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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6971842 | Low pressure steam turbine exhaust hood An exhaust hood for a turbine includes a shell casing, an external support structure, conical corner plates, and a butterfly plate. The shell casing includes an inner surface and an outer surface. The external support structure is coupled to the shell casing outer s... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6419448 | Flow by-pass system for use in steam turbine exhaust hoods A flow by-pass system is provided in a downward-discharging exhaust hood of a steam turbine to by-pass a small percentage of the total steam flow from the top portion of the exhaust hood to the vicinity of the condenser and in that way relieve excess pres... | 07/16/2002 |
| 5174120 | Turbine exhaust arrangement for improved efficiency Steam exhaust outlets of a low pressure steam turbine are fitted with a divider plate to separate exhaust steam into isolated flow paths in fluid communication with a condenser. Separation of the flow paths is maintained through the condenser so that heat... | 12/29/1992 |
| 5167123 | Flow condensing diffusers for saturated vapor applications A method and apparatus is provided for improving the performance of vapor turbine diffusers by preventing flow separation from the diffuser walls. Such separation from the diffuser walls is decreased or eliminated herein by chilling the diffuser walls bel... | 12/01/1992 |
| 4214452 | Exhaust device for a condensable-fluid axial-flow turbine An exhaust device for a condensable-fluid axial-flow turbine, comprising an annular diffuser with an axial input situated at the output of the last stage of the turbine and a substantially radial output leading to a condenser which is divided into two zon... | 07/29/1980 |
| 3995432 | Collector A toroidal shaped collector with a radial inlet and a single discharge outlet includes a pair of substantially parallel spaced baffle plates extending from the inlet partway into the collector chamber, disposed in the plane of the collector and serves to ... | 12/07/1976 |
