Larry W Swanson

US Patent:

8434308, May 7, 2013

Filed:

Sep 15, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/559774

Inventors:

Charles Michael Booth - Norcross GA, US
Larry William Swanson - Laguna Hills CA, US
Robert Warren Taylor - Ponte Vedra Beach FL, US

Assignee:

General Electric Company - Schenectady NY

International Classification:

F01K 25/08
F01K 25/00
F28D 15/00

US Classification:

60651, 60671, 16510426

Abstract:

A first portion of each of a plurality of Qu-type heat pipes is disposed in a hot gas path, and a second portion of each of the plurality of Qu-type heat pipes disposed away from the hot gas path. Also, the first portion of each of the plurality of Qu-type heat pipes extracts heat from the hot gas path and wherein the second portion of each of the plurality of Qu-type heat pipes creates a vapor that exits each second portion of the plurality of Qu-type heat pipes and away from the hot gas path.

US Patent:

20130104816, May 2, 2013

Filed:

Oct 26, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/282226

Inventors:

Vijay Anand Raghavendran Nenmeni - Atlanta GA, US
Larry William Swanson - Laguna Hills CA, US
Ajit Srivastava - Marietta GA, US

Assignee:

General Electric Company - Schenectady NY

International Classification:

F22B 37/42

US Classification:

122504

Abstract:

A system includes a heat recovery steam generator (HRSG), a waste heat exchanger coupled to the HRSG and configured to transfer heat from the HRSG to a purge stream to generate a heated purge stream, and a heated purge stream path configured to transfer the heated purge stream from the waste heat exchanger to an inlet of the HRSG.

US Patent:

20180058334, Mar 1, 2018

Filed:

Aug 30, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/252080

Inventors:

- Schenectady NY, US
Alston Ilford Scipio - Atlanta GA, US
Sanji Ekanayake - Atlanta GA, US
Joseph Philip Klosinki - Atlanta GA, US
Larry William Swanson - Irvine CA, US

International Classification:

F02C 9/20
F01K 23/10

Abstract:

A method to adjust the back pressure applied to an exhaust of a gas turbine, the method including: exhausting hot combustion gas from the gas turbine; passing the hot combustion gas through a heat recovery steam generator; actuating an exhaust gas damper in the stream of the hot combustion gases, wherein actuation moves the exhaust gas damper to a restricted position, and while in the restricted position, the exhaust damper creates a backpressure applied to the exhaust gas, wherein the backpressure reduces an exhaust gas velocity at an exhaust of the gas turbine.

US Patent:

20160365735, Dec 15, 2016

Filed:

Jun 9, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/734691

Inventors:

- Schenectady NY, US
Larry William Swanson - Irvine CA, US
Lisa Anne Wichmann - Atlanta GA, US
Matthew Colin Michael - Clifton Park NY, US
Uttam Narasimhan - Plantation FL, US

International Classification:

H02J 3/46
G05B 17/02

Abstract:

Systems and methods for power plant data reconciliation are provided. According to one embodiment of the disclosure, a system may include a controller and a processor in communication with the controller. The processor may be configured to run a power plant under a plurality of operational conditions. While the power plant is running, the processor may be configured to automatically collect operational data associated with the power plant. The collected data may be stored in a predefined location. Furthermore, the processor may be configured to select stable data from the operational data to coincide with output data associated with a power plant model. One or more parameters of the power plant model may be modified, and at least one difference may be minimized between the output data associated with the power plant model and a measured value in the power plant operational data. At least one control action for a power plant component using the power plant model may be determined