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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2014
Kevin John Lewis Roy, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Patrick Michael Wing, Averill Park, NY (US);
Jeffrey Robert Simkins, Rensselaer, NY (US);
Luke P. Zimmer, Pomfret, CT (US);
Frederick A. Woehr, Worcester, PA (US);
Kevin John Lewis Roy, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Patrick Michael Wing, Averill Park, NY (US);
Jeffrey Robert Simkins, Rensselaer, NY (US);
Luke P. Zimmer, Pomfret, CT (US);
Frederick A. Woehr, Worcester, PA (US);
Dresser-Road Company, Olean, NY (US);
Abstract
A grid valve assembly for a steam turbine is provided. The grid valve assembly may include an annular stationary member disposed between an upstream stage and a downstream stage of the steam turbine. The annular stationary member may define a plurality of stationary member openings extending radially therethrough from an outer circumferential surface to an inner circumferential surface thereof. The grid valve assembly may also include an annular rotatable member rotatably disposed about the outer circumferential surface of the annular stationary member. The annular rotatable member may define a plurality of rotatable member openings extending radially therethrough.