Ring segment and turbomachine including same
US11725538B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 27, 2022 |
| Grant date | Aug 15, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 27, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E10/72
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A ring segment and a turbomachine including the ring segment are provided. The ring segment installed on an inner circumferential surface of a casing and disposed to face an end of a blade existing inside the casing, the ring segment includes a segment body disposed inside the casing in a radial direction of the casing and having a channel through which cooling air flows, and a pair of segment protrusions protruding outward from the segment body, coupled to the inner circumferential surface of the casing, and spaced apart from each other along a flow direction of fluid flowing through the casing to form an RS cavity through which cooling air flows, wherein the segment body includes a cavity for supplying cooling air introduced from the RS cavity to the channel.
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