Richard L Huntington

US Patent:

20120144837, Jun 14, 2012

Filed:

Jul 9, 2010

Appl. No.:

13/387617

Inventors:

Chad Rasmussen - Houston TX, US
Richard A. Huntington - Houston TX, US
Dennis O'Dea - Somerset NJ, US
Franklin F. Mittricker - Jamul CA, US
Frank Hershkowitz - Basking Ridge NJ, US

International Classification:

F02C 1/00

US Classification:

60772, 60 3919

Abstract:

Methods and systems for oxyfuel based low emission power generation in hydrocarbon recovery processes are provided. One system includes a plenum and is configured to encourage post-combustor conversion of gaseous components such that a desired chemical state is achieved. Another system includes a steam reformer for reforming a control fuel stream to generate a reformed control fuel stream characterized by an increase in hydrogen, as compared to the control fuel stream.

US Patent:

20130091853, Apr 18, 2013

Filed:

Jun 9, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/702539

Inventors:

Robert D. Denton - Bellaire TX, US
Himanshu Gupta - Lorton VA, US
Richard Huntington - Houston TX, US
Moses Minta - Missouri City TX, US
Franklin F. Mittricker - Jamul CA, US
Loren K. Starcher - Sugar Land TX, US

International Classification:

F02C 3/34

US Classification:

60772, 60 3952

Abstract:

Methods and systems for low emission power generation in hydrocarbon recovery processes are provided. One system includes a gas turbine system configured to stoichiometrically combust a compressed oxidant and a fuel in the presence of a compressed recycle exhaust gas and expand the discharge in an expander to generate a gaseous exhaust stream and drive a main compressor. A boost compressor can receive and increase the pressure of the gaseous exhaust stream and inject it into an evaporative cooling tower configured to use an exhaust nitrogen gas having a low relative humidity as an evaporative cooling media. The cooled gaseous exhaust stream is then compressed and recirculated through the system as a diluent to moderate the temperature of the stoichiometric combustion.

US Patent:

20140007590, Jan 9, 2014

Filed:

Mar 5, 2012

Appl. No.:

14/005174

Inventors:

Richard A. Huntington - Houston TX, US
Franklin F. Mittricker - Jamul CA, US
Omer Angus Sites - Spring TX, US
Sulabh K. Dhanuka - Houston TX, US
Dennis M. O'Dea - Somerset NJ, US
Russell H. Oelfke - Houston TX, US
Robert D. Denton - Bellaire TX, US

International Classification:

F02C 3/00

US Classification:

60801

Abstract:

Systems, methods, and apparatus are provided for generating power in low emission turbine systems and capturing and recovering carbon dioxide from the exhaust. In one or more embodiments, the exhaust is cooled, compressed, and separated to yield a carbon dioxide-containing effluent stream and a nitrogen-containing product stream.

US Patent:

20140047818, Feb 20, 2014

Filed:

Mar 5, 2012

Appl. No.:

14/004840

Inventors:

Richard A. Huntington - Houston TX, US
Franklin F. Mittricker - Jamul CA, US

International Classification:

F01N 3/02

US Classification:

60274, 60280

Abstract:

Methods and systems for COseparation in low emission power plants are provided. One system includes a gas turbine system that combusts a fuel and an oxidant in the presence of a compressed recycle stream to provide mechanical power and a gaseous exhaust. A purge stream is taken from the compressed recycle stream and directed to a COseparator configured to absorb COfrom the purge stream using a potassium carbonate solvent. Volatiles are removed from the rich solvent by stripping or by flashing to an intermediate pressure before the rich solvent is regenerated and COis removed.

US Patent:

20170254263, Sep 7, 2017

Filed:

Feb 24, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/188550

Inventors:

Sulabh K. Dhanuka - Houston TX, US
Michael W. Eaton - Denver CO, US
Richard A. Huntington - Houston TX, US

International Classification:

F02C 3/22
F01K 23/10
C10L 3/10

Abstract:

The present techniques are directed to a system and method for generating power and recovering methane from methane hydrates. The system includes a low emissions power plant configured to generate power, wherein an exhaust gas from the low emissions power plant provides a gas mixture including nitrogen and carbon dioxide. The system also includes a methane recovery system configured to recover methane from methane hydrates by injecting the nitrogen and the carbon dioxide from the gas mixture into the methane hydrates.

US Patent:

20160010493, Jan 14, 2016

Filed:

Jan 19, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/599750

Inventors:

- Schenectady NY, US
- Houston TX, US
Richard A. Huntington - Houston TX, US
Sulabh K. Dhanuka - Houston TX, US
Franklin F. Mittricker - Jamul CA, US

International Classification:

F01D 21/00
F02C 7/04
F02C 7/22

Abstract:

A system includes plurality of combustors and a distributed flow measurement system coupled to the plurality of combustors. Each combustor of the plurality of combustors includes one or more oxidant passages and one or more fuel passages. The distributed flow measurement system is configured to measure an oxidant flow rate for a respective oxidant passage of the one or more oxidant passages of the respective combustor based at least in part on an oxidant pressure drop along the respective oxidant passage, and the distributed flow measurement system is configured to measure a fuel flow rate for a respective fuel passage of the one or more fuel passages of the respective combustor based at least in part on a fuel pressure drop along the respective fuel passage.

US Patent:

20150350817, Dec 3, 2015

Filed:

May 18, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/715292

Inventors:

Richard A. Huntington - Houston TX, US
Bin Xu - The Woodlands TX, US
Wayne S. Pon - Calgary, CA
Vasudev Rayachoti - The Woodlands TX, US

International Classification:

H04W 4/00
G01S 19/01
H04W 4/04

Abstract:

A system for wirelessly monitoring a property in a process, comprising a sensor data device for providing sensor data relating to the process a memory device comprising information, wherein the information comprises transmission information, a transportable wireless transmission device configured to receive the sensor data and the information, interpret the transmission information, and transmit the sensor data, the information, or both to a receiving station using the transmission information, and a temporary mounting position in proximity to the memory device for temporarily positioning the transportable wireless transmission device.

US Patent:

20150033748, Feb 5, 2015

Filed:

Jun 25, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/314601

Inventors:

- Schenectady NY, US
- Houston TX, US
Richard A. Huntington - Houston TX, US

International Classification:

F01K 23/10
F02C 7/14
F02C 7/10
F02C 3/34
F02C 6/18

US Classification:

60772, 60 39511, 60 3952, 60726, 60 39182

Abstract:

A system includes an oxidant compressor and a gas turbine engine. The gas turbine engine includes a combustor section having a turbine combustor, a turbine driven by combustion products from the turbine combustor, and an exhaust gas compressor driven by the turbine. The exhaust gas compressor is configured to compress and route an exhaust flow to the turbine combustor and the oxidant compressor is configured to compress and route an oxidant flow to the turbine combustor. The gas turbine engine also includes an inlet oxidant heating system configured to route at least one of a first portion of the combustion products, or a second portion of the exhaust flow, or any combination thereof, to an inlet of the oxidant compressor.