Turbine assembly including a rotatable liquid collection ring
US4158526A · kind A · utility
3Cited by
4References
15Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 9, 1978 |
| Grant date | Jun 19, 1979 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 9, 1998 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF01D25/14
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A turbine assembly is described comprising a casing, a rotor assembly disposed radially inwardly of the casing and adapted to discharge high velocity jets of liquid coolant toward the casing and a rotatable annular ring disposed intermediate the casing and rotor assembly. The ring includes a trough assembly so composed and arranged that liquid coolant impinging thereon is contained therein as a film and the ring rotates in response to such impingement. The ring speed is significantly less than the rotor speed such that erosion of the casing by the coolant is substantially reduced.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.