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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2000
Alstom (Switzerland) Ltd, Baden, CH;
Abstract
A rotor ( ) of a turbomachine comprises a basic rotor element ( ) and a multiplicity of rotor blades ( ). The rotor blades ( ) are arranged in a distributed manner in at least one row on the circumference of the basic rotor element ( ). An area for a row of guide vanes is furthermore provided in front of and/or behind the row of rotor blades. A heat shield element ( ) or a plurality of heat shield elements ( ) lined up on the circumference of the rotor ( ) is arranged in such a way between the basis rotor element ( ) and the rotor blades ( ) of the row of rotor blades that the basic rotor element ( ) is completely covered in the areas of the row of rotor blades and the row of guide vanes. In this arrangement, the heat shield elements ( ) each extend at least over the area of one row of rotor blades and at least part of the area of at least one row of guide vanes.