Water removal device for steam turbine and method for forming slit

Abstract

A hollow portion is defined inside a stator blade, and a slit, extending in a height direction of the stator blade, opens to a surface of the stator blade and is in communication with the hollow portion. The slit is defined on the surface of the stator blade and includes a recess portion which is flat and has a longitudinal side extending in the height direction of the stator blade, and at least one through hole which opens to a bottom surface of the recess portion and to the hollow portion. In a projection plane to which a cross section of the slit is projected in the height direction of the stator blade, an area of an inlet opening of the through hole which opens to the bottom surface of the recess portion occupies a part of a projection width of the recess portion.

Claims

1. A water removal device for a steam turbine for removing water on a surface of a stator blade, the water removal device comprising: a water removal flow passage defined inside the stator blade; and a slit extending in a direction intersecting with a steam flow direction and opening to the surface of the stator blade, wherein the slit includes a recess portion having a difference in level from the surface of the stator blade and having a bottom surface which is flat and parallel to the surface of the stator blade, and at least one through hole which opens to the bottom surface of the recess portion and to the water removal flow passage, wherein, in a projection plane to which a cross section of the slit is projected in a height direction of the stator blade, an area of an inlet opening of the at least one through hole which opens to the bottom surface of the recess portion occupies a part of a projection width of the bottom surface of the recess portion, wherein the at least one through hole has a symmetrical shape with respect to an axis of the at least one through hole and a cross section of the at least one through hole has an inverted trapezoid shape along the axis of the at least one through hole from the water removal flow passage to the recess portion such that the inverted trapezoid shape extends from the inlet opening of the at least one through hole to an outlet opening of the at least one through hole, and the outlet opening of the at least one through hole opens to the water removal flow passage, wherein the inverted trapezoid shape is defined by: (i) a first planar side at the inlet opening of the at least one through hole; (ii) a first inclined side; (iii) a second planar side at the outlet opening of the at least one through hole; and (iv) a second inclined side, and wherein the first planar side of the inverted trapezoid shape is longer than the second planar side of the inverted trapezoid shape.

2. The water removal device according to claim 1, wherein the at least one through hole is defined in a tip side region of the surface of the stator blade.

3. The water removal device according to claim 1, wherein the slit is defined on the surface of the stator blade, and wherein the inlet opening of the at least one through hole opens to a surface side corresponding to a trailing edge side end portion of the water removal flow passage, and the outlet opening of the at least one through hole is in communication with a trailing edge side end portion of the slit.

4. The water removal device according to claim 1, wherein the inlet opening of the at least one through hole is defined in a stator blade trailing edge side end portion of the bottom surface of the recess portion.

5. The water removal device according to claim 1, wherein, in the projection plane to which the cross section of the slit is projected in the height direction of the stator blade, the area of the inlet opening of the at least one through hole occupies only the part of the projection width of the bottom surface of the recess portion, and wherein, in a projection plane to which a cross section of the slit is projected in a width direction of the stator blade, an area of the inlet opening of the at least one through hole occupies only a part of a projection width of the bottom surface of the recess portion.

6. A method for forming a slit as defined in claim 1, comprising: forming, on the surface of the stator blade, a recess portion having a difference in level from the surface of the stator blade and having a bottom surface which is flat and parallel to the surface of the stator blade by electric discharge machining; and forming at least one through hole by cutting work so that: the at least one through hole opens to the bottom surface of the recess portion and to the water removal flow passage; and, in a projection plane to which a cross section of the slit is projected in the height direction of the stator blade, an area of the inlet opening of the at least one through hole which opens to the bottom surface of the recess portion occupies a part of a projection width of the bottom surface of the recess portion, wherein the at least one through hole is formed by drilling so as to open to the bottom surface of the recess portion such that the cross section of the at least one through hole has the inverted trapezoid shape along the axis of the at least one through hole from the water removal flow passage to the recess portion such that the inverted trapezoid shape extends from the inlet opening of the at least one through hole to the outlet opening of the at least one through hole.

