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US 6,607,352 B1Granted
Turbo machine with an inner housing and an outer housing
AssigneeSiemens Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsLaurence Crane, Edwin Gobrecht, Joe Hannon, Volker Simon
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Abstract
A turbo machine, especially a steam turbine, has a main axis, an inner housing, an outer housing, a top region, and a bottom region. Between the outer housing and the inner housing a radial gap is formed, which has a narrow part in the bottom region.
Claims11
A turbo machine, comprising:
- a main axis;
- an inner housing;
- an outer housing surrounding said inner housing forming a radial gap there-between;
- a top region disposed within said outer housing;
- a bottom region disposed within said outer housing;
- a mounting region for mounting said inner housing on said outer housing;
- a blading region extending along said main axis and disposed within said outer housing, said radial gap having a narrow part in said bottom region and said narrow part extending along said main axis outside said mounting region at least partially overlapping said blading region in a direction of said main axis;
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- an extra mass disposed in said bottom region, said extra mass being heat-conducting and thermally coupled with said inner housing.
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