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Thermal and Hydro Power Systems

Hitachi

Energy saving has become very important recently. The improvement in turbine efficiency reduces running cost and increases reliability.

Hitachi has studied and achieved turbine effciency improvements by conducting detailed analyses of various losses in turbine stages as well as through simulations using three dimensional turbine internal flow models.

Please find herein information on turbine efficiency improvement technology.

Minimizing Turbine Internal Stage Losses

HIGH EFFICIENCY TURBINE DESIGN

Minimizing blade incidence angle loss
Optimization of inlet angle
Minimizing secondary flow loss
Selection of inlet angle
Reducing blade root mixing steam loss
Optimization of blade root leakage
Decreasing non-uniform flow loss
Optimization of stage construction

HISTEAM STEAM PATH DESIGN PROGRAM
HITACHI STEAM TURBINE EFFICIENCY ANALYSIS METHOD

Simulation program for three dimensional turbine internal flow and losses

EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT TECHNOLOGY FOR NOZZLE

Advanced laminar nozzle profile
Controlled vortex nozzle
Advanced vortex lean nozzle

EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT TECHNOLOGY FOR MOVING BLADE

Advanced laminar moving blade profile
Balance blade profile
Notch block conversion into notch blade

Reducing Steam Leakage

STEAM LEAKAGE REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY

Multiple fin seal
Elliptical packing

Reducing Exhaust Loss in the Lp Exhaust Food

EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT TECHNOLOGY FOR LP EXHAUST HOOD

Diffuser type exhaust hood