7. The water removal device according to claim 1, wherein the at least one through hole extends from the inlet opening to the outlet opening in a direction opposite to the steam flow direction.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

(1) FIG. 1 is a front view of a water removal device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

(2) FIG. 2 is a transverse sectional view of a stator blade according to the first embodiment.

(3) FIG. 3 is a transverse sectional view of a slit according to the first embodiment.

(4) FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of a slit according to the first embodiment.

(5) FIG. 5 is a chart showing total water collection rate on surfaces of the stator blade.

(6) FIG. 6 is a longitudinal sectional view of a slit of a modified example of the first embodiment.

(7) FIG. 7 is a longitudinal sectional view of a slit of another modified example of the first embodiment.

(8) FIG. 8 is a cross sectional view illustrating a shape of a cross section of a slit according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

(9) FIG. 9 is a cross sectional view illustrating a shape of a cross section of a slit according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

(10) FIG. 10 is a front view illustrating a shape of a slit according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

(11) FIG. 11 is a front view illustrating a shape of a slit according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

(12) FIG. 12 is a front view of a slit according to an embodiment and a front view of a conventional slit, which are used for an effect evaluation experiment.

(13) FIG. 13 is a transverse sectional view of the slit shown in FIG. 12.

(14) FIG. 14 is a chart showing a test result of the effect evaluation experiment.

(15) FIG. 15 is a chart showing another test result of the effect evaluation experiment.

(16) FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a flow field of a wet steam flow in a steam turbine.

(17) FIG. 17 is a chart showing a velocity triangle of a wet steam flow on a downstream side of the stator blade.

(18) FIG. 18 is a cross sectional view of a conventional water removal device.

(19) FIG. 19 is a perspective view of a conventional stator blade having a slit.

(20) FIG. 20 is a cross sectional view of a conventional stator blade having a slit.

(21) FIG. 21 is an enlarged cross sectional view of portion Y in FIG. 20.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

(22) Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It is intended, however, that unless particularly specified, dimensions, materials, shapes, relative positions and the like of components described in the embodiments shall be interpreted as illustrative only and not limitative of the scope of the present invention.

First Embodiment

(23) Now, a water removal device according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 1 to FIG. 5. In FIG. 1, a stator blade 12 is provided in a flow path of a wet steam flow of a steam turbine. The hub portion of the stator blade 12 is connected to a diaphragm 14, and the tip portion of the stator blade 12 is connected to a support ring 16. The surface of the stator blade 12 is disposed in the same direction to the wet steam flow s as in the stator blade 100 illustrated in FIG. 17.

(24) That is, as illustrated in FIG. 2, the leading edge fe of the stator blade is disposed on an upstream side and the trailing edge re of the stator blade is disposed on a downstream side of the wet steam flow s, and the pressure surface fs of the stator blade is disposed so as to face the wet steam flow s and so as to be inclined to the wet steam flow s. Water such as water drops contained in the wet steam flow s forms water drops on the pressure surface fs of the stator blade and the suction surface bs of the stator blade. In FIG. 1, the arrow a indicates the width direction of the stator blade 12, and the arrow b indicates the height direction of the stator blade 12.

(25) In the water removal device 10, a hollow portion 12a is formed inside the stator blade 12, and a hollow portion 16a is formed inside the support ring 16. The hollow portion 12a and the hollow portion 16a are communicated with each other via a hole formed in the support ring 16. The hollow portion 16a has a hole 20 communicated with a region having a lower pressure than the flow field of the wet steam flow s, and each of the hollow portion 12a and the hollow portion 16a has a lower pressure than the flow field of the wet steam flow s.

