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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2004
Applicants:
Christian Lee Vandervort, Voorheesville, NY (US);
Je-hoon Kim, Seoul, KR;
Inventors:
Christian Lee Vandervort, Voorheesville, NY (US);
Je-Hoon Kim, Seoul, KR;
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 3/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and system for actively controlling thrust pressure in a steam turbine is disclosed. The method may comprise monitoring a thrust pressure affecting a thrust fitting in a steam turbine, and adjusting the thrust pressure to maintain a desired thrust pressure on the thrust fitting in the steam turbine.