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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2003
Brian Robert Haller, Market Resan, GB;
Alstom (Switzerland) LTD, Baden, CH;
Abstract
An axial flow gas turbine comprises a turbine and a turbine exhaust section. The turbine comprises a turbine nozzle containing a low pressure turbine stage having an annular row of stator vanes (V ) followed in axial succession by an annular row of rotor blades (B ). The low pressure turbine stage is characterized by the following parameters: the ratio of vane airfoil pitch to vane airfoil axial width (P/W) at the root end of the vane airfoil (V ) is in the region of 1.0 to 1.2, preferably about 1.12; the ratio of blade airfoil pitch to blade airfoil axial width (P/W)at the root end of the blade airfoil (B ) is in the region of 0.6; the ratio of blade diameter at the tip end of the blade airfoil to blade diameter at the root end of the blade airfoil (blade tip/hub diameter ratio) is in the region of 1.6-1.8, preferably about 1.72; and the ratio of the axial length of the exhaust section to the blade airfoil height (L/H) is no greater than a value in the region of 4:1, preferably 3:1. These parameters are subject to a permitted variation of up to ±10%, preferably up to ±5%. Dimensions of example airfoils are given and are scaleable to produce turbines of any chosen power.