Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090311103 | ROTOR FOR STEAM TURBINE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A steam turbine rotor shaft and a method of manufacturing the same are provided wherein the sliding characteristics of a journal are improved, and the journal is free from welding cracks and does not need a post heat treatment. The low alloy steel coating layer having a better sliding characteristics than 9 to 13% Cr heat resisting steel and a area rate of defects including pores and oxides in a range of 3 to 15% is formed by a high velocity flame spray coating method on a sliding surface of the journal. | 12-17-2009 |
20100028155 | Turbine Rotor - An object of the present invention is to provide a turbine rotor with high reliability of strength. The turbine rotor includes two rotors which are connected at the butted portions of the rotors via a weld without forming penetration beads. Specifically, the turbine rotor includes a rotor for low pressure, a rotor for high pressure, and a center hole formed at a center portion of the turbine rotor. The rotors for low pressure and for high pressure are integrated together into a steam turbine rotor by welding respective ends of the rotors to each other. The respective ends of the rotors are in contact with each other via at least two contact faces in a radial direction and an axial direction of the turbine rotor. At least parts of the respective ends are welded together. | 02-04-2010 |
20100122754 | High-strength martensite heat resisting cast steel, method of producing the steel, and applications of the steel - A high-strength martensite heat resisting steel which has long-time creep rupture strength required for steam temperature condition of 600-630° C. and toughness at room temperature, and which is suitable for use as a material of a steam turbine rotor shaft and as large-sized forged steel with an improvement of hot forgeability. A method of producing the steel and applications of the steel are also provided. The high-strength martensite heat resisting steel contains 0.05-0.20% by mass of C, 0.1% or less of Si, 0.05-0.6% of Mn, 0.1-0.6% of Ni, 9.0-12.0% of Cr, 0.20-0.65% of Mo, 2.0-3.0% of W, 0.1-0.3% of V, 2.0% or less of Co, 0.02-0.20% of Nb, 0.015% or less of B, 0.01-0.10% of N, and 0.015% or less of Al, (W/Mo) being 4.0-10.0. | 05-20-2010 |
20100236333 | METHOD FOR ASSESSING REMAINING LIFESPAN OF BOLT USED AT HIGH TEMPERATURES - The present invention is intended to provide a method for assessing remaining lifespan of a bolt with higher precision than conventional methods, which can be applied to a bolt comprising a high alloy with fewer tissue changes caused by creep damage. | 09-23-2010 |
20100329849 | TURBINE ROTOR - A turbine rotor which is easy to manufacture and has a high tolerable temperature is provided. A highly efficient steam turbine power plant is also provided. The turbine rotor is configured from a rotor shaft, an inner rotor disc constructed integrally with the rotor shaft, and an outer rotor disc which is welded to the inner rotor disc via a weld metal part and has a structure for fixing a turbine blade. The outer rotor disc preferably has a cooling hole which extends in an axial direction to penetrate the outer rotor disc over the thickness of the outer rotor disc. | 12-30-2010 |
20110126540 | HIGH-STRENGTH HEAT RESISTING CAST STEEL, METHOD OF PRODUCING THE STEEL, AND APPLICATIONS OF THE STEEL - A high-strength heat resisting cast steel which has high creep rupture strength at temperatures of 620° C. or above, high toughness, and good weldability. A method of producing the steel, a steam turbine casing, a main steam valve casing, and a steam control valve casing, each casing being made of that steel, as well as a steam turbine power plant using those components are also provided. The high-strength heat resisting cast steel contains 0.06-0.16% by mass of C, 0.1-1% of Si, 0.1-1% of Mn, 8-12% of Cr, 0.1-1.0% of Ni, 0.7% or less of Mo, 1.9-3.0% of W, 0.05-0.3% of V, 0.01-0.15% of one or more of Nb, Ta and Zr in total, 0.1-2% of Co, 0.01-0.08% of N, and 0.0005-0.01% of B, the balance being Fe and unavoidable impurities. | 06-02-2011 |
20110255988 | PRECIPITATION HARDENABLE MARTENSITIC STAINLESS STEEL AND STEAM TURBINE BLADE USING THE SAME - A precipitation hardenable martensitic stainless steel excellent in the stability of martensite, having the high strength, high toughness and high corrosion resistance is provided. The precipitation hardenable martensitic stainless steel contains at a mass rate, C: 0.05-0.10%, Cr: 12.0-13.0%, Ni: 6.0-7.0%, Mo: 1.0-2.0%, Si: 0.01-0.05%, Mn: 0.06-1.0%, Nb: 0.3-0.5%, V: 0.3-0.5%, Ti: 1.5-2.5%, Al: 1.0-2.3%, and the remainder consisting of Fe and an unavoidable impurity. | 10-20-2011 |
