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Comic actor Danny Kaye received patent D166,807 for the co-design of "Blowout Toy or the Like". It's similar to one of those toys that unravels when you blow into at a birthday party except Kaye's has three blowouts going in different directions, not just one.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8127551 | Turbomachine with a diffuser A turbomachine including an annular combustion chamber, a centrifugal compressor, an annular diffuser enabling the flow of gas leaving the compressor to be diffused and directing this flow of gas towards the combustion chamber, and an outer casing surrounding the ou... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8082738 | Diffuser arranged between the compressor and the combustion chamber of a gas turbine A gas turbine engine having an axial flow compressor, an annular combustion chamber, a turbine, and a diffuser. The diffuser includes a flow-dividing element formed by an inner deflecting flank and an outer deflecting flank that divides a compressed gas flow into tw... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8006497 | Diffusers, diffusion systems, and methods for controlling airflow through diffusion systems A diffuser is provided that includes a first wall, a second wall, and a first plasma actuator. The first wall has a radially-extending section and a curved section. The second wall has a radially-extending section and a curved section that are spaced apart from the ... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7984614 | Plasma flow controlled diffuser system A diffuser system for a compressor for a gas turbine engine includes a diffuser and a plasma actuator. The diffuser comprises a first wall and a second wall. The first and second walls form a diffuser flow passage therebetween. The plasma actuator is disposed at lea... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7966821 | Reduced exhaust emissions gas turbine engine combustor A gas turbine engine combustor includes a plurality of main fuel injector assemblies, and a plurality of pilot fuel injector assemblies, that are arranged and configured to reduce exhaust gas emissions during engine operation. The plurality of main fuel injector ass... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7937944 | System for ventilating a combustion chamber wall A system for ventilating a combustion chamber wall in a turbomachine is disclosed. The system includes a centrifugal compressor, a diffuser, a combustion chamber, and an annular case arranged radially between the combustion chamber and a downstream end-piece of the ... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7895840 | Exhaust gas diffuser wall contouring A diffuser for diffusing the exhaust gas produced by an engine, said diffuser comprising a wall or walls defining sections of the diffuser, said diffuser comprising: an initial section which extends for substantially one third the length of the diffuser, at the entr... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7874158 | Dirt separator for compressor diffuser in gas turbine engine A compressor diffuser for a gas turbine engine is provided with a dirt separator. The dirt separator ensures the air having moved downstream of the compressor section, and moving toward the combustion section, is separated into a dirtier air flow path directly radia... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7827799 | Dirt separator for compressor diffuser in gas turbine engine A compressor diffuser for a gas turbine engine is provided with a dirt separator. The dirt separator ensures the air having moved downstream of the compressor section, and moving toward the combustion section, is separated into a dirtier air flow path directly radia... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7827798 | System for ventilating a combustion chamber wall in a turbomachine A system for ventilating a combustion chamber wall in a turbomachine is disclosed. The system includes a diffuser mounted at the inlet of the combustion chamber, an annular end-piece that extends downstream to an injection device for injecting ventilation air, and a... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7707834 | Diffuser for an annular combustion chamber, in particular for an airplane turbine engine A diffuser for a single-head annular combustion chamber of an airplane engine, the diffuser comprising a separator formed by a thin sheet connected by structural arms to inner and outer circularly-symmetrical walls of the diffuser, the diffuser angle for each diffus... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7581397 | Diffuser particle separator A diffuser particle separator may be integrated into a gas turbine engine to remove corrosive dust and salt particles from the engine's core air flow. The air flow may pass over a series of particle accumulator entrance orifices, trapping particles in a particle acc... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7500364 | System for coupling flow from a centrifugal compressor to an axial combustor for gas turbines A system is provided for aerodynamically coupling air flow from a centrifugal compressor to an axial combustor. The system includes a diffuser, a deswirl assembly, combustor inner and outer annular liners, a combustor dome, and a curved annular plate. The diffuser h... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7409831 | Provision of sealing in a jet engine for bleeding air to the cabin using a tube with a double ball joint A jet engine that provides for the sealing of bleeding air to the cabin, the air passing through a cavity delimited, on the one hand, by the external shell of the compressor and an annular structure connected to the shell, and, on the other hand, by the external cas... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7302802 | Aerodynamic trip for a combustion system A apparatus and method for improving combustion by improving at least one of temperature distribution in the combustor, pressure distribution around the combustor and combustion noise level in the combustor, by redistributing air around the combustor to modify the s... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7278472 | Internally mounted radial flow intercooler for a combustion air changer An improved combustion air charger, such as a turbocharger or a supercharger, includes a housing (10) having a rotary shaft (18) journalled therein. At least one compressor wheel (20,22) is located on the shaft (18). The housing (10 | 10/09/2007 |
