IP Library Granted Patent US 8,201,410
Granted Patent B2
US 8,201,410 · App. 12/100,442 · Granted Jun 19, 2012

High-temperature steam turbine power plant

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Patent No.
US 8,201,410
App. No.
12/100,442
Granted
Jun 19, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A high-temperature steam turbine plant is of the top turbine type and structured as follows. It comprises a boiler building including a vertical boiler on the top of which a VHT turbine is installed; and a turbine building installed on the ground as a base. The VHT turbine and a generator connected with it are installed on the top of the boiler. The material for the portion of the steam pipe between the boiler building and the turbine building which is exposed to highest steam pressure is austenite steel which contains 50 weight % or more of ferrite steel or Fe. The inlet temperature of the VHT turbine is 675° C. or more and its outlet temperature is 550° C. or more and 650° C. or less.

Claims (10)

1. A high-temperature steam turbine plant with a main steam temperature of 675° C. or more and a power output of 100 MW or more comprising:

a boiler building including a vertical boiler on the top of which a VHT turbine is installed; and

a turbine building installed on the ground as a base;

wherein

an inlet temperature of the VHT turbine is 675° C. or more and its outlet temperature is 550° C. or more and 650° C. or less;

the VHT turbine and a generator connected with the VHT turbine are installed on the vertical boiler; and

a material for steam pipe portion between the boiler building and the turbine building which is exposed to highest steam pressure is austenite steel which contains 50 weight % or more of ferrite steel or Fe.

2. The high-temperature steam turbine plant according to claim 1 , wherein the VHT turbine comprises a monolithic rotor of Ni-base super alloy without any welded joints in a steam flow path and its inlet temperature is between 690-720° C. and its outlet temperature is between 600-620° C.

3. The high-temperature seam turbine plant according to claim 2 , wherein weight of a steam flow path of the rotor of Ni-base super alloy is 10 tons or less.

4. The high-temperature seam turbine plant according to claim 1 , wherein a steam flow path between the vertical boiler and the VHT turbine comprises a plurality of pipes with an outside diameter of 300 mm or less, their material is precipitation-hardened Ni-base super alloy and main steam temperature is 700° C. or more.

Assignments (4)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE REMOVING PATENT APPLICATION NUMBER 11921683 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 054975 FRAME: 0438. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded May 26, 2023
From: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
To: MITSUBISHI POWER, LTD.
Reel/Frame 063787/0867 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 13, 2021
From: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
To: MITSUBISHI POWER, LTD.
Reel/Frame 054975/0438 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 19, 2014
From: HITACHI, LTD.
To: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 033561/0029 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 26, 2008
From: IMANO, SHINYA; SAITO, ELJI; IWASAKI, JUN; KITAMURA, MASAKI
To: HITACHI, LTD.
Reel/Frame 021167/0418 →