US5490386A
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Method for cooling a low pressure steam turbine operating in the ventilation mode
Assignee: Siemens AG
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Filing: 1994-03-07
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Granted: 1996-02-13
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Expires: 2014-03-07
Abstract
Abstract A method is provided for cooling a low pressure steam turbine operating in a ventilation mode. The low pressure steam turbine has a closable inlet through which steam can be delivered when operating in a power generation mode and which is blocked off when operating in ventilation mode, an outlet which communicates with a condenser for condensing the steam to condensate and a bleed port between the inlet and the outlet. A bleed pipe is connected to the bleed port for diverting steam and/or condensate during operation in the power generation mode. Steam is supplied through a steam transfer pipe to the bleed pipe in order to cool the low pressure steam turbine when operating in the ventilation mode. Condensate may also be supplied to the bleed pipe. The cooling effect in the low pressure steam turbine is largely limited to those components which suffer most when it is operating in the ventilation mode, and the cooling provisions are extracted from resources that are already available.
Inventors
- 👤 Herbert Keller
- 👤 Dietmar Bergmann
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 01:21
CPC Classifications
F; F01; F01K; F01K13/00; F01K13/02; F01K13/025; F01D; F01D25/00; F01D25/08; F01D25/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
124 words
A method for cooling a low pressure steam turbine operating in a ventilation mode, which comprises: delivering steam through a closable inlet of a low pressure steam turbine when operating in a power generation mode and blocking off the closable inlet when operating in a ventilation mode; feeding steam from an outlet of the low pressure steam turbine to a condenser for condensing the steam to condensate; diverting at least one of the steam and the condensate from a bleed port between the inlet and the outlet through a bleed pipe to a preheater during operation in the power generation mode; and supplying steam from outside the low pressure steam turbine through a steam transfer pipe to the bleed pipe in the ventilation mode.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
124 words
A method for cooling a low pressure steam turbine operating in a ventilation mode, which comprises: delivering steam through a closable inlet of a low pressure steam turbine when operating in a power generation mode and blocking off the closable inlet when operating in a ventilation mode; feeding steam from an outlet of the low pressure steam turbine to a condenser for condensing the steam to condensate; diverting at least one of the steam and the condensate from a bleed port between the inlet and the outlet through a bleed pipe to a preheater during operation in the power generation mode; and supplying steam from outside the low pressure steam turbine through a steam transfer pipe to the bleed pipe in the ventilation mode.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method according to claim 1, which comprises additionally supplying condensate to the bleed pipe through a condensate transfer pipe.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method according to claim 2, which comprises spraying the condensate into the steam transfer pipe.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method according to claim 2, which comprises spraying the condensate into the bleed pipe.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method according to claim 4, which comprises spraying the condensate through an atomizing nozzle into the bleed pipe, mixing the condensate with the steam and atomizing the condensate in the atomizing nozzle.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method according to claim 4, which comprises diverting the condensate to be supplied to the bleed pipe from a main condensate pipe downstream of a condensate pump.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method according to claim 2, which comprises spraying the condensate into the steam transfer pipe and into the bleed pipe.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
45 words
The method according to claim 1, which comprises: a) measuring a temperature at a measuring station in the low pressure turbine between the bleed port and the outlet; and b) regulating the supply of steam to the bleed pipe as a function of the temperature.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
45 words
The method according to claim 1, which comprises: a) measuring a temperature at a measuring station in the low pressure turbine between the bleed port and the outlet; and b) regulating the supply of condensate to the bleed pipe as a function of the temperature.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
47 words
The method according to claim 1, which comprises: a) measuring a temperature at a measuring station in the low pressure turbine between the bleed port and the outlet; and b) regulating the supply of steam and condensate to the bleed pipe as a function of the temperature.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
53 words
The method according to claim 1, which comprises limiting the supply of steam to the bleed pipe for producing a flow of steam in the low pressure turbine being at most approximately 1% by mass of a maximum flow of steam in the low pressure turbine when operating in the power generation mode.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
55 words
The method according to claim 1, which comprises limiting the supply of steam and condensate, to the bleed pipe for producing a flow of steam in the low pressure turbine being at most approximately 1% by mass of a maximum flow of steam in the low pressure turbine when operating in the power generation mode.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
60 words
The method according to claim 1, which comprises supplying the condensate from the condenser through the preheater and through a main condensate pipe to a condensate tank, in which the condensate can be heated by the introduction of steam through a heating steam pipe and from which steam is extracted from a steam space and supplied to the bleed pipe.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
37 words
The method according to claim 1, which comprises extracting steam to be supplied to the bleed pipe from a steam by-pass pipe through which steam is supplied during the ventilation operation of the low pressure steam turbine.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method according to claim 1, which comprises extracting steam to be supplied to the bleed pipe from a high pressure steam turbine upstream of the low pressure steam turbine.
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