| 7197882 | Turbojet diffuser A turbojet diffuser disposed between a compressor and a combustion chamber, and secured to an outer upstream annular flange of an outer casing of the combustion chamber by suspension means which comprise a first frustoconical wall extending from the outer longitudin... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7185499 | Device for passive control of the thermal expansion of the extension casing of a turbo-jet engine The invention relates to a device for passive control of the thermal expansion of the extension casing of a turbo-jet engine, said extension casing surrounding the casing of the high pressure compressor of the turbo-jet engine, and including a flange for attachment ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7181914 | Diffuser for gas turbine engine A gas turbine engine pre-diffuser 40 is generally annular, including radially inner and radially outer walls 40 and 42 and a generally cylindrical midline 48 defined between the walls. The pre-diffuser 40 includes a central member ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7100356 | Heat recovery apparatus with aerodynamic diffusers A sound attenuating duct unit suitable for connection to an outlet of a gas turbine and an improved heat recovery apparatus for use with such a turbine are disclosed. The former unit includes a duct housing having exterior sides, an air inlet at one end and first an... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7080516 | Gas diffusion arrangement A gas diffusion arrangement (22) for a gas turbine engine (10) is disclosed. The gas diffusion arrangement (22) has an inlet (26) and an outlet (28) for the gas, and comprises diffusion means (32) having an upstream region (... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7073336 | Provision of sealing for the cabin-air bleed cavity using a segment seal The invention relates to the sealing of the cavity from which air is bled off to the cabin, which cavity is delimited, on the one hand, by the external shell (6) of the compressor and an annular structure (7) connected to the shell, and, on the other h... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7062917 | Combustion chamber with flameless oxidation A combustion chamber (5) for a gas turbine is adapted for flameless oxidation of fuels. This circulation flow has an internal space (9) in which a large-volume circulation flow is established. To this end, the combustion chamber supplies a hot exhaust ... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7062918 | Diffuser arrangement A diffuser arrangement is provided in which a wall surface of the diffuser arrangement incorporates an upstream part and a downstream part with an aperture between them. There is a step displacement between the upstream part and the downstream part along with specif... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7047723 | Apparatus and method for reducing the heat rate of a gas turbine powerplant The present invention provides an apparatus and method for reducing the pressure loss of air prior to entering a combustion system, such that, for a known combustion system having a predetermined pressure loss, the resulting fluid entering the turbine has a higher s... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6843059 | Combustor inlet diffuser with boundary layer blowing A gas turbine engine combustor inlet diffuser assembly has at least one diverging annular wall including a flowpath surface bounding a diffuser flowpath. An annular blowing slot is axially located along the annular wall and an annular blowing air flowpath leads to a... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6820411 | Compact, lightweight high-performance lift thruster incorporating swirl-augmented oxidizer/fuel injection, mixing and combustion An apparatus for providing propulsive power that utilizes a novel swirl generator for rapidly and efficiently atomizing, vaporizing, as necessary, and mixing a fuel into an oxidant. The swirl generator converts an oxidant flow into a turbulent, three-dimensional flo... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6672070 | Gas turbine with a compressor for air In gas turbines, compressed air is supplied via an air duct to combustion chambers and is heated there. Pressure losses in the air duct should be minimized in order to ensure good overall efficiency. This is achieved by the compressed air flowing with app... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6651439 | Methods and apparatus for supplying air to turbine engine combustors A combustor for a gas turbine engine that facilitates reducing combustor chamber dump pressure losses to improve combustor and engine performance is described. The combustor includes a diffuser that diffuses airflow directed into the combustor. The diffus... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6513330 | Diffuser for a gas turbine engine An annular diffuser for a gas turbine engine includes inner and outer walls spaced apart to define a diffuser flow path, and a support member coupling the inner wall to the outer wall while allowing independent radial displacement therebetween. The suppor... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6510684 | Gas turbine engine A thermal insulator between the turbine and the compressor of a gas turbine engine is provided and at the same time it enables the air that has passed through the compressor to be heated by the heat of the hot turbine. A gas turbine engine comprises a cen... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6460345 | Catalytic combustor flow conditioner and method for providing uniform gasvelocity distribution A device for conditioning the flow of hot gas in a catalytic combustor in preparation for entry into a catalytic reactor. The device is composed of at least one and most preferably two or more disks that are secured to a shroud so as to be disposed in a p... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6401447 | Combustor apparatus for a gas turbine engine A combustor apparatus for a gas turbine engine includes a combustor liner support having an annular dome panel and a plurality of load transfer members extending axially therefrom. The dome panel maintains inner and outer combustor liners in spaced relati... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6334297 | Combuster arrangement A combustor arrangement (8) for a gas turbine engine (3) comprising a combustion chamber, fuel nozzles(52a,52b), and a bled diffuser (7) located upstream of said combustion chamber to, in use, direct an airflow from an upstream compressor (6) into the com... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6295801 | Fuel injector bar for gas turbine engine combustor having trapped vortex cavity A fuel injection system for a gas turbine engine combustor, wherein the combustor includes a dome inlet module having a plurality of flow passages formed therein and at least one cavity formed in a liner downstream of said dome inlet module. The fuel inje... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6279322 | Deswirler system for centrifugal compressor A deswirler system for a centrifugal compressor of a gas turbine engine that improves overall engine performance as a result of exhibiting significantly reduced friction losses. The deswirler system generally entails an annular-shaped manifold having an i... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6253555 | Combustion chamber comprising mixing ducts with fuel injectors varying in number and cross-sectional area A three stage lean burn combustion chamber (28) comprises a primary combustion zone (36), a secondary combustion zone (40) and a tertiary combustion zone (44). Each of the combustion zones (36,40,44) is supplied with premixed fuel and air by respective fu... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6220234 | Coated compressor diffuser A coating for a portion of the flowpath of a diffuser of a centrifugal compressor. The coating covers a portion of the diffuser against which flows high velocity air from the compressor blades. The coating is a smooth, tenacious, heat-resistant powder pai... | 04/24/2001 |
| 5918459 | Annular type gas turbine combustor An annular type gas turbine combustor which can regulate air flow distribution without being influenced by high temperature flames and with a desired fuel-air ratio for reducing the generation of NOx etc. A slide duct (10), for regulating air f... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5839283 | Mixing ducts for a gas-turbine annular combustion chamber In a gas-turbine annular combustion chamber (4) which is arranged downstream of a compressor (1) and is equipped on its front plate with at least one row of premix burners (5) arranged in an annular form, in each case a combustion-air duct (15) designed a... | 11/24/1998 |
