Rotor cooling circuit

A cooling circuit serves to provide cooling air in a rotor having a compressor rotor (12) and a turbine rotor (14). The cooling circuit includes a first cooling path (18) through the compressor rotor in series with a second cooling path (24) through the turbine rotor such that one amount of cooling...

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Hauptverfasser: DESAI TUSHAR S, WALKER ROGER CLAYTON, MEENAKS RAVI, GUTTA RICHARD FRANCIS, CASANOVA FERNANDO J
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A cooling circuit serves to provide cooling air in a rotor having a compressor rotor (12) and a turbine rotor (14). The cooling circuit includes a first cooling path (18) through the compressor rotor in series with a second cooling path (24) through the turbine rotor such that one amount of cooling air is used for cooling both the compressor rotor and the turbine rotor. The construction enables a reduction in cooling air requirements, thereby increasing power plant efficiency.