Steam turbine

• US 6,302,644 B1
• Filed: 02/01/2000
• Issued: 10/16/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 02/04/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Alstom Limited (Alstom SA)
• Original Assignee: ABB Alstom Power (Schweiz) AG
• Inventors: Kukalj, Ivan, Suter, Franz
• Primary Examiner(s): VERDIER, CHRISTOPHER M
• Application Number:
  US09/495,480
• Time in Patent Office: 623 Days
• Field of Search: 415/108, 415/150, 415/151, 415/155, 415/157, 415/159, 415/202, 415/912, 415/915
• US Class Current: 415/155
• CPC Class Codes: F01D 25/24 Casings modified for heating or cooling F01D25/14; Casing parts, e.g. diaphragms, casing fastenings casings for rotary machines or engines in general F16M ; special arrangements in stators dealing with breaking-off of part of rotor F01D21/045
• CPC Class Codes: F05D 2230/61 using limited numbers of standard modules which can be adapted by machining
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 415/915 Pump or portion thereof by casting or molding

Abstract

Steam turbines with or without a control stage are constructed with the same number of control valves. There are preferably two control valves in each case. The valve subassembly, the turbine outer casing and parts of the turbine inner casing are of identical design and can be used for steam turbines with or without a control stage. In the case of the steam turbine illustrated with a control stage, the inner casing is provided with integrated nozzle boxes, which are separated from each other by intermediate walls. In the case of a steam turbine without a control stage, the nozzle boxes, and accordingly, also the intermediate walls are missing.

Claims

1. A steam turbine comprising:

at least two control valves;

a turbine outer casing having a fresh steam inlet section; and

an inner casing in fluid connection with said outer turbine casing, said inner casing is formed without a control stage or nozzle section regulation;

wherein the turbine outer casing of said steam turbine is of substantially identical design, at least in the region of the fresh steam inlet section, to a steam turbine having a control stage.

2. The steam turbine as claimed in claim 1, wherein there are two control valves.

3. The steam turbine as claimed in claim 1, wherein the control valves are arranged in a valve housing block, and the valve housing block is of substantially identical design to a valve housing block of the steam turbine having a control stage.

4. The steam turbine as claimed in claim 1, wherein all the control valves have passage openings of equal size.

5. The steam turbine as claimed in claim 1, further comprising admission sectors having nozzle areas, wherein in said steam turbine having a control stage, the nozzle areas of the admission sectors are of different sizes.

6. A method of producing a turbine outer casing of a steam turbine without a control stage, comprising the steps of:

using a casting model to produce a fresh steam inlet section of the turbine outer casing, wherein the casting model is of substantially identical design to a steam turbine having a control stage.

7. A casting model for producing an outer casing of a steam turbine without a control stage, wherein said casting model is substantially identical in shape and size to a steam turbine having a control stage.