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Gas turbine and associated cooling method

US7040097B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 6, 2004
Grant dateMay 9, 2006
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Expiry dateAug 6, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF05D2260/2322
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A gas turbine (1), in particular in a power plant, has at least one combustion chamber (2) and an enclosed inner liner (3) which surrounds the combustion chamber (2) and an enclosed outer liner (4), having a stator (5) which has at least one vane row (6) with a plurality of vanes (7), a rotor (8) which has at least one blade row (9) with a plurality of blades (10), an air cooling arrangement (31) which is designed for cooling parts of the gas turbine (1) with air (L), and a steam cooling arrangement (32) which is designed for cooling parts of the gas turbine (1) with steam (D).

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