Patent Document:

fig1 diagrammatically represents a steam turbine 10 with a rotor 11 and rotor blades 12 . the rotor 11 can rotate about a center line 13 . the steam necessary for driving the steam turbine 10 is supplied by means of a live steam feed 14 with a quick - acting stop valve 15 . the live steam feed 14 is supplied by means of a principal feed main 18 and a steam generator or reheater 34 . the quick - acting stop valve 15 is connected between the steam generator or reheater 34 and a supply system 23 for steam to the steam turbine 10 . if the steam turbine 10 has to be shut down , the whole of the steam supply can be interrupted by closing the quick - acting stop valve 15 . in order to cool a shaft region 37 , which is located at the inlet flow to the steam turbine 10 and is indicated by dashed lines , the total mass flow { dot over ( m )} supplied is divided into partial mass flows { dot over ( m )} 1 , { dot over ( m )} 2 upstream of the supply system 23 . a partial mass flow { dot over ( m )} 1 is branched off by means of a branch 16 and conducted to a heat exchanger 17 . water is extracted for cooling purposes , by means of a feed conduit 19 , from the principal feed main 18 . the feed conduit 19 can be closed by means of a valve 20 . at the outlet from the heat exchanger 17 , the water extracted is fed back into the principal feed main 18 upstream of the steam generator or reheater 34 . the heat extracted from the partial mass flow { dot over ( m )} 1 is therefore retained . the cooled partial mass flow { dot over ( m )} 1 is conducted back to the supply system 23 and from the latter into the steam turbine 10 . the heat exchanger 17 is provided with a drain conduit 21 with a valve 22 . condensate possibly occurring in the heat exchanger 17 can be removed by means of the drain conduit 21 . the supply system 23 has a first nozzle 24 for the residual mass flow { dot over ( m )} 2 and a second nozzle 25 for the cooled mass flow { dot over ( m )} 1 which was branched off . the nozzle 24 conducts the residual mass flow { dot over ( m )} 2 to the rotor blades 12 of the rotor 11 and puts the rotor into rotation . the nozzle 25 conducts the cooled partial mass flow { dot over ( m )} 1 into a groove 26 extending round the rotor 11 in the peripheral direction in the region of the supply system 23 . the rotor 11 , and therefore the shaft of the steam turbine 10 , are therefore reliably cooled in the shaft region 37 at the inlet flow location . a piston 36 , in particular , which is necessary for balancing the thrust in the axial direction , is cooled . the proportion of the partial mass flow { dot over ( m )} 1 in the mass flow { dot over ( m )} 1 supplied in total is between 5 % and 7 %, in particular 6 %. in the exemplary embodiment according to fig2 a partial mass flow { dot over ( m )} 1 is again branched off and is supplied to a cooling chamber 27 . two - phase cooling 28 , in which water 29 extracted from the principal feed main 18 is injected , is provided in the cooling chamber 27 . the water is supplied by means of a feed - water conduit 29 with a quick - acting control valve 30 and a pump 31 . this permits highly accurate metering of the water flow { dot over ( m )} 3 supplied . the injected water flow { dot over ( m )} 3 evaporates in the cooling chamber 27 and mixes with the partial mass flow { dot over ( m )} 1 . the two mass flows { dot over ( m )} 1 +{ dot over ( m )} 3 are then supplied , via a further conduit 32 , to the nozzle 25 of the supply system 23 . the partial mass flow { dot over ( m )} 1 in the exemplary embodiment according to fig2 is somewhat smaller than that in the exemplary embodiment according to fig1 . the reason for this is that due to the injection of the water flow { dot over ( m )} 3 , a larger mass flow { dot over ( m )} 1 +{ dot over ( m )} 3 is supplied to the steam turbine 10 than is supplied in the case of the exemplary embodiment according to fig1 . in the exemplary embodiment according to fig2 the partial mass flow { dot over ( m )} 1 branched off can , for example , be 5 . 8 % of the mass flow m supplied , whereas the water flow { dot over ( m )} 3 is 0 . 2 %. in both embodiments ( fig1 and fig2 ), a measurement location 33 for recording the temperature of the partial mass flow { dot over ( m )} 1 or { dot over ( m )} 1 +{ dot over ( m )} 3 is provided downstream of the cooling location , i . e . downstream of the heat exchanger 18 or the two - phase cooling system 28 . the temperature measured at the measurement location 33 is compared with a specified required value . the admission to the heat exchanger 17 or to the two - phase cooling system 28 is adapted as a function of the result of this comparison . the temperature of the cooled partial mass flow { dot over ( m )} 1 or { dot over ( m )} 1 +{ dot over ( m )} 3 supplied to the steam turbine 10 can be held in a targeted manner at the respectively desired temperature by means of this procedure and can therefore be adapted to the conditions in the steam turbine 10 . if the steam turbine 10 has to be shut down , it is only necessary to close the quick - acting stop valve 15 . this interrupts any live steam supply to the steam turbine 10 . the closing of the valve 20 , 30 can take place without difficulty and with little delay . damage is not to be expected . in the case of the embodiment according to fig2 in particular , excessive injected water can be removed by means of the drain conduit 21 . there is no need for a separate quick - acting stop valve for shutting off a cooling medium which is supplied to the steam turbine 10 separately from the mass flow { dot over ( m )} supplied overall . the structural design and the control system are therefore substantially simplified . the invention being thus described , it will be obvious that the same may be varied in many ways . such variations are not to be regarded as a departure from the spirit and scope of the invention , and all such modifications as would be obvious to one skilled in the art are intended to be included within the scope of the following claims .

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