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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2016
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Steven Sebastian Burdgick, Schenectady, NY (US);
Mark Richard Delorenzo, Schenectady, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
Various embodiments include a steam turbine drum nozzle, along with a related assembly and steam turbine. Particular embodiments include a nozzle having: an airfoil; a radially inner sidewall coupled with a first end of the airfoil; and a radially outer sidewall coupled with a second end of the airfoil, the second end opposing the first end, wherein the radially outer sidewall includes: a first section radially outward of the airfoil; a thinned section coupled with the first section; and a second section coupled with the thinned section radially outward of the airfoil, the second section having a radially outer face and a circumferentially facing side abutting the radially outer face, wherein the second section includes a circumferentially extending slot, and wherein the second section includes a relief slot extending into a body of the second section from the circumferentially facing side.