Use of a thermal barrier coating for a housing of a steam turbine, and a steam turbine

US8215903B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

• Friedhelm Schmitz · Wittlich, DE
• Kai Wieghardt · Bochum, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 13, 2009
• Grant date: Jul 10, 2012
• Expiry date: Jul 19, 2029

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F05D2230/90
• WIPO field: Surface technology, coating
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

The invention relates to the use of a thermal insulating layer for a housing of a steam turbine in order to even out the deformation behavior of different components based on different heatings of the components.