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AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsDaniel M. Brown, George Kirby, Richard Mattice
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A flow conditioner for a steam turbine inlet includes an annular ring adapted to seat in a flange portion of an inlet in a turbine casing and a pair of wing portions extending from the annular ring in a flow direction, away from the annular ring. A related method of smoothing flow through an inlet of a steam turbine inlet casing wherein the inlet includes a circular flange and a non-circular transition portion extending between the annular flange and a main body portion of the steam turbine casing includes the steps of a) identifying surface discontinuities that disrupt flow of working fluid through the steam inlet; b) providing a flow conditioner that is shaped to conceal one or more of the surface discontinuities; and c) inserting the flow conditioner into the inlet.
A flow conditioner for a steam turbine inlet casing comprising an annular ring adapted to seat in a flange portion of an inlet in the turbine casing and a pair of wing portions extending from said annular ring in a flow direction, away from said annular ring.
A turbine inlet casing having a main body portion and a steam inlet in communication with the main body portion, said steam inlet including an annular flange and a transition portion extending between said annular flange and said main body portion, said annular flange and transition portion generating a back facing step at an interface thereof;
A method of smoothing flow through an inlet of a steam turbine inlet casing wherein the inlet includes a circular flange and a non-circular transition portion extending between the annular flange and a main body portion of the steam turbine casing, the method comprising:
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