BYPASS PIPE ASSEMBLY WITH HIGH-SPEED MOISTURE SEPARATOR FOR STEAM TURBINE Russian patent published in 1998 - IPC

FIELD: thermal engineering. SUBSTANCE: bypass pipe routed between steam-turbine cylinders is assembled with inertial moisture separator that incorporates moisture settling surfaces with slits communicating with intake chamber that has bottom pipe connection for discharging water into drain line and top pipe connection for steam discharge. The latter pipe connection communicates with inlet of steam-jet compressor whose nozzle functions to connect it to high- potential steam supply and its diffuser communicates with bypass pipe. Main steam penetrating through moisture separator slits together with moisture is not lost but returned upon drying out to bypass pipe. EFFECT: improved power capacity of turbine. 2 cl, 1 dwg