Cooling system for gas turbine vane
US5829245A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 31, 1996 |
| Grant date | Nov 3, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 31, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF05D2260/2322
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A gas turbine that has turbine vanes that can be cooled with either steam or air includes a compressor that compresses air, a combustor enclosed within a shell and in flow communication with the compressor, a turbine in flow communication with the combustor and receiving hot gas from the combustor and turbine vanes. The turbine vanes having an airfoil, a shroud and a cooling circuit that cools the airfoil and the shrouds with either steam or air.
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