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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2010
Applicants:
Silvia Gafner, Teufenthal, CH;
Ludwig Boxheimer, Rieden, CH;
Inventors:
Silvia Gafner, Teufenthal, CH;
Ludwig Boxheimer, Rieden, CH;
Assignee:
Alstom Technology Ltd, Baden, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 25/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 25/26 (2013.01); F05D 2220/31 (2013.01);
Abstract
The disclosure relates to a steam turbine outer casing that can be at least partially cast out of a first material and has a plurality of support regions adapted to support an inner casing. The outer casing can be at least one support region that has a metal insert, made of a second material, with a flaring portion for retaining the metal insert in the casting of the outer casing. The second material has a greater hot strength than the first material. The support region can include a guide for limiting the movement of the inner casing in the outer casing.