General Electric Company
CONTROLLED FLOW RUNNERS FOR TURBINES

Abstract:

This application provides controlled flow runners (130) for use with steam turbines. Example controlled flow runners (130) may include a tip, a blade (132) adjacent to the tip, the blade (132) having a top width (134), a middle width (136), and a bottom width (138), where the middle width (136) is less than the top width (134) and the bottom width (138), and a root adjacent to the blade (132).