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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2010
Applicant:
Christopher M. Tomaso, Albany, NY (US);
Inventor:
Christopher M. Tomaso, Albany, NY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 11/00 (2006.01); F01D 17/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 17/08 (2013.01); F05D 2260/80 (2013.01);
Abstract
An opposed-flow steam turbine having an HP section and an IP section connected by a shaft, with mid-span packing surrounding the shaft in a region between the HP and IP sections; and a steam conduit extending from the mid-span packing and through a shell of the turbine; the steam conduit incorporating a pressure tap for directly and continuously measuring pressure in the mid-span packing during operation of the steam turbine.