Patent ID: 9243516
Filing Date: 2016-01-26
CPC Classification: F01D,F05D

Claim Text:
1. A steam exhaust device for a steam turbine module comprising: a steam exhaust duct including a steam diffuser having a radially outer flow guide surface; and a steam exhaust bottom wall, the steam exhaust duct being delimited by the radially outer flow guide surface of the steam diffuser and by the steam exhaust bottom wall; a rigid hub including one of a circular and a semicircular shape, the radially outer flow guide surface of the steam diffuser being rigidly fixed on the rigid hub and the rigid hub forming a portion of the radially outer flow guide surface of the diffuser; and a rigid fastening device comprising a plurality of rods extending through the steam exhaust duct and fixed to the portion of the of the radially outer flow guide surface of the diffuser formed by the rigid hub and configured to support the steam exhaust device on a rigid frame, wherein the rigid hub directly connects an internal body to the plurality of rods without the plurality of rods passing through the radially outer flow guide surface of the steam diffuser.