System and method for managing thermal issues in gas turbine engines

TJ Held - US Patent 9,014,791, 2015 - Google Patents
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Heat engine cycles for high ambient conditions

TJ Held - US Patent 8,857,186, 2014 - Google Patents
A system for converting thermal energy to work. The system includes a working fluid circuit,
and a precooler configured to receive the working fluid. The system also includes a com …

Carbon dioxide refrigeration cycle

TJ Held, ML Vermeersch, T Xie - US Patent 9,062,898, 2015 - Google Patents
A refrigeration cycle is operated in conjunction with various thermodynamic cycle working
fluid circuits to cool a target fluid that may be used in a separate system or duty. In one …

Heat pump with integral solar collector

MH Gurin - US Patent 9,316,404, 2016 - Google Patents
The present invention generally relates to heat pumps that utilize at least one solar receiver
operating with the same working fluids. In one embodiment, the present invention relates to …

Heat engines with cascade cycles

TJ Held - US Patent 8,869,531, 2014 - Google Patents
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Heat engine system with a supercritical working fluid and processes thereof

AS Kacludis, SR Hostler, SB Zakem - US Patent 9,118,226, 2015 - Google Patents
Aspects of the invention disclosed herein generally provide heat engine systems and
methods for generating electricity. In one configuration, a heat engine system contains a …

Methods for reducing wear on components of a heat engine system at startup

ML Vermeersch, BA Bowan, S Khairnar - US Patent 9,638,065, 2017 - Google Patents
Provided herein are heat engine systems and methods for starting Such systems and
generating electricity while avoid ing damage to one or more system components. A …

System and method for managing thermal issues in one or more industrial processes

TJ Held - US Patent 9,441,504, 2016 - Google Patents
The present invention generally relates to a system that enables one to both:(i) address
various thermal management issues (eg, inlet air cooling) in gas turbines, gas turbine …

Heat engine systems with high net power supercritical carbon dioxide circuits

T Held, J Giegel - US Patent 10,934,895, 2021 - Google Patents
Provided herein are heat engine systems and methods for transforming energy, such as
generating mechanical energy and/or electrical energy from thermal energy. The heat …

Supercritical carbon dioxide power cycle for waste heat recovery

T Xie, M Vermeersch, T Held - US Patent 9,341,084, 2016 - Google Patents
Aspects of the invention disclosed herein generally provide heat engine systems and
methods for recovering energy, such as by generating electricity from thermal energy. In one …