Patents by Inventor Ye Jee KIM

Ye Jee KIM 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: 11746661
    Abstract: A turbine blade having cooling holes formed therein and a turbine including the same are provided. The turbine blade includes an airfoil having a leading edge and a trailing edge formed thereon and a cooling passage defined for flow of a cooling fluid therethrough, and a cooling hole configured to communicate between the cooling passage and outside in the airfoil and having an inlet and an outlet, wherein the cooling hole includes an expanded portion and a grooved portion formed in the outlet, the grooved portion being recessed from the expanded portion toward the trailing edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Inventors: Ye Jee Kim, Hyung Hee Cho, Minjoo Hyun, Hee Seung Park, Seungyeong Choi, Taehyun Kim
  • Publication number: 20220412217
    Abstract: A turbine blade having cooling holes formed therein and a turbine including the same are provided. The turbine blade includes an airfoil having a leading edge and a trailing edge formed thereon and a cooling passage defined for flow of a cooling fluid therethrough, and a cooling hole configured to communicate between the cooling passage and outside in the airfoil and having an inlet and an outlet, wherein the cooling hole includes an expanded portion and a grooved portion formed in the outlet, the grooved portion being recessed from the expanded portion toward the trailing edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Ye Jee KIM, Hyung Hee Cho, Minjoo Hyun, Hee Seung Park, Seungyeong Choi, Taehyun Kim
  • Patent number: 11396816
    Abstract: An airfoil, a turbine, and a gas turbine having enhanced cooling performance are provided. The airfoil including a leading edge and a trailing edge may include: a first cooling passage connected to the leading edge; a second cooling passage connected to the trailing edge; a third cooling passage formed between the first cooling passage and the second cooling passage; a plurality of partitions provided in the second cooling passage and configured to partition the second cooling passage into a plurality of portions in a height direction of the second cooling passage; and a perforated plate extending in the height direction of the second cooling passage, and coupled with the partitions to support the partitions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Inventor: Ye Jee Kim
  • Patent number: 11136917
    Abstract: An airfoil, a turbine and a gas turbine having enhanced cooling performance are provided. The airfoil including a leading edge and a trailing edge may include: a first cooling passage connected to the leading edge; a second cooling passage connected to the trailing edge; a third cooling passage formed between the first cooling passage and the second cooling passage; a shock tube installed in the first cooling passage and configured to form an auxiliary cooling passage between the shock tube and the leading edge, and to include a plurality of dispersion hole in the shock tube; and a flow guide member installed on the shock tube and configured to guide a flow of air that is drawn from the third cooling passage into the first cooling passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Inventors: Ye Jee Kim, Vincent Galoul
  • Publication number: 20200270999
    Abstract: An airfoil, a turbine, and a gas turbine having enhanced cooling performance are provided. The airfoil including a leading edge and a trailing edge may include: a first cooling passage connected to the leading edge; a second cooling passage connected to the trailing edge; a third cooling passage formed between the first cooling passage and the second cooling passage; a plurality of partitions provided in the second cooling passage and configured to partition the second cooling passage into a plurality of portions in a height direction of the second cooling passage; and a perforated plate extending in the height direction of the second cooling passage, and coupled with the partitions to support the partitions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventor: Ye Jee KIM
  • Publication number: 20200271056
    Abstract: An airfoil, a turbine and a gas turbine having enhanced cooling performance are provided. The airfoil including a leading edge and a trailing edge may include: a first cooling passage connected to the leading edge; a second cooling passage connected to the trailing edge; a third cooling passage formed between the first cooling passage and the second cooling passage; a shock tube installed in the first cooling passage and configured to form an auxiliary cooling passage between the shock tube and the leading edge, and to include a plurality of dispersion hole in the shock tube; and a flow guide member installed on the shock tube and configured to guide a flow of air that is drawn from the third cooling passage into the first cooling passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Ye Jee KIM, Vincent Galoul