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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2010
Applicants:
Steven Sebastian Burdgick, Schenectady, NY (US);
Prashant Prabhakar Sankolli, Bangalore, IN;
Inventors:
Steven Sebastian Burdgick, Schenectady, NY (US);
Prashant Prabhakar Sankolli, Bangalore, IN;
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 3/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A steam turbine diaphragm stage having a self-aligning flow splitter is disclosed. In one embodiment, a steam turbine flow splitter body is disclosed, the steam turbine flow splitter body having a central portion and two end portions, and including: a flow divider proximate to the central portion; and a substantially radially outward extending hook proximate to at least one of the two end portions.