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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 11, 2004
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2002
Takashi Hiyama, Takasago, JP;
Eisaku Ito, Takasago, JP;
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
There is provided an axial-flow turbine comprising an exhaust chamber; a turbine including multiple stage rotor blades, said multiple stage rotor blade including terminal stage rotor blades; an annular diffuser located between the turbine and the exhaust chamber; and an annular axial-flow turbine passage defined by the turbine, the diffuser and the exhaust chamber, wherein fluid flows through the axial-flow turbine passage toward the exhaust chamber, and an annular stepped portion which inwardly projects in a radial direction is formed on the portion of an inner wall of the axial-flow turbine passage that is located on the downstream side of a trailing edge of a tip portion of the terminal stage rotor blades provided in the flow direction of the fluid. In the stepped portion, a projecting portion which inwardly projects in a radial direction may be provided.