20120114496 | Precipitation Hardening Martensitic Stainless Steel and Steam Turbine Component Made Thereof - It is an objective of the present invention to provide a precipitation-hardening martensitic stainless steel having well-balanced properties of high mechanical strength, high toughness and good corrosion resistance properties. There is provided a precipitation-hardening martensitic stainless steel comprising: 0.10 mass % or less of C; 13.0 to 15.0 mass % of Cr; 7.0 to 10.0 mass % of Ni; 2.0 to 3.0 mass % of Mo; 0.5 to 2.5 mass % of Ti; 0.5 to 2.5 mass % of Al; 0.5 mass % or less of Si; 0.1 to 1.0 mass % of Mn; and the balance including Fe and incidental impurities, in which the mass % content of the Ti (represented by [Ti content]), the mass % content of the Al (represented by [Al content]) and the mass % content of the C (represented by [C content]) satisfy relationships of “0.5≦[Ti content]≦2.5” and “0.5≦[Al content]+2[C content]≦2.7”. | 05-10-2012 |
20120308772 | STEAM TURBINE MEMBER - An object is to provide a steam turbine member having excellent oxidation resistance at low cost without using an alloy coating such as a thermally sprayed or sintered body. The steam turbine member includes a substrate made of stainless steel containing Fe as a main component, 8 to 15 wt % of Cr, and 0.1 to 1.0 wt % of Mn. The steam turbine member has, on a surface of the substrate, an oxide film made of an oxide of a constituent element of the substrate. It is preferable that the oxide film thickness is 1 μm or less. It is also preferable that the oxide film has a surface roughness Ra of 1.6 a or less. | 12-06-2012 |
20120321478 | PRECIPITATE HARDENING STAINLESS STEEL AND LONG BLADE USING SAME FOR STEAM TURBINE - This invention provides a precipitate hardening stainless steel having excellent structure stability, strength, toughness, and corrosion resistance, which requires no sub-zero treating and thus is excellent in terms of productivity, and a long blade for a steam turbine using the same. The following are provided: a precipitate hardening stainless steel, which comprises C at 0.05 mass % or less, N at 0.05 mass % or less, Cr at 10.0 mass % to 14.0 mass %, Ni at 8.5 mass % to 11.5 mass %, Mo at 0.5 mass % to 3.0 mass %, Ti at 1.5 mass % to 2.0 mass %, Al at 0.25 mass % to 1.00 mass %, Si at 0.5 mass % or less, and Mn at 1.0 mass % or less, and the balance is composed of Fe and inevitable impurities; and a long blade for a steam turbine composed of the precipitate hardening stainless steel. | 12-20-2012 |
20130186106 | PRECIPITATION HARDENING MARTENSITIC STAINLESS STEEL, AND STEAM TURBINE LONG BLADE, STEAM TURBINE, AND POWER PLANT USING THE SAME - The problem to be solved of the present invention is to provide a precipitation hardening martensitic stainless steel having excellent tissue stability, strength, toughness, and corrosion-resistance, requiring no sub-zero treatment, and having excellent productivity; and also a steam turbine long blade using the same. The problem is solved by providing a precipitation hardening martensitic stainless steel containing, by mass, 0.1% or less of C; 0.1% or less of N; 9.0% or more and 14.0% or less of Cr; 9.0% or more and 14.0% or less of Ni; 0.5% or more and 2.5% or less of Mo; 0.5% or less of Si; 1.0% or less of Mn; 0.25% or more and 1.75% or less of Ti; 0.25% or more and 1.75% or less of Al, and the rest is Fe and inevitable impurities; and a steam turbine long blade using the precipitation hardening martensitic stainless steel. | 07-25-2013 |
20130224033 | Steam Turbine Rotor - There is provided a steam turbine rotor with high reliability and corresponding to increase in length of a high strength steel blade, in which only a low-pressure last stage is highly strengthened. The steam turbine rotor includes a steam turbine low-pressure last stage long blade made of a precipitation hardening type martensitic stainless steel containing, in mass, 0.1% or less of C, 0.1% or less of N, 9.0% to 14.0% inclusive of Cr, 9.0% to 14.0% inclusive of Ni, 0.5% to 2.5% inclusive of Mo, 0.5% or less of Si, 1.0% or less of Mn, 0.25% to 1.75% inclusive of Ti, 0.25% to 1.75% inclusive of Al, and the balance consisting of Fe and inevitable impurities, and a disk having a specific alloy composition is joined to a last stage section of the turbine rotor made of a low-alloy steel. | 08-29-2013 |
