Axial Thrust Dummy Piston
Axial Thrust Dummy Piston
Axial Thrust Dummy Piston
&
Dummy piston
Axial thrust
➢ In reaction turbine, pressure drop occurs across
each row of moving blades
➢ Considerable reaction thrust acting in axial
direction towards exhaust end
➢ This thrust – too heavy to be carried by normal
rotor thrust block
➢ Thus, dummy cylinder & piston is fitted to
balance reaction thrust
➢ Dummy piston – a wheel mounted on rotor at
H.P. end
➢ Connected by equalising pipe to turbine stage
whose pressure is suitable to balance reaction
thrust
Dummy cylinder & piston
Dummy cylinder & piston
➢Dummy cylinder & piston are provided with
labyrinth packing – minimise steam
leakage between turbine cylinder &
dummy cylinder
➢Steam leaking through dummy cylinder is
carried away by equalising pipe
Location of dummy piston
➢H.P. turbines – usually fitted with contact
dummies
➢L.P. & astern turbines – fitted with radial
dummies
➢For same reason, end-tightened blading is
used on HP & radial clearance blading on
LP turbines
Radial & contact dummy
Any other alternative
methods?
Yes!!
But How??
Double flow LP turbine