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Steam turbine, steam turbine plant and method of operating a steam turbine in a steam turbine plant
   
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US Patent 7003956
Issued Date
February 28, 2006
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A steam turbine and steam turbine plant that can utilize a relatively higher reheated steam, such as about 1300 degrees Fahrenheit or higher, is provided. A steam turbine plant includes a steam generator generating high pressure steam and reheated steam, a high pressure turbine driven by the high pressure steam generated by the steam generator, and an intermediate pressure turbine driven by the reheated steam. A steam bleed line coupled with the high pressure turbine bleeds steam from the high pressure turbine as cooling steam. The intermediate pressure turbine includes a heated steam inlet for receiving the reheated steam, and a cooling steam inlet for receiving the cooling steam. The cooling steam cools components of the intermediate pressure turbine that receive the reheated steam. A low pressure turbine is driven by steam discharged from the intermediate pressure turbine, and a condenser condenses steam discharged from the low pressure turbine into water as a condensate. A plurality of feedwater heaters heat the condensate to produce feedwater provided to the steam generator.
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Published
February 28, 2006
Application Number
10/835,593
Filed
April 30, 2004
US Classification
60/646   415/115 60/657
Int'l Classification
F01K   13/02   (20060101)  
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Attorney/Law Firm
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Apr 30, 2003 [JP] 2003-125672
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60/646   60/657   415/115   415/116  
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