1. A combustor system comprising:
a combustion chamber upstream of a turbine;
a pylon fuel injection system coupled to the combustion chamber and configured to inject fuel to the combustion chamber, the pylon fuel injection system comprising:
a plurality of radial elements, each radial element comprising a plurality of first Coanda type fuel injection slots configured to induce a Coanda Effect of the fuel along an external surface of the radial element body; and
a plurality of transverse elements provided to each radial element, each transverse element comprising a plurality of second Coanda type fuel injection slots configured to induce a Coanda Effect of the fuel along an external surface of the transverse element body;
wherein each of the first and second Coanda type fuel injection slots comprises an upstream and downstream curved surface, wherein the downstream surface of each fuel injection slot and an adjacent external surface of the corresponding element are continuous and form a curved trajectory to allow a Coanda Effect of the fuel along the corresponding external surface.
2. The pylon fuel injection system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of radial elements are disposed spaced apart from each other.
3. The pylon fuel injection system of claim 1, wherein each radial element comprises a plurality of Coanda type fuel injection slots on at least one surface of the corresponding radial element.
4. The pylon fuel injection system of claim 1, wherein each transverse element comprises a plurality of Coanda type fuel injection slots on at least one surface of the corresponding transverse element.
5. The pylon fuel injection system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of transverse elements are disposed spaced apart from each other on the corresponding radial element.
6. The pylon fuel injection system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of radial elements are aerodynamically shaped.
7. The pylon fuel injection system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of transverse elements are aerodynamically shaped.
8. The pylon fuel injection system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of radial and transverse elements are configured to provide staged fuel injection.
9. A gas turbine system comprising:
at least one compressor configured to generate compressed air,
a first combustor coupled to the at least one compressor and configured to receive the compressed air from the compressor and a fuel and combust a mixture of the air and the fuel to generate a first combustion gas;
a first turbine coupled to the first combustor and configured to expand the first combustion gas;
a second combustor coupled to the first turbine, wherein the second combustor is upstream of a second turbine;
a pylon fuel injection system comprising a plurality of radial elements and a plurality of transverse elements provided to each radial element, wherein each radial element and transverse element comprises a plurality of Coanda type fuel injection slots configured to induce a Coanda Effect of the fuel along an external surface of the respective radial element body or transverse element body, wherein each of the first and second Coanda type fuel injection slots comprises an upstream and downstream curved surface, wherein the downstream surface of each fuel injection slot and an adjacent external surface of the respective radial element body or transverse element body are continuous and form a curved trajectory to allow a Coanda Effect of the fuel along the external surface, wherein the pylon injection system is configured to inject the fuel to the second combustor; wherein the second combustor is configured to combust a mixture of the fuel and the expanded first combustion gas to generate a second combustion gas;
a second turbine coupled to the second combustor and configured to expand the second combustion gas.
10. The gas turbine system of claim 9, wherein the plurality of radial elements are disposed spaced apart from each other.
11. The gas turbine system of claim 9, wherein the plurality of transverse elements are disposed spaced apart from each other on the corresponding radial element.
12. The gas turbine system of claim 9, wherein the plurality of radial elements are aerodynamically shaped.
13. The gas turbine system of claim 9, wherein the plurality of transverse elements are aerodynamically shaped.
14. The gas turbine system of claim 9, wherein the plurality of radial and transverse elements are configured to provide staged fuel injection.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A method comprising:
obtaining play histories of a plurality of users, each play history identifying media items played by a corresponding one of the plurality of users and locations at which at least a subset of the media items were played by the corresponding one of the plurality of users;
receiving information identifying a current location of a user device associated with a user;
defining one or more geographic areas, wherein the one or more geographic areas is based on the current location of the user device;
processing the play histories of at least a subset of the plurality of users to identify one or more media items played within the one or more geographic areas; and
providing data that reflects the one or more media items played within the one or more geographic areas.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein the data comprises at least one of the one or more media items played within the one or more geographic areas and information identifying the one or more media items played within the one or more geographic areas.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein providing the data comprises: generating a streaming media channel comprising the one or more media items played within the one or more geographic areas; and providing the streaming media channel to the user device.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein providing the data comprises providing, to the user device, one or more media recommendations corresponding to the one or more media items played within the one or more geographic areas.
5. The method of claim 1 further comprising receiving a media request from the user device, and wherein processing the play histories of the at least the subset of the plurality of users to identify the one or more media items played within the one or more geographic areas and providing the data that reflects the one or more media items played within the one or more geographic areas are performed in response to the media request.
6. The method of claim 1 wherein each play history further identifies times at which at least a subset of the media items were played by the corresponding one of the plurality of users.
