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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2008
Robert James Bracken, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Michael Earl Montgomery, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Stephen Roger Swan, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Robert James Bracken, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Michael Earl Montgomery, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Stephen Roger Swan, Clifton Park, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A system may cool a wheel of a steam turbine, the wheel being associated with a rotor of the steam turbine. The system may include an inlet passage and an outlet passage. The inlet passage may be positioned to communicate steam from an exterior of the rotor, through an interior of the rotor, and to the wheel. The outlet passage may be positioned to communicate steam from the wheel, through the interior of the rotor, and to the exterior of the rotor.