Selected engineering projects, programming work, and AI builds. Screenshots and short write-ups.
Invented a new style of flame scanner to overcome the poor line of sight that plagues secondary flame scanners on gas turbines with DLN1 combustion systems. The newly designed units are currently in use on running turbines and are being manufactured by BFI Automation.
Designed an external lube oil cooling unit to keep oil and bearing temperatures within specification during hot weather runs. Applied heat transfer and fluid dynamics to calculate the required heat removal in BTU/hr, then worked within a hard constraint: no new penetrations into the lube oil tank, so flow was limited to the tank's existing openings. Calculated the maximum flow the piping could carry without cavitation and used it to size the pump, then the fin fan and heat exchanger. An engineering company produced drawings from the design, and the unit was installed on six GE Frame 7B units. On a 90° day, lube oil temperatures dropped 20–25°, varying slightly between units.
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