(26) As illustrated in FIG. 2, the wet steam flow s flows from the leading edge fe side of the stator blade along the pressure surface fs and the suction surface bs of the stator blade. A slit 22 opening to the pressure surface fs of the stator blade is formed in a region corresponding to the stator blade trailing edge side end portion of the hollow portion 12a in the width direction of the stator blade 12, and is communicated with the stator blade trailing edge side end portion of the hollow portion 12a. Further, as illustrated in FIG. 1, the slit 22 is formed in a tip side region of the stator blade 12, and is arranged so as to extend along a height direction of the stator blade, i.e., in a direction substantially perpendicular to the flow direction of the wet steam flow s. On the pressure surface fs and the suction surface fs of the stator blade, water drops contained in the wet steam flow s attach to form a water film flow sw. The water film flow sw formed on the pressure surface fs and the suction surface bs of the stator blade is forced by the flow of the wet steam flow s to flow toward the trailing edge of the stator blade.

(27) As shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, the slit 22 includes a recess portion 24 opening to the pressure surface fs of the stator blade, and four through holes 26. The recess portion 24 includes a bottom surface 24a which is flat and which is substantially parallel to the pressure surface fs of the stator blade, and side surfaces 24b and 24c which are substantially perpendicular to the pressure surface fs of the stator blade. The recess portion 24 has an opening and a cross section, each of which has a rectangular shape, and a long side of the recess portion 24 faces a direction intersecting with the wet steam flow s.

(28) A through hole 26 has a cylinder-like shape, of which axial line 26a is perpendicular to the pressure surface fs of the stator blade, and has an inlet opening c which opens to the stator blade trailing edge portion of the bottom surface 24a in the width direction of the stator blade, and an outlet opening d which opens to the stator blade trailing edge side end portion of the hollow portion 12a. That is, the through hole 26 is formed so that in a projection plane to which a cross section of the slit is projected in the width direction or the height direction of the stator blade, an area of the inlet opening c which opens to the bottom surface 24a of the recess portion occupies a part of a projection width of the recess portion 24.

(29) FIG. 5 is a chart showing a total water collection rate on the pressure surface fs and the suction surface bs of the stator blade. As shown in FIG. 5, the total water collection rate on the suction surface bs of the stator blade does not substantially change in the width direction of the stator blade; and in contrast, the total water collection rate on the pressure surface fs of the stator blade increases sharply as the position becomes closer to the trailing edge.

(30) The chart of FIG. 5 shows that it is possible to increase the water removal amount as the inlet opening of the slit 22 is disposed closer to the trailing edge. Taking this into consideration, in this embodiment, the slit 22 is formed in a region which is, in the width direction of the stator blade 12, at the stator blade trailing edge side end portion of the hollow portion 12a.

(31) In FIG. 3, the wet steam flow s flows from the stator blade leading edge side along the pressure surface fs of the stator blade, and the water film flow sw on the pressure surface fs of the stator blade also flow toward the trailing edge of the stator blade with the wet steam flow s. The water film flow sw reaches the slit 22 and flows into the recess portion 24, and then flows on the bottom surface 24a to flow into the through hole 26.

(32) In this embodiment, the recess portion 24 has a large inlet opening relative to the through hole 26. Thus, the water film flow sw becomes more likely to flow from the inlet opening of the recess portion 24 to the recess portion 24, whereby it is possible to improve the water removal efficiency. Further, the water film flow sw flows into a relatively narrow inlet opening c of the through hole, and at this time, the through hole 26 is almost closed by the water film flow sw, whereby it is possible to suppress leakage of the wet steam flow s.

(33) Although in the flow field of the wet stem flow s, the hub side region of the stator blade 12 has a higher pressure than the tip side region, since the slit 22 is formed in the tip side region of the stator blade 12, a circulation flow, where steam flow flowing from the through hole formed in the hub side region into the hollow portion 12a may reversely flows from the through hole formed in the tip side region to the steam flow field, may hardly be generated.

(34) Further, since the slit 22 is formed in a region which is at the stator blade trailing edge side end portion of the hollow portion 12a, i.e., since the slit 22 is formed at a place where the total water collection rate increases, it is possible to increase the water removal amount.

(35) Further, since the through hole 26 is formed at the stator blade trailing edge side end portion of the bottom surface 24a of the recess portion, the water film flow sw on the pressure surface fs of the stator blade flows into the recess portion 24 on the upstream side of the through hole 26 and then is stored on the bottom surface 24a. It is thereby possible to more effectively separate the water film flow sw from the wet steam flow s.

