Apparatus and method to control force exerted on steam turbines by inlet pipes

A steam turbine is provided that includes in an exemplary embodiment, a steam inlet pipe coupled to a steam inlet port in a steam turbine housing. At least a portion of the steam inlet pipe is fabricated from at least one of a shape memory alloy having a memorized activated configuration and a negat...

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Main Author KANG SUK JIN
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 24.08.2004
Edition7
Subjects
BLASTING
CHEMISTRY
CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TOTRANSPORTATION
COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON
COMPOSITIONS OF MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS
ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL
GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC
GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS
HEATING
LIGHTING
MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
METALLURGY
NON-POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, e.g. STEAMTURBINES
ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS
STEAM ENGINES
TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINSTCLIMATE CHANGE
THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP
WEAPONS
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Summary:A steam turbine is provided that includes in an exemplary embodiment, a steam inlet pipe coupled to a steam inlet port in a steam turbine housing. At least a portion of the steam inlet pipe is fabricated from at least one of a shape memory alloy having a memorized activated configuration and a negative thermal expansion ceramic having an activated configuration.
Bibliography:Application Number: US20020065810