Turbine generator pressure relief diaphragm

Patent · Tue Jun 29 04:00:00 EDT 1993

OSTI ID:6222470

Groenendaal, Jr, J C; Huang, K P

A steam turbine is described comprising: (a) a turbine housing operable to receive steam and having a relief opening therein surrounded by a turbine flange; (b) a shaft positioned within the housing; (c) a plurality of rows of blades positioned along the longitudinal length of the shaft and extending radially outwardly therefrom; (d) a steam inlet pipe connected with the housing and operable as a conduit to allow the steam entering the housing to pass between the plurality of rows of blades to rotate the shaft; and (e) a pressure relief diaphragm associated with the turbine housing and operable to relieve excess pressure within the turbine housing, including: (i) a safety housing having a mounting flange thereon arranged to mate with the turbine flange so that the safety housing is positioned over the relief opening in the turbine housing; (ii) a first solid, frangible disc covering the relief opening in the turbine housing and having a peripheral portion interposed between the mounting flange on the safety housing and the turbine flange; (iii) a second solid disc positioned in the relief opening in the turbine flange in abutting contact with the first solid disc; (iv) first bolt means for securing the mounting flange on the safety housing to the turbine flange; (v) first spring washer means associated with the first bolt means for maintaining the positional relationship between the mounting flange on the safety housing and the turbine flange; (vi) an annular ring positioned on the first solid disc and above the relief opening in the turbine housing; (vii) second bolt means for securing the second solid disc and the annular ring to the first solid disc; and (viii) second spring washer means associated with the second bolt means for maintaining the positional relationship among the first solid disc, the second solid disc and the annular ring.

• Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corp., Pittsburgh, PA (United States)
• Patent Number(s): A; US 5222862
• Application Number: PPN: US 7-923285
• OSTI ID: 6222470
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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