(36) A method forming the slit 22 of this embodiment will now be described. The stator blade 12 has a high-temperature strength and corrosion resistance, and a Ni-based alloy, which is known as a hard-to-cut material, is used for the material. For this reason, precision processing of a Ni-based alloy including slit forming is conventionally performed by means of electric discharge machining, which is expensive.

(37) The slit 22 is formed by carrying out electric discharge machining to carve the recess portion 24 firstly, and then carrying out cutting to form the through hole 26 by using a drill having a small diameter.

(38) By employing expensive electric discharge machining only for forming the recess portion 24 and employing inexpensive cutting work for forming the through hole as described above, it is reduce the processing cost. It is difficult to form a small hole by means of electric discharge machining, and the diameter of a through hole is supposed to be at least 1 mm if electric discharge is employed. In contrast, by means of cutting work using a drill having a small diameter, it is possible to form a hole having a small diameter of about 0.5 mm. Accordingly, it is thereby possible to more efficiently suppress leakage of the steam as compared with the case of employing electric discharge machining.

(39) Modified examples of the first example having a modified shape of through hole 26 will now be described. The slit 30A illustrated in FIG. 6 is an example where the inlet side region 32a of the through hole 32 has a cross section of an inverted trapezoid like shape having a relative large width on the inlet side, and the outlet side 32b has a cylindrical shape. The water film flow sw thereby becomes more likely to flow into the through hole 32, and it is possible to improve the water removal efficiency.

(40) The slit 30B illustrated in FIG. 7 is an example where the through hole 34 has a cross section of an inverted trapezoid like shape having a relative large width on the inlet side, and has an inclined surface 34c which is inclined so as to form a lateral side of the trapezoid and which extends over the entire length of the through hole. In this example, since the through hole 34 has a further wider inlet opening, it is possible to further improve the water removal efficiency.

Second Embodiment

(41) A second embodiment of the present invention now will be described with reference to FIG. 8. In terms of the shape of the slit 40 according to this embodiment, the recess portion 24 has the same shape as in the first embodiment, and, on the other hand, the through hole 42 has a different shape of a cross section from the through hole 26 in the first embodiment. That is, the through hole 42 has a cylindrical shape and has a constant diameter in the axial direction, and the axial line 42a inclined so that the inlet opening c is closer to the stator blade leading edge side than the outlet opening d. That is, the inclination angle A of the axial line 42a to the leading edge side reference plane of the pressure surface fs of the stator blade satisfies 90<A<180. The outlet opening of the through hole 42 is formed at the stator blade trailing edge side end portion of the recess portion 24, in the same manner as in the first embodiment. Further, except for the slit 40, the water removal device according to this embodiment basically has the same structure as in the first embodiment.

(42) The slit 40 may be formed, in the same manner as in the first embodiment, by carrying out electric discharge machining to carve the recess portion 24 firstly, and then carrying out cutting to form the through hole 42 by using a drill having a small diameter. From a viewpoint of easiness of the processing and the strength of the stator blade 12, it is preferred that A satisfied 110A.

(43) According to this embodiment, since the axial direction of the through hole 42 faces the inflow direction of the water film flow sw, the water film flow sw becomes more likely to flow into the through hole 42, whereby it is possible to improve the water removal efficiency.

Third Embodiment

(44) A third embodiment of the present invention will now be described with reference to FIG. 9. The recess portion 24 of the slit 50 according to this embodiment has the same shape as the recess portion 24 in the second embodiment, and the through hole 52 has a cylindrical shape and has a constant diameter in the axial direction, as is the case with the through hole 42 in the second embodiment. The through hole 52 is different from the through hole 26 in the second embodiment in that the through hole 52 is inclined so that the inclination angle A of the axial line 52a of the through hole 52 to the leading edge side reference plane of the stator blade fs of the pressure surface is an acute angle (0<A<90).

