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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2023
Filed:
May. 28, 2020
Mitsubishi Power, Ltd., Kanagawa, JP;
Shunsuke Mizumi, Tokyo, JP;
Ketsu Ko, Tokyo, JP;
Juichi Kodera, Yokohama, JP;
Masayuki Kayahara, Yokohama, JP;
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A steam turbine includes a rotary shaft, a blade provided on an outer peripheral surface of the rotary shaft, a casing covering the rotary shaft and the blade from an outer peripheral side, a vane provided on an inner peripheral surface of the casing, and a seal device including a seal ring provided between the outer peripheral surface and the vane and a position adjusting portion configured to adjust a position of the seal ring in a radial direction. A seal clearance adjusting method includes a measurement step of measuring a length of the seal ring in the radial direction from a predetermined reference position as a reference length, a preparation step of preparing an unused seal ring, and an adjustment step of adjusting a length of the unused seal ring from the reference position to be the reference length by the position adjusting portion.