Turbine inlet flow deflector and sealing system
CA 1297801 C · Owner: Westinghouse Electric Corporation · Inventors: Groenendaal, John Combe, Jr.
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13 54,161, Abstract of the Disclosure, A steam turbine having a seal connected between the, annular rows of stationary blades positioned proximate the turbine inlet, for preventing the circumvention of the flow of steam from the desired flow path and for preventing the transfer of thermal loads between the rows of stationary blades. The seal includes a band connected to one of the stationary annular row of blades and extending across the inlet, a support piece connected to the other stationary annular row of blades, and a resilient seal connected to the support piece and positioned to be in frictional engagement with the band.
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- Granted March 24, 1992. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended March 24, 2009.
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