b Board to board interconnect By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Jun 2017 08:00:00 EDT A system for board-to-board interconnect is described herein. The system includes a first printed circuit board (PCB) having a first recess along a first edge of the first PCB that exposes a first solder pad on a layer of the first PCB. The system also includes a second PCB having a second recess along a second edge of the second PCB that exposes a second solder pad on a layer of the second PCB. The second recess is complementary to the first recess to allow the first PCB to mate with the second PCB. The first solder pad is aligned with the second solder pad when the first PCB is mated with the second PCB. The system additionally includes an assembly configured to electronically couple the first solder pad with the second solder pad. Full Article
b FLEXIBLE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD, SUPPORTING HOLDER AND CONTROLLER By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Jun 2017 08:00:00 EDT A flexible printed circuit board including an annular main board and a plurality of branches connected with the annular main board is provided. Each of the branches includes an extension portion connected with the annular main board and a bonding portion, and an electronic component is adapted to be disposed on the bonding portion. A supporting holder including an annular base, two wing structures, and a plurality of mounting portions is also disclosed, wherein the wing structures extend outward from the annular base and the mounting portions are located on the annular base and the wing structures. Further, a controller including the flexible printed circuit board and the supporting holder aforementioned is disclosed, wherein the annular main board is disposed on the annular base and the branches are disposed on the annular base and the wing structures, such that the bonding portions are located on the mounting portions correspondingly. Full Article
b FLEXIBLE SUBSTRATE AND FLEXIBLE DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Jun 2017 08:00:00 EDT A flexible substrate and a flexible display device including the same are disclosed. In one aspect, the flexible substrate includes a first substrate that is flexible and a metal wiring layer over the first substrate and having a first surface facing the first substrate, a second surface opposite to the first surface, and a plurality of holes penetrating the first and second surfaces. The holes are arranged in a plurality of rows. The holes comprise a first hole in an n-th row and a first hole in a (n-1)th row. The first hole of the n-th row is spaced apart from the first hole in the (n-1)th row by a first distance, and an edge of each of the holes is curved. Full Article
b Stretchable electronic assembly By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Jun 2017 08:00:00 EDT A stretchable electronic assembly comprising a stretchable body, a plurality of electronic components encapsulated in the stretchable body, at least one meandering conductor connected to at least one electronic component of the plurality of electronic components, at least one hollow pocket formed in the stretchable body, the at least one meandering conductor encapsulated in the stretchable body and the at least one meandering conductor located within the at least one hollow pocket formed in the stretchable body. Full Article
b HOUSING FOR FLEXIBLE DEVICE By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Jun 2017 08:00:00 EDT One embodiment provides a deformable housing, including a recess for holding a deformable device; a deformable portion comprising at least two surfaces having a plurality of concave/convex structures; and at least two support parts embedded in the deformable portion. Other aspects are described and claimed. Full Article
b FLEXIBLE APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Jun 2017 08:00:00 EDT An apparatus to support a flexible screen of an electronic device includes a plurality of shafts, a plurality of rows of first connecting members, and a plurality of rows of second connecting members. Each first and second connecting member has a top side, a bottom side, a left aperture and a right aperture extending from the top side to the bottom side, with each aperture coupled to a shaft. The width of the apertures for each second connecting member is greater than the width of the apertures for each first connecting member. The plurality of shafts are connected to each other by alternate rows of first connecting members and second connecting members along the length of the shafts. Each connecting member in a row of connecting members overlaps with two connecting members in an adjacent row of connecting members. Full Article
