Howard Michael Brilliant
Engineers at Stuyvesant Dr, Schenectady, NY
License number
Colorado 14988
Issued Date
Aug 18, 1977
Renew Date
Nov 1, 2015
Expiration Date
Oct 31, 2017
Type
Professional Engineer
Address
Address
2313 Stuyvesant Dr, Schenectady, NY 12309
Professional information
Systems And Methods For Cooling High Pressure And Intermediate Pressure Sections Of A Steam Turbine
US Patent:
2012032, Dec 27, 2012
Filed:
Jun 23, 2011
Appl. No.:
13/166967
Inventors:
Santhosh Donkada - Bangalore Karnataka, IN
Howard Brilliant - Schenectady NY, US
Vishwas Kumar Pandey - Bangalore Karnataka, IN
Debabrata Mukhopadhyay - Bangalore Karnataka, IN
Howard Brilliant - Schenectady NY, US
Vishwas Kumar Pandey - Bangalore Karnataka, IN
Debabrata Mukhopadhyay - Bangalore Karnataka, IN
Assignee:
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY - Schenectady NY
International Classification:
F01D 25/26
US Classification:
415 1, 415134
Abstract:
The present application provides a section cooling system for a steam turbine to limit a leakage flow therethrough. The section cooling system may include a first pressure flow extraction from a first section to a shaft packing location between the first section and a second section and a rotor aperture extending towards the first section. The first pressure flow extraction diverts the leakage flow from the first section into the rotor aperture so as to limit the leakage flow to the second section.
Method And Apparatus For Double Flow Turbine First Stage Cooling
US Patent:
8414252, Apr 9, 2013
Filed:
Jan 4, 2010
Appl. No.:
12/651535
Inventors:
Flor Del Carmen Rivas - Clifton Park NY, US
Howard Brilliant - Niskayuna NY, US
Kenneth Michael Koza - Ballston Lake NY, US
Vishwas Kumar Pandey - Karnataka, IN
Howard Brilliant - Niskayuna NY, US
Kenneth Michael Koza - Ballston Lake NY, US
Vishwas Kumar Pandey - Karnataka, IN
Assignee:
General Electric Company - Schenectady NY
International Classification:
F01D 25/12
US Classification:
415115, 4151995, 415 1, 415220, 415103
Abstract:
A cooling path is defined through a double-flow steam turbine. The steam turbine includes a generator end and a turbine end and a double-flow tub diaphragm disposed axially between the generator end and the turbine end. A first stage of the steam turbine includes a plurality of first stage nozzles and a plurality of first stage buckets, and a steam path is defined from an inlet region, through the turbine end, to a steam outlet. The cooling path includes cooling holes in the tub diaphragm and root radial seals permitting steam flow beneath the tub diaphragm and around the first stage nozzles and back into the steam path before the first stage buckets.
Turbomachine Rotor Cooling
US Patent:
2011008, Apr 14, 2011
Filed:
Oct 14, 2009
Appl. No.:
12/578691
Inventors:
Fred Thomas Willett - Burnt Hills NY, US
Howard Michael Brilliant - Niskayuna NY, US
Pepe Palafox - Schenectady NY, US
Howard Michael Brilliant - Niskayuna NY, US
Pepe Palafox - Schenectady NY, US
Assignee:
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY - Schenectady NY
International Classification:
F01D 5/08
US Classification:
416 1, 416 96 R
Abstract:
A rotor of a turbomachine includes a rotor drum located at a central axis and a plurality of buckets secured to the rotor drum. A rotor shell extends between axially adjacent buckets of the plurality of buckets and is secured to and supported by the plurality of buckets defining a cooling passage between the rotor drum and the rotor shell. A low pressure sink is located at an upstream end of the rotor receptive of a coolant flow through the cooling passage. A method of cooling a rotor of a steam turbine includes locating a rotor shell radially outboard of a rotor drum defining a cooling passage therebetween. A flow of steam is urged from a downstream portion of the steam turbine through the cooling passage toward a low pressure sink located at an upstream end of the steam turbine thereby cooling the rotor.
Nozzle Diaphragm Inducer
US Patent:
2013032, Dec 5, 2013
Filed:
Jun 4, 2012
Appl. No.:
13/487332
Inventors:
Sanjay Chopra - Schenectady NY, US
Michael Joseph Boss - Ballston Spa NY, US
Tai Joung Kim - Schenectady NY, US
Jason Paul Mortzheim - Gloversville NY, US
Nestor Hernandez Sanchez - Schenectady NY, US
Howard Michael Brilliant - Niskayuna NY, US
Michael Joseph Boss - Ballston Spa NY, US
Tai Joung Kim - Schenectady NY, US
Jason Paul Mortzheim - Gloversville NY, US
Nestor Hernandez Sanchez - Schenectady NY, US
Howard Michael Brilliant - Niskayuna NY, US
Assignee:
General Electric Company - Schenectady NY
International Classification:
F01K 7/16, F01D 7/00
US Classification:
415 1, 4152081
Abstract:
The present application provides a steam turbine driven by a flow of steam. The steam turbine may include a rotor, a number of nozzles positioned about the rotor, and a number of nozzle diaphragms. One or more of the nozzle diaphragms may include an inducer.