7. The method of claim 1 further comprising enabling the user to define one or more user-based criteria, and wherein processing the play histories of the at least a subset of the plurality of users to identify one or more media items played within the one or more geographic areas comprises processing the play histories of the at least a subset of the plurality of users to identify one or more media items played within the one or more geographic areas by users satisfying the one or more user-based criteria.
8. The method of claim 7 wherein the one or more user-based criteria comprises a friends list of the user.
9. The method of claim 7 wherein the one or more user-based criteria comprises one or more social network distance criteria.
10. The method of claim 1 further comprising enabling the user to define one or more content-based criteria, and wherein processing the play histories of the at least a subset of the plurality of users to identify one or more media items played within the one or more geographic areas comprises processing the play histories of the at least a subset of the plurality of users to identify one or more media items played within the one or more geographic areas and that satisfy the one or more content-based criteria.
11. A method comprising:
obtaining play histories of a plurality of users, each play history identifying media items played by a corresponding one of the plurality of users and locations at which at least a subset of the media items were played by the corresponding one of the plurality of users;
receiving information identifying a current location of a user device associated with a user;
processing the play histories of at least a subset of the plurality of users to identify one or more media items played within a proximity of the current location of the user device; and
providing data that reflects the one or more media items played within the proximity of the current location of the user device.
12. A method comprising:
receiving location information identifying the current location of a user device;
initiating play of a media item;
sending information identifying the media item and the location information to a server, wherein the server includes play histories of a plurality of users, each play history identifying media items played by a corresponding one of the plurality of users and locations at which at least a subset of the media items were played by the corresponding one of the plurality of users;
receiving data that reflects one or more media items played within a proximity of the current location of the user device.
13. A central server comprising:
a communication interface communicatively coupling the central server to a plurality of devices of a plurality of users via a network; and
a control system associated with the communication interface and adapted to:
obtain play histories of a plurality of users, each play history identifying media items played by a corresponding one of the plurality of users and locations at which at least a subset of the media items were played by the corresponding one of the plurality of users;
receive information identifying a current location of a user device associated with a user;
define one or more geographic areas, wherein the one or more geographic areas is based on the current location of the user device;
process the play histories of at least a subset of the plurality of users to identify one or more media items played within the one or more geographic areas; and
provide data that reflects the one or more media items played within the one or more geographic areas.
14. A central server comprising:
a communication interface communicatively coupling the central server to a plurality of devices of a plurality of users via a network; and
a control system associated with the communication interface and adapted to:
obtain play histories of a plurality of users, each play history identifying media items played by a corresponding one of the plurality of users and locations at which at least a subset of the media items were played by the corresponding one of the plurality of users;
receive information identifying a current location of a user device associated with a user;
process the play histories of at least a subset of the plurality of users to identify one or more media items played within a proximity of the current location of the user device; and
provide data that reflects the one or more media items played within the proximity of the current location of the user device.
15. A user device comprising:
a location determination component adapted to determine location information identifying the current location of the user device;
a media player adapted to initiate play of a media item; and
a communication interface adapted to send information identifying the media item and the location information to a server, wherein the server includes play histories of a plurality of users, each play history identifying media items played by a corresponding one of the plurality of users and locations at which at least a subset of the media items were played by the corresponding one of the plurality of users, the communications interface further adapted to receive data that reflects one or more media items played within a proximity of the current location of the user device.
16. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing software for instructing a controller of a computing device to:
obtain play histories of a plurality of users, each play history identifying media items played by a corresponding one of the plurality of users and locations at which at least a subset of the media items were played by the corresponding one of the plurality of users;
receive information identifying a current location of a user device associated with a user;
define one or more geographic areas, wherein the one or more geographic areas is based on the current location of the user device;
process the play histories of at least a subset of the plurality of users to identify one or more media items played within the one or more geographic areas; and
provide data that reflects the one or more media items played within the one or more geographic areas.
17. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing software for instructing a controller of a computing device to:
obtain play histories of a plurality of users, each play history identifying media items played by a corresponding one of the plurality of users and locations at which at least a subset of the media items were played by the corresponding one of the plurality of users;
receive information identifying a current location of a user device associated with a user;
process the play histories of at least a subset of the plurality of users to identify one or more media items played within a proximity of the current location of the user device; and
provide data that reflects the one or more media items played within the proximity of the current location of the user device.
18. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing software for instructing a controller of a computing device to:
receive location information identifying the current location of a user device;
initiate play of a media item;
send information identifying the media item and the location information to a server, wherein the server includes play histories of a plurality of users, each play history identifying media items played by a corresponding one of the plurality of users and locations at which at least a subset of the media items were played by the corresponding one of the plurality of users;
receive data that reflects one or more media items played within a proximity of the current location of the user device.