b CHASSIS SWITCH USING DISTRIBUTED BACKPLANE TO INTERCONNECT LINE CARDS By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Jun 2017 08:00:00 EDT The present invention is to provide a chassis switch, which comprises a chassis for accommodating a designated number of line cards therein; a backplane installed on the back side of the chassis and having a plurality of connectors disposed thereon; at least one line card plugged into one of the connectors corresponding thereto via a front side of the chassis and each having an access switch chip adapted to switch local network signals and an interconnect switch chip adapted to switch the signals between ports of the at least one line card; and a loop adapted to connect the corresponding ports of the access switch chip and the interconnect switch chip respectively through the connectors, so as to enable each line card plugged into the chassis switch to perform a local network switching function and a switching function between the at least one line card. Full Article
b FAN ASSEMBLY AND ELECTRIC POWER EQUIPMENT HAVING THE SAME By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Jun 2017 08:00:00 EDT A fan assembly includes a first guide, a second guide disposed in a direction vertical to the first guide such that the height of the first guide is adjustable, a slider disposed to move in a horizontal direction along the second guide, and a plurality of fan modules fastened to the slider, wherein each of the plurality of fan modules is fastened to the slider such that the height of the fan module is adjustable. Accordingly, the heights of the plurality of fan modules can be simultaneously adjusted, and the heights of some of the plurality of fan modules can be adjusted different from those of the other fan modules, so that the plurality of fan modules can be optimally installed. Full Article
b COMPONENT CARRIER AND GUIDING SYSTEM FOR TUNABLE, ENHANCED CHASSIS AIRFLOW By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Jun 2017 08:00:00 EDT An enhanced airflow chassis system includes a component chassis that defines a chassis enclosure including a chassis entrance and component slots. First component carriers are mounted to first components and positioned in each of the component slots. Each first component carrier defines first component carrier airflow apertures that direct airflow entering the chassis entrance to the first component mounted to that first component carrier. A backplane located in the chassis enclosure opposite the component slots from the chassis entrance defines backplane airflow apertures and includes a component connector located adjacent each of the component slots that is connected to the first component mounted to the component carrier positioned in that component slot. A chassis venting member positioned between at least two of the component slots defines chassis venting member airflow apertures that direct airflow entering the chassis entrance through the chassis enclosure to a subset of the backplane airflow apertures. Full Article
b Comics, East Bay Express By www.eastbayexpress.com Published On :: News, arts, and dining coverage for Oakland, Berkeley, and the greater East Bay. Full Article
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b Reader's Letter: I was told to change Southampton Civic Centre clock lights from blue to red By www.dailyecho.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 05:03:12 +0100 I was wondering why the iconic Civic Centre clock in Southampton is not lit up blue on Thursday at 8pm to clap for the NHS. Full Article
b Reader's Letter: Who is to blame for PPE shortage? By www.dailyecho.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 05:03:53 +0100 CHRISTINE Cassell (letters 28th April) asks a pertinent question when she enquires where the responsibility for the problem with PPEs for front line NHS workers lies. Full Article
b Reader's Letter: St John's Ambulance volunteers are working tirelessly By www.dailyecho.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 05:04:08 +0100 75 YEARS AGO this week St John Ambulance volunteers played a vital role delivering first aid and providing support to both the public and the armed forces on VE Day. Full Article
b Reader's Letter: Lib Dems have to accept the result of the last General Election By www.dailyecho.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 05:04:21 +0100 ONLY a delusional Lib Dem like Martin Kyrle could come up with an excuse like this about his beloved party doing well in the last election when in fact they lost over half their seats, then blaming it on our undemocratic electoral system, it’s the system we have, and our MP’s are elected on that system. Full Article
b Reader's Letter: Good Morning Britain's Piers Morgan is the antidote to ministers avoiding scrutiny By www.dailyecho.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 05:03:50 +0100 HE MAY NOT be held in the highest regard by the public but there’s something to love about Piers Morgan on Good Morning Britain. Full Article
