Liquid cooled counter flow turbine bucket
US4350473A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 22, 1980 |
| Grant date | Sep 21, 1982 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 22, 2000 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF05D2240/81
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Means and a method are provided whereby liquid coolant flows radially outward through coolant passages in a liquid cooled turbine bucket under the influence of centrifugal force while in contact with countercurrently flowing coolant vapor such that liquid is entrained in the flow of vapor resulting in an increase in the wetted cooling area of the individual passages.
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