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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2010
Applicants:
Sudhakar Neeli, Bangalore, IN;
Joshy John, Bangalore, IN;
Inventors:
Sudhakar Neeli, Bangalore, IN;
Joshy John, Bangalore, IN;
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 25/24 (2006.01); F01D 25/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 25/30 (2013.01); F05D 2250/11 (2013.01); F05D 2220/31 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present application provides a diffuser for an exhaust hood of a steam turbine. The diffuser may include a first end adjacent to a last bucket and a second end downstream of a steam guide and adjacent to a bearing cone. An exhaust flow path extends therethrough. The second end may include an axial extension enlarging the exhaust flow path.