Methods and apparatus for reducing inlet sleeve vibration
CA 2058324 A1 · Owner: Westinghouse Electric Corporation · Inventors: Huang, Kuo Pin
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56,204, ABSTRACT, The present invention substantially reduces the likelihood of cracking failure occurring in the inlet sleeves which connect a steam source to the outer cylinder of a steam turbine. The present invention eliminates the excessive vibration which is the fundamental cause of cyclic stresses which cause fatigue cracking. The present invention minimizes vibration by limiting the amplitude of the sleeve's oscillations of the inlet sleeve by preferably restraining the sleeve within a structure such as a disc having grooves cut therein which engage splines formed on the inlet sleeve. The present invention provides sufficient clearance for installation but reduces the amplitude of …
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- Filed December 23, 1991. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended December 23, 2011.
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