Steam turbine, steam turbine plant and method of operating a steam turbine in a steam turbine plant

摘要

A steam turbine and steam turbine plant that can utilize a relatively higher reheated steam, such as about 700 degrees Centigrade or higher, is provided. A steam turbine plant includes a steam generator 9 generating high pressure steam and reheated steam, a high pressure turbine 3 driven by the high pressure steam generated by the steam generator 9, and an intermediate pressure turbine 2 driven by the reheated steam. A steam bleed line 5 coupled with the high pressure turbine 3 bleeds steam from the high pressure turbine 3 as cooling steam. The intermediate pressure turbine 3 includes a heated steam inlet 35, 45 for receiving the reheated steam, and a cooling steam inlet 100 for receiving the cooling steam. The cooling steam cools components of the intermediate pressure turbine 2 that receive the reheated steam. A low pressure turbine 7 is driven by steam discharged from the intermediate pressure turbine 2, and a condenser 15 condenses steam discharged from the low pressure turbine 7 into water as a condensate. A plurality of feedwater heaters 17 to 20, and 23 to 25 heat the condensate to produce feedwater provided to the steam generator 9.