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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2004
Peter Tiemann, Witten, DE;
Peter Tiemann, Witten, DE;
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to a segmented inner ring for holding guide blades. According to the invention, a lateral wall opposing the front side of the inner ring and pertaining to a shaft shoulder formed on the rotor shaft extends radially, and respectively one half of a labyrinth seal is formed on the front side of the inner ring and on the shaft shoulder. The aim of the invention is to apply an arrangement of stacked labyrinth seals, known from airplane turbines, to a stationary gas turbine having a separation plane. To this end, a method is used to mount an inner ring of a gas turbine. The invention also relates to a stationary gas turbine comprising a segmented inner ring.