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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2010
Applicants:
Mahendra Singh Mehra, Bangalore, IN;
Nestor Hernandez Sanchez, Schenectady, NY (US);
Jegadeesan Maruthamuthu, Bangalore, IN;
Rajasekar Natarajan, Bangalore, IN;
Manikandan Srinivasan, Bangalore, IN;
Inventors:
Mahendra Singh Mehra, Bangalore, IN;
Nestor Hernandez Sanchez, Schenectady, NY (US);
Jegadeesan Maruthamuthu, Bangalore, IN;
Rajasekar Natarajan, Bangalore, IN;
Manikandan Srinivasan, Bangalore, IN;
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01K 13/02 (2006.01); F01K 7/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A turbine system includes a valve coupled to a leak off line from a leak packing of a first turbine, the valve controlling a first steam flow used to maintain a constant self-sustaining sealing pressure to a second turbine across numerous loading conditions. A related method is also provided.