b Reader's Letter: Our communities deserve a pat on the back for looking after each other By www.dailyecho.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 05:07:26 +0100 I say to all communities pat yourselves on the back for the great job you are doing taking care of each other and supporting each other. Full Article
b Reader's Letter: Let us celebrate European Day By www.dailyecho.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 05:07:30 +0100 The achievement of 75 years without any wars between European countries is unprecedented in history. Full Article
b Rekordbox 6: Now With Cloud Library Syncing By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 16:41:28 +0000 As we predicted earlier this year, a new Rekordbox version has been released. Rekordbox 6 has a new functionality, Cloud Library Sync, which allows the ability to upload tracks and playlists to Dropbox and sync them across multiple devices. Cloud Library Sync: Tracks, playlists, and track metadata are able to be synced across four different […] The post Rekordbox 6: Now With Cloud Library Syncing appeared first on DJ TechTools. Full Article News + Culture Pioneer Rekordbox DJ cloud library rekordbox 6 rekordbox dj syncing DJ library
b Facebook Now Lets You Charge Entry To Livestream Events By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 18:59:33 +0000 On Facebook, live streaming just got taken things a step further: with monetization. Many suspected monetizing virtual events was coming, and it seems to be rapidly arriving on the largest social network. Facebook has come forward with new updates to assert its dominance in this COVID-19 era of online entertainment and relationships. New Facebook Tools […] The post Facebook Now Lets You Charge Entry To Livestream Events appeared first on DJ TechTools. Full Article News Streaming DJ Sets facebook live streaming dj sets
b Operation: Help DJTT Artists – submit your Bandcamp project and we’ll promote you. By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 02:47:15 +0000 Bandcamp is waiving their fees, so we're going to spotlight and promote you, our community members. The post Operation: Help DJTT Artists – submit your Bandcamp project and we’ll promote you. appeared first on DJ TechTools. Full Article News + Culture artist spotlight bandcamp DJTT community producer spotlight
b 80+ DJTT Artists You Should Support Today On Bandcamp By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 18:31:18 +0000 Right now there’s a lot of uncertainty in the world – with lots of people within our industry struggling to figure out what they’re going to do next. So when Bandcamp announced their fee-free Fridays were happening again, we decided to lean in and help our own community be supported in something great: making music. […] The post 80+ DJTT Artists You Should Support Today On Bandcamp appeared first on DJ TechTools. Full Article Artist Features DJTT Spotlight News + Culture bandcamp dj stickers stickers
b Is a Beautiful Soul Necessary to Create Beautiful Art? By www.eastbayexpress.com Published On :: Wed, 19 Feb 2020 01:00:00 -0800 The provocative A Human Ounce at Central Works asks whether the creator can be separate from the creation. Central Works opens its 30th anniversary season with A Human Ounce, a new play by Nicole Parizeau that poses provocative questions. What is the value of great art, literature, music, commerce, scientific discovery — even Peet's coffee — when scandalous information about its creators or owners comes to light?… Full Article Arts Feature
b Thrown Bones By www.eastbayexpress.com Published On :: Wed, 19 Feb 2020 01:00:00 -0800 Why can’t I get off during sex? Am I broken? I'm 20, straight, male, fit, and active. I masturbated prone — flat on my stomach — for years.… Full Article Savage Love
b A Really Gross Problem By www.eastbayexpress.com Published On :: Wed, 11 Mar 2020 01:00:00 -0700 Plus, I have no interest in my husband now that he is smoking again. I'm a cis bi woman, and I mainly have sex with people with penises. I have a really gross problem, sorry.… Full Article Savage Love
b Creative Artists Are Particularly Vulnerable to the Disruptions Caused by COVID-19 By www.eastbayexpress.com Published On :: Wed, 18 Mar 2020 01:00:00 -0700 Coming on the heels of the AB5 trauma, the coronavirus lockdown poses an extra economic threat. The COVID-19 pandemic has affected all facets of life in California and the world.… Full Article Arts Feature
b Books To Read While Social Distancing By www.eastbayexpress.com Published On :: Wed, 18 Mar 2020 01:00:00 -0700 A reading list specifically appropriate to these trying times. Okay, you're stuck in the house, but is it really that awful? OK, probably.… Full Article Books
