Abstract: A metal wire, which is one of a tungsten wire and a tungsten alloy wire, includes alkali metal on the surface thereof. The amount of alkali metal is at most 2.0 ?g per 1 g of the metal wire.

Abstract: An air spring includes an upper surface plate, a lower surface plate, and a diaphragm connecting the upper surface plate and the lower surface plate. The diaphragm has an annular shape having an opening on an inner circumferential side. In the diaphragm, an upper surface plate contact portion, which is a region defining the opening and being in contact with the upper surface plate, includes a deformed portion elastically deformed to protrude toward the lower surface plate side by contact with a support plate. The deformed portion is in contact with a sliding member located on the lower surface plate side when viewed from the deformed portion.

Abstract: An air spring includes an upper surface plate, a lower surface plate, and a diaphragm connecting the upper surface plate and the lower surface plate. The diaphragm has an annular shape having an opening on an inner circumferential side. In the diaphragm, an upper surface plate contact portion, which is a region defining the opening and being in contact with the upper surface plate, includes a deformed portion elastically deformed to protrude toward the lower surface plate side by contact with a support plate. The deformed portion is in contact with a sliding member located on the lower surface plate side when viewed from the deformed portion.

Abstract: This invention provides a clutch engagement detecting apparatus, which can accurately detect the state of engagement of a clutch using a helical spline engagement structure, and a single-shaft combined plant having it, and is constructed as follows: If the difference between the detected value of the rotational speed of a gas turbine and the detected value of the rotational speed of a steam turbine is not more than a detection error by the time a predetermined time elapses after load is charged into the steam turbine, it is determined that the clutch is engaged.

Abstract: This invention provides a clutch engagement detecting apparatus, which can accurately detect the state of engagement of a clutch using a helical spline engagement structure, and a single-shaft combined plant having it, and is constructed as follows: If the difference between the detected value of the rotational speed of a gas turbine and the detected value of the rotational speed of a steam turbine is not more than a detection error by the time a predetermined time elapses after load is charged into the steam turbine, it is determined that the clutch is engaged.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for steam cooling a gas turbine. An intermediate-pressure drum 106 of a recovery boiler supplies outlet steam, as a cooling steam, to a combustor 117 through a steam channel 116. The flow rate of steam guided into the combustor 117 is adjusted through opening or closing of a first flow control valve 120 by a controller 125 such that the pressure of the intermediate-pressure drum 106 becomes a set value set according to a load status of a gas turbine 101. A required amount of steam according to the load status of the gas turbine 101 is fed to the combustor 117. Thus, the flow rate of steam guided into the combustor 117 is controlled by adjustment of the existing first flow control valve 120 for maintaining the pressure of the intermediate-pressure drum 106 in a predetermined state, without the need to provide an expensive valve device in the steam channel 116.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for steam cooling a gas turbine. An intermediate-pressure drum 106 of a recovery boiler supplies outlet steam, as a cooling steam, to a combustor 117 through a steam channel 116. The flow rate of steam guided into the combustor 117 is adjusted through opening or closing of a first flow control valve 120 by a controller 125 such that the pressure of the intermediate-pressure drum 106 becomes a set value set according to a load status of a gas turbine 101. A required amount of steam according to the load status of the gas turbine 101 is fed to the combustor 117. Thus, the flow rate of steam guided into the combustor 117 is controlled by adjustment of the existing first flow control valve 120 for maintaining the pressure of the intermediate-pressure drum 106 in a predetermined state, without the need to provide an expensive valve device in the steam channel 116.

Abstract: A gas turbine steam cooled system has a high temperature portion 8 outlet steam temperature maintained to a predetermined value without a cooling steam pressure becoming lower than the pressure in the gas turbine cylinder. Steam coming from an intermediate pressure superheater 10 of a waste heat recovery boiler 2 is led into the high temperature portion 8 of the gas turbine for cooling thereof. The temperature of the cooling steam at the outlet of the high temperature portion 8 is detected by a high temperature portion outlet steam temperature detector 15, and a signal thereof is sent a lower value selector 19 via a temperature controller 11. Pressure in the gas turbine cylinder is detected by a gas turbine cylinder pressure detector 17, and pressure of the cooling steam at the high temperature portion 8 outlet is detected by a high temperature portion outlet steam pressure detector 16. A differential signal thereof is sent to a pressure controller 18.

Abstract: The present invention is characterized in controlling the amount of cooling steam supplied to high temperature parts 8 in accordance with the dynamic characteristics of exhaust heat recovery boiler 2 when the load on gas turbine 1C is changing, in a gas turbine steam cooling system provided with an exhaust heat recovery boiler 2 for operating gas turbine 1C and generating steam using the exhaust heat from gas turbine 1C, the combined cycle plant being controlled by driving the steam turbines 3,4 by directing a steam line from exhaust heat recovery boiler 2 to steam turbines 3,4, cooling high temperature parts 8 of gas turbine 1C by branching the steam line from exhaust heat recovery boiler 2, and returning the cooled steam to the steam line.

Abstract: A gas turbine combined plant, a method of operating the same, and a steam-cooling system for a gas turbine hot section are provided, whereby the generation of thermal stress can be utmost reduced. A gas turbine hot section steam cooling system (30) is designed to cool a hot section (8) of a gas turbine unit (1) by the steam of an exhaust heat recovery boiler (2) and to supply the steam after cooling into a steam turbine (23). The system (30) comprises: a temperature detectors (15, 16) for detecting the outlet temperature of the steam of the gas turbine hot section and the outlet temperature of the steam of the exhaust heat recovery boiler, respectively, at the start-up time of the gas turbine; and a shielding valve (20) disposed to a pipe (12a) supplying the steam after cooling the gas turbine hot section to the steam turbine for shielding the steam after cooling in the case where there is a substantial difference between the both temperature levels.