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Exhaust chamber of steam turbine, steam turbine, and steam turbine replacement method

US11536162B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 20, 2019
Grant dateDec 27, 2022
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Expiry dateDec 8, 2039

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  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF05D2260/31
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An exhaust chamber of a steam turbine according to an embodiment includes an outer casing which includes an end wall part in an axial direction and an extension part extending upward in the axial direction from the end wall part, a first flow guide formed into an annular shape, the first flow guide forming an upstream region of a diffuser surface in a hub-side flow guide and being fixed to an upstream end portion of the extension part on a radially inner side of the diffuser surface, and a second flow guide formed into an annular shape, the second flow guide forming a downstream region of the diffuser surface at a position downstream of the first flow guide and on a radially outer side of the extension part, and being fixed to the extension part.

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