(45) Further, a part of the stator blade trailing edge side-side surface of the recess portion 24 is formed by cutting work so as to form a curved surface 24d which is in the same direction as the axial line 52a and which is continuous to a wall surface of the through hole 52. The curved surface 24d is necessary when the through hole 52 is formed by means of cutting with a drill, and it is formed at the same time as the through hole 52.

(46) The stator blade trailing edge side upper end B of the through hole 52 is at the same position, in the width direction of the stator blade, as the lower end of the stator blade trailing edge side-side surface of the recess portion 24. Except for the slit 50, the water removal device according to this embodiment basically has the same structure as in the first embodiment. From a viewpoint of easiness of the processing and the strength of the stator blade 12, it is preferred that A satisfied 20A.

(47) According to this embodiment, the outlet opening d of the through hole 42 may be positioned as closer to the stator blade leading edge side as possible, as the through hole 52 is inclined to the pressure surface fs of the stator blade. Accordingly, the slit 52 may be positioned at a stator blade trailing edge side while the outlet opening d is in communication with the stator blade trailing edge side end portion of the hollow portion 12a. Thus, the slit may be placed at a position where the total water collection rate is relatively large, whereby it is possible to further improve the water removal efficiency.

Fourth Embodiment

(48) A fourth embodiment of the present invention will now be described with reference to FIG. 10. In an actual flow field of the steam flow, the flow is not a one-dimensional flow, and it flows also along a radial direction of the surfaces of the stator blade, including the suction surface bs and the pressure surface fs of the stator blade. In such a region where the radial direction component of the flow is large, it is preferred that the through hole is three-dimensionally inclined toward the direction of the flow.

(49) In this regard, in this embodiment, the slit is formed near the trailing edge re of the pressure surface bs of the stator blade where the flow field of the wet steam flow s in the radial direction from the hub side to the tip side is formed, and near the support ring 16.

(50) The recess portion 24 of the slit 60 opens to the pressure surface fs of the stator blade, and the recess portion 24 has the same shape as the recess portion 24 in the first embodiment, and the longer sides are arranged in the height direction of the stator blade. The through hole 62 has a cylindrical shape and has a constant diameter in the direction of the axial line 62a. In this embodiment, the inlet opening c of the through hole 62 opening to the recess portion 24 is positioned closer to the hub side region than the outlet opening d opening to the hollow portion 12a. That is, the axial line 62a of the through hole 62 is inclined from the inlet opening c to the outlet opening d, from the hub side region toward the tip side region. Except for the slit 60, the water removal device according to this embodiment basically has the same structure as in the first embodiment.

(51) The water film flow sw formed on the pressure surface fs of the stator blade flows in the height direction of the stator blade from the hub side to the tip side, with the wet steam flow s flowing from the hub side region to the tip side region.

(52) According to this embodiment, since the through hole 62 is formed so as to be inclined in the same direction as the flowing direction of the water film flow sw flowing to the tip side, the water film flow is more likely to flow into the through hole 62, whereby it is possible to improve the water removal efficiency.

Fifth Embodiment

(53) A fifth embodiment of the present invention will now be described with reference to FIG. 11. The slit 70 according to this embodiment opens to the pressure surface fs of the stator blade, and is formed at a position where the through hole 74 can be communicated with the stator blade trailing edge side end portion of the hollow portion 12a, as in the first embodiment. The slit 70 is formed in the height direction of the stator blade. In the slit 70, the recess portion 72, excluding a part in the hub side region, extends over the entire region in the height direction of the stator blade, and three through holes 74 are formed only in the recess portion 72 in the tip side region. Each of the three through holes 74 has a slit-like shape and is formed so that the axial line of the through hole 74 is perpendicular to the pressure surface fs of the stator blade. Except for the arrangement and the shape of the slit 70, the water removal device according to this embodiment basically has the same structure as in the first embodiment.

(54) The recess portion 72 may have a width within a range such that the blade surface is not deviated from the designed blade profile of the stator blade 12. For example, the width of the recess portion 72 may be about twice (twice10%) as large as the through hole 74.

