Turbomachine flow divider and related turbomachine
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsPrashant Prabhakar Sankolli, Steven Sebastian Burdgick
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Abstract
Various embodiments include a turbomachine flow divider. In various particular embodiments, a flow divider for connecting with a first inner diaphragm ring and a second inner diaphragm ring of a turbomachine includes: a body section; and a pair of axially extending flanges extending from the body section, each of the axially extending flanges for engaging with the first inner diaphragm ring and the second inner diaphragm ring, respectively, wherein the flow divider is formed substantially of a rolled plate metal or a sheet metal.
Claims20
A flow divider for connecting with a first inner diaphragm ring and a second inner diaphragm ring of a turbomachine, the flow divider comprising:
- a body section;
- and
- a pair of axially extending flanges extending from the body section, each of the axially extending flanges for engaging with the first inner diaphragm ring and the second inner diaphragm ring, respectively,
- wherein the flow divider is formed substantially of a rolled plate metal or a sheet metal.
A turbomachine diaphragm section comprising:
- a first diaphragm stage in a first turbomachine section, the first diaphragm stage having a first inner diaphragm ring and a first outer diaphragm ring;
- a second diaphragm stage in a second turbomachine section opposing the first turbomachine section, the second diaphragm stage having a second inner diaphragm ring and a second outer diaphragm ring;
- a flow divider connected with the first inner diaphragm ring and the second inner diaphragm ring for dividing flow of a working fluid into each of the first diaphragm stage and the second diaphragm stage, the flow divider including:
- a body section having a substantially planar radially outer surface;
- and
- a pair of axially extending flanges extending from the body section, each axially extending flange engaging with the first inner diaphragm ring and the second inner diaphragm ring, respectively;
- and
- a set of key members proximate a horizontal joint surface of the flow divider between at least one of the pair of axially extending flanges and at least one of the first inner diaphragm ring or the second inner diaphragm ring.
A dual-flow turbomachine comprising:
- a first section having a first diaphragm stage with a first inner diaphragm ring and a first outer diaphragm ring;
- a second section opposing the first section, the second section having a second diaphragm stage with a second inner diaphragm ring and a second outer diaphragm ring;
- a flow divider connected with the first inner diaphragm ring and the second inner diaphragm ring for dividing flow of a working fluid into each of the first diaphragm stage and the second diaphragm stage, the flow divider including:
- a body section having a substantially planar radially outer surface;
- and
- a pair of axially extending flanges extending from the body section, each axially extending flange engaging with the first inner diaphragm ring and the second inner diaphragm ring, respectively;
- and
- a set of key members proximate a horizontal joint surface of the flow divider between at least one of the pair of axially extending flanges and at least one of the first inner diaphragm ring or the second inner diaphragm ring.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.