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20090065694 | Scanning electron microscope - An object of the invention is to reduce the beam drift in which the orbit of the charged particle beam is deflected by a potential gradient generated by a nonuniform sample surface potential on a charged-particle-beam irradiation area surface, the nonuniform sample surface potential being generated by electrification made when observing an insulating-substance sample using a charged particle beam. | 03-12-2009 |
20100181478 | CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM ADJUSTING METHOD AND CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM APPARATUS - In an apparatus for obtaining an image by irradiating a charged particle beam on a specimen, a condition of the beam conditioned differently from vertical incidence as in the case of the beam being tilted is required to be adjusted. To this end, the apparatus has a controller for automatically controlling a stigmator, an objective lens and a deflector such that astigmatism is corrected, focus is adjusted and view filed shift is corrected. The controller has a selector for inhibiting at least one of the astigmatism correction, focus adjustment and FOV shift correction from being executed. | 07-22-2010 |
20110068265 | ELECTRODE UNIT AND CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM DEVICE - A high-resolution sample image is acquired by eliminating both of charge over an entire sample (global charge) and charge in a local region irradiated with a primary charged particle beam (local charge). An electrode unit ( | 03-24-2011 |
20110147609 | ION BEAM DEVICE - An ion beam device according to the present invention includes a gas field ion source ( | 06-23-2011 |
20110266465 | ION BEAM DEVICE - Provided is an ion beam device provided with a gas electric field ionization ion source which can prevent an emitter tip from vibrating in a non-contact manner. The gas electric field ionization ion source is comprised of an emitter tip ( | 11-03-2011 |
20120097863 | ION MICROSCOPE - Provided are a large-current and highly stable gas field ionization ion source, and a high-resolution ion microscope with a large focal depth. | 04-26-2012 |
20120132802 | GAS FIELD IONIZATION ION SOURCE APPARATUS AND SCANNING CHARGED PARTICLE MICROSCOPE EQUIPPED WITH SAME - A gas field ionization ion source apparatus is provided which is small-sized, has high-performance, and is capable of performing a tilt adjustment in a state in which an emitter tip position is maintained approximately constant. An emitter ( | 05-31-2012 |
20120217391 | CHARGED PARTICLE MICROSCOPE - The charged particle beam microscope is configured of: a gas field ionization ion source ( | 08-30-2012 |
20120319003 | ION BEAM DEVICE - Provided is an ion beam device provided with a gas electric field ionization ion source which can prevent an emitter tip from vibrating in a non-contact manner. The gas electric field ionization ion source is comprised of an emitter tip ( | 12-20-2012 |
20130119252 | GAS FIELD ION SOURCE AND METHOD FOR USING SAME, ION BEAM DEVICE, AND EMITTER TIP AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - To provide a gas field ion source having a high angular current density, the gas field ion source is configured such that at least a base body of an emitter tip configuring the gas field ion source is a single crystal metal, such that the apex of the emitter tip is formed into a pyramid shape or a cone shape having a single atom at the top, and such that the extraction voltage in the case of ionizing helium gas by the single atom is set to 10 kV or more. | 05-16-2013 |
20130264496 | CHARGED PARTICLE EMISSION GUN AND CHARGED PARTICLE RAY APPARATUS - Provided is a charged particle emission gun with which cleaning of a tip is possible without stopping the operation of the charged particle emission gun for a long time and without heating the tip. The charged particle emission gun includes a cleaning photo-irradiation apparatus that generates ultraviolet light or infrared light to irradiate a tip, and an optical fiber for guiding the ultraviolet light or the infrared light toward the tip. The cleaning photo-irradiation apparatus generates ultraviolet light or an infrared light with a predetermined wavelength and intensity to desorb a molecule adsorbed on the tip through photon stimulated desorption, or to desorb a molecule adsorbed on the tip through photon stimulated desorption and ionize the desorbed molecule. | 10-10-2013 |
20140319370 | ION BEAM DEVICE - An ion beam device according to the present invention includes a gas field ion source ( | 10-30-2014 |