustion chamber while turning, i.e., an outward turning flow, thereby sufficiently mixing the premixed gas while the premixed gas is flowing in the combustion chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2004
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Koichi Nishida, Katsunori Tanaka, Wataru Akizuki, Sadao Minagawa
  • Publication number: 20040074236
    Abstract: A ring (100) for forming a cooling-air layer is attached to the liner (11) of a combustion chamber, to supply cooling air fed from a compressor from a cooling-air supply hole (41). During the operation of a gas turbine, the cooling air is allowed to flow from a gap (51) formed between the ring (100) and the inner surface of the liner (11) of the combustion chamber, to form the cooling-air layer on the inner surface of the liner (11) of the combustion chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2003
    Publication date: April 22, 2004
    Inventors: Shigemi Mandai, Katsunori Tanaka, Masahito Kataoka, Keijirou Saitoh, Wataru Akizuki
  • Patent number: 6701713
    Abstract: A pilot nozzle diffusion-injects a fuel. A pilot swirler swirls a pilot air around the pilot nozzle. An air guide is arranged between the outer surface of the pilot nozzle and the pilot swirler. The air guide extends from the pilot swirler to a tip of the pilot nozzle. The air guide has a tip that protrudes beyond the tip of the pilot nozzle and this the tip of the air guide is bent away from a center of the pilot nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2004
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigemi Mandai, Masaaki Matsuura, Keijirou Saitoh, Katsunori Tanaka, Wataru Akizuki
  • Publication number: 20030037549
    Abstract: A gas turbine combustor is improved to enhance a cooling effect and a flame holding ability to thereby reduce NOx generation. A combustor 13 comprises a double structure of an inner cylindrical member 13a and an enlarged outer cylindrical member 13b to thereby enlarge a diameter of a combustion zone. A pre-mixing nozzle 11 comprises an outer sleeve 23 of which front end is projected beyond a base plate 17 and a pre-mixing nozzle portion 21 of the inner side. Air flows between the outer sleeve 23 and the pre-mixing nozzle portion 21 for enhancing the cooling effect of the pre-mixing nozzle 11. High temperature gas inner and outer circulating flows 15, 16 are formed in the combustion zone to enhance the flame holding ability. Pilot fuel quantity, as so far necessitated for flame holding, is reduced and NOx quantity generated of the pilot fuel is reduced. The base plate 17 exposed to the high temperature gas is prevented from being overheated by the projected front portion of the pre-mixing nozzle 11.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2002
    Publication date: February 27, 2003
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Shigemi Mandai, Keijirou Saitoh, Katsunori Tanaka, Wataru Akizuki
  • Publication number: 20030014975
    Abstract: A gas turbine combustor is provided with a nozzle extension tube having an inclination outward in a diameter direction of a combustor inner cylinder and in a peripheral direction of the combustor inner cylinder. As a result, the premixed gas is transformed to a spiral flow passing into a combustion chamber while turning, i.e., an outward turning flow, thereby sufficiently mixing the premixed gas while the premixed gas is flowing in the combustion chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2002
    Publication date: January 23, 2003
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Koichi Nishida, Katsunori Tanaka, Wataru Akizuki, Sadao Minagawa
  • Publication number: 20030014976
    Abstract: A pilot nozzle diffusion-injects a fuel. A pilot swirler swirls a pilot air around the pilot nozzle. An air guide is arranged between the outer surface of the pilot nozzle and the pilot swirler. The air guide extends from the pilot swirler to a tip of the pilot nozzle. The air guide has a tip that protrudes beyond the tip of the pilot nozzle and this the tip of the air guide is bent away from a center of the pilot nozzle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2002
    Publication date: January 23, 2003
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD.
    Inventors: Shigemi Mandai, Masaaki Matsuura, Keijirou Saitoh, Katsunori Tanaka, Wataru Akizuki