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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2015
Applicant:
Ansaldo Energia Ip Uk Limited, London, GB;
Inventors:
Assignee:
ANSALDO ENERGIA IP UK LIMITED, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 25/14 (2006.01); F01D 11/24 (2006.01); F01D 5/18 (2006.01); F01D 25/26 (2006.01); F01D 25/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 25/14 (2013.01); F01D 5/18 (2013.01); F01D 11/24 (2013.01); F01D 25/10 (2013.01); F01D 25/26 (2013.01); F05D 2270/094 (2013.01);
Abstract
A turbo machine, such as a gas turbine, includes a rotor, which rotates about a horizontal machine axis, and which is enclosed by a coaxial enclosure. The turbo machine includes a metal casing, whereby an electrical heating system is provided on the lower half of the metal casing. A safe operation is achieved by having the heating system configured as a redundant system.