Abstract: A combined cycle power plant comprises a gas turbine system and a steam cycle system having a steam turbine to be driven by the steam generated by the waste heat of the exhaust gas of the gas turbine system, wherein the steam from the steam cycle system flows through a gas turbine cooling system of the gas turbine to cool the gas turbine blades and other elements of the gas turbine system to be cooled and the waste heat of the gas turbine system is effectively collected. The gas turbine cooling system has two or more than two cooling ducts formed in two or more than two elements of the gas turbine system to be cooled such as the gas turbine blades and the combustor of the gas turbine system so that steam is made to flow through the cooling ducts of these two or more than two elements to be cooled to effectively and maximally exploit the cooling potential and the waste heat collecting potential of the steam and hence improve the overall thermal efficiency of the plant.

Abstract: A combined cycle power plant comprises a gas turbine system and a steam cycle system having a steam turbine to be driven by the steam generated by the waste heat of the exhaust gas of the gas turbine system, wherein the steam from the steam cycle system flows through a gas turbine cooling system of the gas turbine to cool the gas turbine blades and other elements of the gas turbine system to be cooled and the waste heat of the gas turbine system is effectively collected. The gas turbine cooling system has two or more than two coolooling ducts formed in two or more than two elements of the gas turbine system to be cooled such as the gas turbine blades and the combustor of the gas turbine system so that steam is made to flow through the cooling ducts of these two or more than two elements to be cooled to effectively and maximally exploit the cooling potential and the waste heat collecting potential of the steam and hence improve the overall thermal efficiency of the plant.

Abstract: A combined cycle power plant comprises a gas turbine system and a steam cycle system having a steam turbine to be driven by the steam generated by the waste heat of the exhaust gas of the gas turbine system, wherein the steam from the steam cycle system flows through a gas turbine cooling system of the gas turbine to cool the gas turbine blades and other elements of the gas turbine system to be cooled and the waste heat of the gas turbine system is effectively collected. The gas turbine cooling system has two or more than two cooling ducts formed in two or more than two elements of the gas turbine system to be cooled such as the gas turbine blades and the combustor of the gas turbine system so that steam is made to flow through the cooling ducts of these two or more than two elements to be cooled to effectively and maximally exploit the cooling potential and the waste heat collecting potential of the steam and hence improve the overall thermal efficiency of the plant.

Abstract: A turbine blade performs internal cooling by a cooling gas flowing through internal cooling flow passages and FCFC cooling by a cooling gas jetted out through film holes arranged on the substantially whole area of the blade surface. The film holes are arranged in rows extending in the span direction at predetermined pitches in the chord direction. The dimensions of the elements of the turbine blade are determined by a mathematical formula 5.ltoreq.L/N.multidot.D.ltoreq.50, where L is the length of any interval of the surface of the cooled turbine blade, N is the number of rows of the film holes in the interval and D is an average diameter of the film holes in the interval. With this arrangement, the maximum cooling efficiency at a small amount of cooling gas flow is attained, and both the quantity of heat per unit area of the blade surface transmitted from the main flow gas to the blade surface and the thermal stresses are reduced.

Abstract: A cooling flow passage assembly consisting of pressure side cooling flow passages extending in a span direction and suction side cooling flow passages extending in the span direction and serially connected to the pressure side cooling flow passages is formed in a turbine blade. A cooling medium flows through the pressure side cooling flow passages in the direction toward the tip portion and through the suction side cooling flow passages in the direction toward the root. Cooling effect is improved by a Coriolis force. The number of the suction side cooling flow passages is larger than the number of the pressure side cooling flow passages. At least one of the suction side cooling flow passages forms at least one most downstream cooling flow passage. The cooling medium flows through the most downstream cooling flow passage and is exhausted outside of the turbine blade through nozzles, whereby the flow of the cooling medium through the most downstream cooling flow passage is speeded up.

Abstract: A heat resistance structure adapted to be used in a passage of a high temperature fluid, comprises a heat resistant metal plate having a smooth outer surface, a layer of a substance having a high heat transmission resistance extended along an internal surface of the metal plate, and heat conductive bodies provided in close contact with the layer, all being arranged in this order from the outer surface of the structure to the interior of the structure. A plurality of coolant passages are further provided through each of the heat conductive bodies.