Patent ID: 11859505
Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. A steam turbine comprising:
a steam turbine rotor that extends in a direction of an axis;
a pair of bearings that rotatably support the steam turbine rotor around the axis;
a steam turbine casing that surrounds the steam turbine rotor between the pair of bearings;
a casing support unit that supports the steam turbine casing from below and that is provided on each side of the steam turbine casing in the direction of the axis; and
a first heating unit that is provided in each casing support unit and that is capable of heating the casing support unit,
wherein the first heating unit is turned on before start of the steam turbine, and
the first heating unit is turned off when the steam turbine is started.