Patents by Inventor Volker Taubitz

Volker Taubitz has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method and device for cooling the inflow area of the shaft of a steam turbine
    Patent number: 6824351
    Abstract: A method and a device are for cooling the inflow area of the shaft of a steam turbine. According to the method and device, a partial mass flow m1 is branched off upstream of a feed device that supplies the steam to the team turbine. The partial mass flow is cooled and then guided to the feed device, from where it is supplied to the steam turbine together with the remaining mass flow m2. The method and device allow for a simplified control and design of the turbine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2004
    Assignee: Siemens Aktienegesellschaft
    Inventors: Hans-Joachim Endries, Udo Gande, Volker Taubitz, Michael Wechsung
  • Method and device for cooling the inflow area of the shaft of a steam turbine
    Publication number: 20030097841
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and to a device for cooling the inflow area (37) of the shaft of a steam turbine (10). According to the invention, a partial mass flow m1 is branched off upstream of a feed device (23) that supplies the steam to the steam turbine (10). Said partial mass flow is cooled and then guided to the feed device (23), from where it is supplied to the steam turbine (10)t together with the remaining mass flow m2. The inventive method and device allow for a simplified control and design of the turbine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2002
    Publication date: May 29, 2003
    Inventors: Hans-Joachim Endries, Udo Gande, Volker Taubitz, Michael Wechsung