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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2006
Henning Almstedt, Mülheim an der Ruhr, DE;
Stefan Essink, Emmerich, DE;
Mark-andre Schwarz, Xanten, DE;
Rainer Tamme, Essen, DE;
Andreas Ulma, Mülheim an der Ruhr, DE;
Kai Wieghardt, Mannheim, DE;
Henning Almstedt, Mülheim an der Ruhr, DE;
Stefan Essink, Emmerich, DE;
Mark-Andre Schwarz, Xanten, DE;
Rainer Tamme, Essen, DE;
Andreas Ulma, Mülheim an der Ruhr, DE;
Kai Wieghardt, Mannheim, DE;
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, München, DE;
Abstract
A steam turbine has a two-shell housing, including an outer casing and an inner casing arranged therein, as well as a pipe that extends through the outer casing for supplying and/or removing steam to or from the inner casing, the pipe being provided with a pair of apertures arranged opposite each other on the inner casing. According to the invention, a first steam supply or discharge pipe can be connected to a first aperture, and the second aperture is closed by a cover.