Patent ID: 9175775
Filing Date: 2015-11-03
Classification: F01D,F02C,F05D,F16J

Abstract:
1. A steam turbine, comprising: a shaft seal; a sealing-steam chamber disposed between the inside of the steam turbine and a shaft; and a condensation chamber provided directly between the sealing-steam chamber and a surrounding air, wherein a first side wall of the condensation chamber directly abuts a turbine casing; a plurality of brush seals, wherein the sealing-steam chamber is fed with a slight overpressure, wherein the condensation chamber is sealed by the plurality of brush seals both in relation to the surrounding air and in relation to the sealing-steam chamber, wherein the condensation chamber is constructed so that heat which develops therein is discharged to the outside, and wherein steam is condensed directly on the steam turbine via the condensation chamber.