Patents by Inventor Yuying Yan

Yuying Yan 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).

  • Film cooling of turbine blades or vanes
    Patent number: 9771804
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a turbine assembly having an aerofoil and/or an end wall each having an outer surface with a structure for directing a flow of a cooling medium at the outer surface. The structure at the outer surface has at least a first groove and a second groove extending in the outer surface from a leading to a trailing edge and being oriented in at least two different directions with a deflection angle (?) towards each other, with the deflection angle (?) having a component in a span wise direction of the aerofoil. The structure at the outer surface of the end wall has at least a first groove and a second groove extending in an axial direction of the turbine assembly, matching an outer profile of the aerofoil and oriented in at least two different directions with a deflection angle (?) towards each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Liang Guo, John David Maltson, Yuying Yan
  • FILM COOLING OF TURBINE BLADES OR VANES
    Publication number: 20140255200
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a turbine assembly having an aerofoil and/or an end wall each having an outer surface with a structure for directing a flow of a cooling medium at the outer surface. The structure at the outer surface has at least a first groove and a second groove extending in the outer surface from a leading to a trailing edge and being oriented in at least two different directions with a deflection angle (?) towards each other, with the deflection angle (?) having a component in a span wise direction of the aerofoil. The structure at the outer surface of the end wall has at least a first groove and a second groove extending in an axial direction of the turbine assembly, matching an outer profile of the aerofoil and oriented in at least two different directions with a deflection angle (?) towards each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2012
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Liang Guo, John David Maltson, Yuying Yan