Patents by Inventor Wayne A. Tassone

Wayne A. Tassone 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).

  • Method and apparatus for providing evaporative cooling and power augmentation in gas turbines
    Patent number: 6820430
    Abstract: A method for augmenting the net output of a gas turbine having an inlet for acquiring a fluid such as air to be compressed is disclosed. The method comprising the following steps: providing a first flow of liquid water comprising liquid droplets to the fluid to be compressed at a first location upstream of the gas turbine for providing evaporative cooling; and providing a second flow of liquid water comprising liquid droplets to the intake air to be compressed at a second location downstream of the first location and proximate to the gas turbine for providing power augmentation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2004
    Inventors: Bruce A. Tassone, Wayne A. Tassone