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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 1984
Filed:
Nov. 13, 1981
Applicant:
Inventors:
Morton H Binstock, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Leaman B Podolsky, Wilmington, DE (US);
Thomas H McCloskey, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
Westinghouse Electric Corp., Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
60653 ; 60661 ; 60663 ; 60677 ;
Abstract
A bypass system for a steam turbine wherein the energy level of the steam bypassed around the intermediate pressure and low pressure turbines is modified by introduction of cooling water. The amount of water introduced is adaptively varied as a function of the enthalpy of the bypassed steam as measured by a sensor in the steam path.