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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2012
Kaushal Vishnubhai Patel, Greenville, SC (US);
James Stewart Farrar, Malta, NY (US);
William Eric Maki, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Kaushal Vishnubhai Patel, Greenville, SC (US);
James Stewart Farrar, Malta, NY (US);
William Eric Maki, Clifton Park, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
Various embodiments include systems for controlling the flow of main steam from a high-pressure (HP) turbine to a turbine packing. In some cases, a system is disclosed including: a high pressure (HP) turbine including a plurality of stages, the plurality of stages including an early stage, a middle stage and a later stage; an intermediate pressure (IP) turbine operably connected with the HP turbine; a packing separating the HP turbine and the IP turbine; a main conduit fluidly connecting the middle stage of the HP turbine and the packing, the main conduit including a main valve; and a bypass conduit fluidly connected to the main conduit and bypassing the main valve, the bypass conduit including: a blocking valve; and an opening between the blocking valve and a downstream connection with the main conduit.