Abstract: In one embodiment, a calculation method of moisture loss in a steam turbine calculates first a wetness fraction at the inlet and outlet of each of stationary blade cascades and rotor blade cascades. Subsequently, the moisture loss is classified into (1) supersaturation loss, (2) condensation loss, (3) acceleration loss, (4) braking loss, (5) capture loss and (6) pumping loss, and a loss for calculation of the moisture loss is selected from the above losses (1) to (6) according to the wetness fraction of steam at the inlet and outlet of each blade cascade. An amount of each selected loss is calculated, and an amount of moisture loss at each blade cascade is calculated.

Abstract: This invention provides an optimum value search apparatus, method, recording medium, and computer program product used in designing, analyzing, or testing a device having a plurality of factors that have effects on a characteristic. In this method, an orthogonal array is generated by setting level values obtained from the initial values of the factors to the coordinates of a two-dimensional table including a matrix of the characteristics and the factors. From the characteristics on the orthogonal array, characteristic values obtained on the basis of combinations of the level values of the factors of a single characteristic are grasped. A combination having a most excellent characteristic value is selected. The level values of the factors in the characteristic corresponding to the selected combination are reset in the orthogonal array. After resetting, processes are repeatedly executed to search for an optimum value as a most excellent one of the characteristic values.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a calculation method of moisture loss in a steam turbine calculates first a wetness fraction at the inlet and outlet of each of stationary blade cascades and rotor blade cascades. Subsequently, the moisture loss is classified into (1) supersaturation loss, (2) condensation loss, (3) acceleration loss, (4) braking loss, (5) capture loss and (6) pumping loss, and a loss for calculation of the moisture loss is selected from the above losses (1) to (6) according to the wetness fraction of steam at the inlet and outlet of each blade cascade. An amount of each selected loss is calculated, and an amount of moisture loss at each blade cascade is calculated.

Abstract: A row of moving blades for a steam turbine has moving blades elongated radially which are arranged peripherally around and secured to a turbine rotor. The row also has an intermediate support structure for holding the blades to each other at a radially intermediate position. The support structure has a shape of a streamline cross section. The support structure may include a tie wire secured to the blades, or lugs protruding from the blades and combined to each other. The support structure may include lugs protruding from the blades to each other, and a sleeve combining the lugs. The shape of a streamline cross section may have an obtuse-angle or acute-angle upstream part.

Abstract: A turbine blade cascade structure includes a plurality of blades arranged in series in a circumferential direction on a wall surface, in which a corner portion defined by the wall surface and a front edge portion of each of blade bodies supported by the wall surface, to which a working fluid flows, includes a cover portion (fillet) that extends toward an upstream side of a flow of the working fluid. The turbine blade cascade structure is capable of reducing the secondary flow loss of the secondary flow in spite of the fluctuation of an incident angle of the working fluid flowing to the front edge portion of the blade body.

Abstract: A row of moving blades for a steam turbine has moving blades elongated radially which are arranged peripherally around and secured to a turbine rotor 9. The row also has an intermediate support structure for holding the blades each other at a radially intermediate position. The support structure has a shape of streamline cross section. The support structure may include a tie wire secured to the blades, or lugs protruding from the blades and combined to each other. The support structure may include lugs protruding from the blades to each other, and a sleeve combining the lugs. The shape of streamline cross section may have an obtuse-angle or acute-angle upstream part.

Abstract: This invention provides an optimum value search apparatus, method, recording medium, and computer program product used in designing, analyzing, or testing a device having a plurality of factors that have effects on a characteristic. In this method, an orthogonal array is generated by setting level values obtained from the initial values of the factors to the coordinates of a two-dimensional table including a matrix of the characteristics and the factors. From the characteristics on the orthogonal array, characteristic values obtained on the basis of combinations of the level values of the factors of a single characteristic are grasped. A combination having a most excellent characteristic value is selected. The level values of the factors in the characteristic corresponding to the selected combination are reset in the orthogonal array. After resetting, processes are repeatedly executed to search for an optimum value as a most excellent one of the characteristic values.

Abstract: A turbine blade cascade structure includes a plurality of blades arranged in series in a circumferential direction on a wall surface, in which a corner portion defined by the wall surface and a front edge portion of each of blade bodies supported by the wall surface, to which a working fluid flows is provided with a coating portion that extends toward an upstream side of a flow of the working fluid. The turbine blade cascade structure is capable of reducing the secondary flow loss of the secondary flow in spite of the fluctuation of an incident angle of the working fluid flowing to the front edge portion of the blade body.

Abstract: A surface roughness measuring method including, measuring surface roughness and a surface color image information of a plurality of representative points of a surface of a first object to be measured, and preparing a calibration information indicating the relationship between color stimulus values for the surface color image information and the surface roughness. The surface roughness measuring method further includes taking a surface color image information of a plurality of measuring points of a surface of a second object to be measured, obtaining color stimulus values from the surface color image information of the measuring points, converting the color stimulus values of the measuring points to surface roughness of the measuring points using the calibration information, and displaying the surface roughness of the measuring points of the second object to be measured as a surface information.

Abstract: A gas turbine blade is provided with a hollow blade effective section and a blade implanted section operatively connected to the blade effective section and the gas turbine blade is formed with: a leading edge passage for guiding a cooling medium from a supply passage of the blade implanted section on a blade leading edge side of the hollow blade effective section; leading edge intermediate passages following the leading edge passage; and a trailing edge passage for guiding the cooling medium from a supply passage of a blade implanted section on a blade trailing edge side of the hollow blade effective section. The leading edge passage being provided with a heat transfer accelerating element which is arranged in a right ascendant state inclined to an advancing flow direction of the cooling medium when supplying the cooling medium from the blade implanted section to a blade tip section side or left (leading edge side) ascendant state from the blade tip section to the blade implanted section.

Abstract: According to the present invention, incineration ashes of sewerage sludge are compacted with pressure, but without additives, to have the bulk specific gravity of 0.9-2.5. Since the green compact has sufficient strength and reduced volume in comparison with the incineration ashes before compacting, it enables mass dumping without causing secondary pollution. Moreover, if the green compact is fired to have the bulk specific gravity of 1.4-3.5, both the volume and weight are reduced much more, realizing easy handling of the resulted burned product.

Abstract: According to the present invention, incineration ashes of sewerage sludge are compacted with pressure, but without additives, to have the bulk specific gravity of 0.9-2.5. Since the green compact has sufficient strength and reduced volume in comparison with the incineration ashes before compacting, it enables mass dumping without causing secondary pollution. Moreover, if the green compact is fired to have the bulk specific gravity of 1.4-3.5, both the volume and weight are reduced much more, realizing easy handling of the resulted burned product.