b Doing Some Binge Reading? By www.eastbayexpress.com Published On :: Wed, 18 Mar 2020 01:00:00 -0700 Buy it From Local Stores Harvard Business School professor Ryan Raffaelli describes the unique value that independent booksellers provide to local economies in this way: "It's about community, it's about curation and it's about convenience." Author of a working paper titled, "Reinventing Retail: The Novel Resurgence of Independent Bookstores," Raffaelli argues that in focusing on the "Three Cs" of community, curation, and convenience, independent booksellers have regained their footing in the face of competition from big chains and Amazon and enjoyed a resurgence in recent years.… Full Article Books
b Rob Brezsny Free Will Astrology By www.eastbayexpress.com Published On :: Wed, 08 Apr 2020 01:00:00 -0700 Week of April 8 ARIES (March 21-April 19) Moses did forty years' worth of hard work in behalf of his people, delivering them out of slavery in Egypt.… Full Article Free Will Astrology
b DISPLAY SUBSTRATE AND FABRICATION METHOD, DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY APPARATUS By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Jun 2017 08:00:00 EDT The present disclosure provides a display substrate and fabricating method, a display panel, and a display apparatus. The display substrate includes a substrate including a sealing region and a driving wire on the substrate. At least a portion of the driving wire is in the sealing region. The portion of the driving wire includes: a first surface, a second surface opposite to the first surface, and sides there-between connecting to the first surface and the second surface. Each side has a projection width on the substrate of at least about 1 μm. Full Article
b LIGHT EMITTING DIODE, DISPLAY SUBSTRATE AND DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME, AND FABRICATING METHOD THEREOF By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Jun 2017 08:00:00 EDT The present application discloses a light emitting diode comprising a plurality of sub-pixels comprising a first electrode layer, wherein the first electrode layer is a reflective electrode layer; a second electrode layer; a light emitting layer between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer; a first microcavity tuning layer sandwiched by the first electrode layer and the light emitting layer within the plurality of sub-pixels; and a second microcavity tuning layer sandwiched by the first microcavity tuning layer and the light emitting layer within at least one of the plurality of sub-pixels, and the first microcavity tuning layer is sandwiched by the first electrode layer and the second microcavity tuning layer within the at least one of the plurality of sub-pixels. The first microcavity tuning layer is made of a material including a transparent conductive material in a first state and the second microcavity tuning layer is made of a material including a transparent conductive material in a second state, the first state and the second state are different states selected from a crystalline state and an amorphous state. Full Article
b STAGED FUEL AND AIR INJECTION IN COMBUSTION SYSTEMS OF GAS TURBINES By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Thu, 22 Jun 2017 08:00:00 EDT A gas turbine that includes: a combustor coupled to a turbine that define a working fluid flowpath; a compressor discharge cavity; a staged injection system that includes the forward injector and a staged injector; a stator blade positioned extending across the working fluid flowpath between an inboard sidewall and an outboard sidewall. A one-way continuous coolant flowpath that includes: an intake section that comprises an upstream port connected to the compressor discharge cavity and a downstream port formed through one of the inboard and outboard sidewalls; an outtake section that comprises a downstream port connected to the staged injector and an upstream port formed through the same one of the inboard and outboard sidewalls; and a cooling circuit extending through an interior of the airfoil of the stator blade and connecting to the downstream port of the intake section and the upstream port of the outtake section. Full Article
b COMBUSTOR CAP MODULE AND RETENTION SYSTEM THEREFOR By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Thu, 22 Jun 2017 08:00:00 EDT A combustor cap module is provided with a retention system to facilitate assembly and disassembly. The combustor cap module further includes a cap face assembly having a cooling plate; a cylindrical sleeve including a connecting surface for attaching the cap face assembly to the retention assembly; and a coupling member mounted in a downstream fuel nozzle opening in the cooling plate. The retention system includes a support plate having an inner panel that defines an upstream fuel nozzle opening. The coupling member extends through the upstream fuel nozzle opening, such that its upstream end extends upstream of the support plate. A retaining ring at least partially encircles the upstream end of the coupling member and is engaged by a spring plate that is removably secured to the support plate at multiple locations. A method for assembling a combustor cap module is also provided. Full Article
