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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2006
Henning Almstedt, Mülheim an der Ruhr, DE;
Stefan Essink, Emmerich, DE;
Norbert Pieper, Duisburg, DE;
Mark-andre Schwarz, Xanten, DE;
Kais Sfar, Mülheim an der Ruhr, DE;
Henning Almstedt, Mülheim an der Ruhr, DE;
Stefan Essink, Emmerich, DE;
Norbert Pieper, Duisburg, DE;
Mark-Andre Schwarz, Xanten, DE;
Kais Sfar, Mülheim an der Ruhr, DE;
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, München, DE;
Abstract
A steam turbine having an exhaust-steam casing for directing an exhaust-steam mass flow, a shaft bearing for mounting a turbine shaft, and at least two bearing struts, by means of which the shaft bearing is fastened to the exhaust-steam casing, is characterized according to the invention in that each of the at least two bearing struts has a cooling cavity arranged in the respective bearing strut for directing a coolant, and the cooling cavities of the at least two bearing struts are connected in a fluidically conductive manner via a closed-off connecting cavity in the region of the shaft bearing.