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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 30, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Dietmar Bergmann, Mülheim an der Ruhr, DE;
Assignee:
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01B 3/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01B 3/100 ;
Abstract
A thermal power plant includes a steam turbine having guide blades. At least one of the guide blades has a cavity. The cavity is connected to a fluid conduit for feeding fluid and to orifice conduits opening on an outer surface of the guide blade. A method for cooling a steam turbine in a ventilation mode is also provided.