b GASIFICATION UNIT, INTEGRATED GASIFICATION COMBINED CYCLE FACILITY, AND METHOD FOR STARTING GASIFICATION UNIT By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Jun 2017 08:00:00 EDT There is provided coal gasification unit including: a coal gasifier; a char recovery unit; flare equipment; an air flow rate adjustment valve and an oxygen supply flow passage that supply oxygen-containing gas to the coal gasifier; an inert gas supply flow passage that supplies nitrogen gas to an upstream side of the char recovery unit; and a control unit that controls a supply amount of the oxygen-containing gas and a supply amount of the nitrogen gas, in which the coal gasifier has a starting burner, and in which the control unit controls the supply amount of the nitrogen gas prior to starting combustion of starting fuel by the starting burner so that an oxygen concentration of mixed gas in which combustion gas generated by combustion of the oxygen-containing gas and the starting fuel has been mixed with the nitrogen gas becomes not more than an ignition concentration. Full Article
b GAS TURBINE ENGINE COMPONENT WITH COMPOUND CUSP COOLING CONFIGURATION By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Jun 2017 08:00:00 EDT A component for a gas turbine engine including a gas path wall having a first surface and a second surface. A cooling hole extends through the gas path wall from an inlet in the first surface through a transition to an outlet in the second surface. Cusps are formed on the transition. Full Article
b DUAL VOLUTE TURBOCHARGER TO OPTIMIZE PULSE ENERGY SEPARATION FOR FUEL ECONOMY AND EGR UTILIZATION VIA ASYMMETRIC DUAL VOLUTES By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Jun 2017 08:00:00 EDT A product for use in a turbocharger system. A turbine housing may define a center core that is circular in shape with a circumference. The turbine housing may define a first volute that extends for a length around only a part of the circumference of the center core, and a second volute that may be positioned radially outside the first volute and that may extend entirely around the circumference of the center core. The first volute and the second volute may define first and second exhaust gas passages through the turbine housing that may be asymmetric. All points of the second volute may be radially outside the first volute from the center core over the entire length of the first volute. Full Article
b Gas Separation Process Using Membranes with Permeate Sweep to Remove CO2 from Combustion Exhaust By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Jun 2017 08:00:00 EDT A gas separation process for treating exhaust gases from combustion processes. The invention involves routing a first portion of the exhaust stream to a carbon dioxide capture step, while simultaneously flowing a second portion of the exhaust gas stream across the feed side of a membrane, flowing a sweep gas stream, usually air, across the permeate side, then passing the permeate/sweep gas back to the combustor. Full Article
b METHOD OF IMPROVING EXHAUST EMISSION OF A COMBUSTION ENGINE, AND COMBUSTION ENGINE By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Jun 2017 08:00:00 EDT In a method of reducing pollutants of a combustion engine, exhaust gas, generated by a cylinder of the combustion engine, is fed to an exhaust gas aftertreatment system as a function of a predefined condition solely via a first exhaust channel which communicates with a first one of first and second exhaust valves of the cylinder. The first exhaust channel is hereby coated, at least in part, by a thermally insulating layer selected such that a heat input is transmitted to the exhaust gas aftertreatment system which heat input is greater than a heat input in a second exhaust channel communicating with a second one of the first and second exhaust valves. The predefined condition is defined as a function of a coolant temperature of the combustion engine. Full Article
b SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PURIFICATION OF AN EXHAUST STREAM BY USE OF TWO REDUCTION CATALYSTS By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Jun 2017 08:00:00 EDT An exhaust treatment system comprising a first oxidation catalyst to oxidise nitrogen and/or carbon compounds in an exhaust stream and a first dosage device downstream of said first oxidation catalyst to supply a first additive. A first reduction catalyst device is arranged downstream of said first dosage device for reduction of nitrogen oxides using said first additive, and for the generation of heat, through at least one exothermal reaction with said exhaust stream. A particulate filter arranged downstream of said first reduction catalyst device to catch soot particles and a second dosage device, arranged downstream of said particulate filter to supply a second additive. A second reduction catalyst device is arranged downstream of said second dosage device for reduction of nitrogen oxides in said exhaust stream, through the use of at least one of said first and said second additive. Full Article
