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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2009
Flor Del Carmen Rivas Cortés, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Nestor Hernandez, Schenectady, NY (US);
Kurt Neal Laurer, Saratoga Springs, NY (US);
William Thomas Parry, Rexford, NY (US);
Flor Del Carmen Rivas Cortés, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Nestor Hernandez, Schenectady, NY (US);
Kurt Neal Laurer, Saratoga Springs, NY (US);
William Thomas Parry, Rexford, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A steam turbine includes a casing including a steam inlet and an exhaust, the casing enclosing operative structure of the steam turbine; a valve controlling introduction of a steam flow at a location of the steam turbine to impact an enthalpic condition of steam exiting the exhaust; and a controller controlling operation of the valve to attain a desired enthalpic condition of steam exiting the exhaust. Controlling operation of the valve allows for attainment of a desired enthalpic condition of the steam exiting the exhaust for use in another industrial process without having to modify the steam turbine structure.