b SENSOR TABLE FOR SINGLE UNIT AFTERTREATMENT SYSTEM By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Jun 2017 08:00:00 EDT A sensor mounting table for mounting sensors to an aftertreatment system may include a sensor mounting plate having a substantially flat mounting surface for mounting one or more sensors associated with the aftertreatment system. The substantially flat mounting surface may be offset from a heat shield of the aftertreatment system. The sensor mounting table may further include an insulative material disposed between at least a portion of the substantially flat mounting surface of the sensor mounting plate and the heat shield. The sensor mounting plate may be configured to be attached to the aftertreatment system to secure the insulative material between the substantially flat mounting surface of the sensor mounting plate and the heat shield. Full Article
b Heat Shield Assembly For An Exhaust System By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Jun 2017 08:00:00 EDT The heat shield assembly includes an inner-most layer that is directly engagable with an exhaust component and is of a non-ceramic material with a first heat capacity and a first thermal conductivity. The heat shield assembly additionally includes an insulating layer that surrounds the inner-most layer and is of a material that has a second heat capacity which is lower than the first heat capacity and has a second thermal conductivity which is lower than the first thermal conductivity. The direct engagement of the inner-most layer with the exhaust component allows heat to be easily transferred between the exhaust component and the inner-most layer. Full Article
b CONTROL APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Jun 2017 08:00:00 EDT A controller is provided, which detects operating conditions of an internal combustion engine on the basis of detection results from a group of sensors and drives an actuator that modifies an opening position of a wastegate valve on the basis of the operating conditions. When driving the wastegate valve to a fully closed opening, the controller initially drives the actuator toward a preset provisional fully closed position, and after determining on the basis of a detection result from a position sensor that an actual opening of the wastegate valve has reached the provisional fully closed opening, switches a target opening to the fully closed opening and drives the actuator accordingly. Full Article
b CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Jun 2017 08:00:00 EDT A required opening correction amount is calculated based on a target supercharging pressure and an actual supercharging pressure, a target opening is calculated based on a required opening and the required opening correction amount, an actual operating position of a wastegate valve is determined to correspond to a fully closed position when the wastegate valve is in a fully closed condition, an actual opening of the wastegate valve is calculated based on the fully closed position and the actual operating position, an operation amount of an actuator for aligning the target opening with the actual opening is calculated based on the target opening and the actual opening, and when the target opening corresponds to the fully closed condition and the actual operating position is not decreased at or above a prescribed rate, the fully closed position is updated to the actual operating position. Full Article
b METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IN-LINE DISTRIBUTED PROPULSION By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Jun 2017 08:00:00 EDT A gas turbine engine system and method of operating gas turbine engines are provided. The gas turbine engine assembly includes a gas turbine engine includes a power shaft configured to rotate about an axis of rotation. The gas turbine engine assembly also includes a first fan and a second fan coupled to the power shaft coaxially with the gas turbine engine. The gas turbine engine assembly also includes a first fan duct configured to direct a first stream of air to the first fan. The gas turbine engine assembly also includes a second fan duct configured to direct a second stream of air to the second fan. The gas turbine engine assembly also includes an exhaust duct configured to direct a stream of exhaust gases of the gas turbine engine in a direction of the axis of rotation. Full Article
b SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OXIDANT COMPRESSION IN A STOICHIOMETRIC EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION GAS TURBINE SYSTEM By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Jun 2017 08:00:00 EDT A system includes a gas turbine system 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 supply an exhaust gas to the turbine combustor. The gas turbine system also has an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system. The EGR system is configured to recirculate the exhaust gas along an exhaust recirculation path from the turbine to the exhaust gas compressor. The system further includes a main oxidant compression system having one or more oxidant compressors. The one or more oxidant compressors are separate from the exhaust gas compressor, and the one or more oxidant compressors are configured to supply all compressed oxidant utilized by the turbine combustor in generating the combustion products. Full Article
b Mobile Multi-Mode Power Generation System with Mode Based Adjustable Drag Configuration By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Jun 2017 08:00:00 EDT Various embodiments of the invention can include a portable power system with multiple power generation modes and mode based adjustable drag configuration. Embodiments of the invention include a system with an adjustable inlet ram air inlet, a ram air powered section (e.g. a ram air powered turbine with an adjustable ram air inlet), a fuel powered section, e.g., jet fuel powered auxiliary power unit, which is used when insufficient ram air is present or a power surge requires augmented power generation, and a generator section selectively coupled with the ram air powered section and the fuel powered section. Full Article
b METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COMBINATION HEAT EXCHANGER By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Jun 2017 08:00:00 EDT The heat exchanger system includes a first heat exchanger assembly including a plurality of airfoil members circumferentially spaced in a flow stream of an annular duct. Each airfoil member including a radially inner end and a radially outer end and a first internal flowpath configured to channel a flow of cooled fluid therethrough. The heat exchanger assembly includes a second heat exchanger assembly including a plurality of fin members extending proximate the flow stream and a second internal flowpath configured to channel a flow of cooled fluid therethrough. The heat exchanger assembly includes a header system including a conduit path configured to couple the first heat exchanger assembly and the second heat exchanger assembly in flow communication. The header system includes an inlet connection configured to receive a flow of hot fluid from thermal loads and an outlet connection configured to direct cooled fluid to thermal loads. Full Article
b SYSTEM AND METHOD OF SOAKBACK MITIGATION THROUGH PASSIVE COOLING By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Jun 2017 08:00:00 EDT A gas turbine engine cooling system includes a gas turbine engine. The gas turbine engine includes a core engine, a cold sink, a core undercowl space, and a core cowl at least partially surrounding the core engine and defining a radially outer wall of the core undercowl space. The gas turbine engine cooling system includes an undercowl component positioned in the core undercowl space. The gas turbine engine cooling system also includes a heat pipe including a first end, a second end, and a conduit extending therebetween. The first end is thermally coupled to the undercowl component, and the second end is thermally coupled to the cold sink. The heat pipe facilitates transfer of a quantity of heat from the undercowl component to the cold sink. Full Article
b METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A COMBINED AIR-OIL COOLER AND FUEL-OIL COOLER HEAT EXCHANGER By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Jun 2017 08:00:00 EDT The heat exchanger assembly includes a first internal flow path configured to channel a flow of fluid to be cooled from a first inlet to a first outlet. The heat exchanger assembly also includes a second internal flow path configured to channel a flow of a first coolant from a first inlet to a first outlet. The heat exchanger assembly further includes an external flow path configured to receive a flow of a second coolant proximate a surface of the external flow path. Full Article
b ROTARY MACHINE, METHOD OF ASSEMBLING ROTARY MACHINE, AND METHOD OF PERFORMING MAINTENANCE OF ROTARY MACHINE By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Jun 2017 08:00:00 EDT In a rotary machine, a method of assembling a rotary machine, and a method of performing maintenance of a rotary machine, a combustor casing as an outer casing configured from upper and lower casings forming a half split shape, an intermediate shaft cover as an inner casing configured from upper and lower casings forming a half split shape and supporting a combustor in the combustor casing, and a pressing support mechanism that presses and supports a portion to be fit of the combustor casing and a fitting portion of the intermediate shaft cover in an axial direction of a rotor are provided, and thus, detachment of the casing is made easy and maintainability of an inside thereof is improved in the method of performing maintenance of a rotary machine. Full Article