(55) According to this embodiment, since the recess portion 72 is formed over almost entire region, in the height direction of the stator blade, of the pressure surface fs of the stator blade, it is possible to collect the water film flow sw in the recess portion over almost entire region of the leading edge fe of the stator blade. By introducing the water collected in the recess portion to the through hole, it is possible to improve the water removal efficiency.

(56) When the opening of the through hole 74 is formed into a slit like shape, it may be necessary to employ electric discharge machining, and the processing cost may increase. However, since the through hole has a slit-like shape having a relatively large opening area, it is possible to increase the flow rate of the water film flow sw flowing out of the through hole 74. It is thereby possible to improve the water removal efficiency.

(57) As shown in FIG. 5, in a case where the slit which opens to the pressure surface fs of the stator blade is formed, by forming the slit as closer to the trailing edge re side of the stator blade as possible, it is possible to improve the water removal efficiency. Further, even in a case where the slit which opens to the suction surface bs of the stator blade is formed, it is possible to increase the water removal amount, by forming the slit as closer to the trailing edge re side of the stator blade.

(58) Although in the above-described embodiments, the slit opens to the pressure surface of the stator blade, in some embodiments, the slit may open to the suction surface of the stator blade. A water removal device according to the present invention may be constituted by combination of two or more of the above-described embodiments, as needed.

EXAMPLES

(59) Now, effect evaluation experiments and the results, which were performed to evaluate the effect provided by the water removal device according to an embodiment of the present invention, will be described with reference to FIG. 12 to FIG. 15. First, with reference to FIG. 12, a conventional slit and a slit according to an embodiment of the present invention used in the experiments are described. In FIG. 12, each of the conventional slit 112 and the slit 80 according to the embodiment is arranged along the height direction of the stator blade 100 or 12, and is formed in the same tip side region R. Each of the support ring 106 and the support ring 16 has a hollow portion (not shown) inside the support ring, and the hollow portion is in communication with the slit 80 or 112 via a hollow portion formed in the stator blade 100 or 12. Each of the slit 112 and the slit 80 opens to the pressure surface fs of the stator blade and is formed in a region corresponding to the stator blade trailing edge side end portion of the hollow portion formed inside the stator blade 100 or the stator blade 12, in the width direction of the stator blade.

(60) The slit 112 has the same structure as the slit 112 illustrated in FIG. 21, and the inclination angle of the slit 112 to the leading edge side reference plane of the pressure surface fs of the stator blade is 135.

(61) FIG. 13 is a transverse sectional view of the slit 80. The slit 80 is a modification of the slit 40 illustrated in FIG. 8, according to the second embodiment. That is, the recess portion 82 has a bottom surface 82a which is flat and which is parallel to the pressure surface fs of the stator blade fs, and side surfaces 82b and 82c each of which is inclined to the pressure surface fs of the stator blade, and the inclination angle C of each of the side surfaces is 135.

(62) As shown in FIG. 12, the through hole 84 has an inlet opening c having a rectangular shape. The through hole 84 is inclined to the leading edge side reference plane of the pressure surface fs of the stator blade, and the inclination angle A is 135. The side surface 82c of the recess portion 82 and the through hole 84 together form a continuous flat surface.

(63) The slit 80 is obtained by forming the recess portion 82 and the through hole 84 by means of electric discharge machining. In the experiments, as the working fluid mf, a two-phase fluid containing air having water added, simulating an actual wet steam flow s, was used. The particle size of the water was made substantially the same as the particle size of the water contained in the wet steam flow s.

(64) FIG. 14 is a chart showing the water removal efficiency of both of the slits, and FIG. 15 is a chart showing the leakage ratio which represents the ratio of the working fluid mg leaked to the hollow portion 12a of the stator blade 12. Each of the horizontal axes (pressure ratio of the slits) of the charts of FIG. 14 and FIG. 15 represents the ratio (pressure on the pressure surface fs side of the stator blade)/(pressure in the hollow portion 12a).

(65) FIG. 14 and FIG. 15 show that, with respect to both the slit 112 and the slit 12, the water removal efficiency and the working fluid leakage ratio increase as the pressure ratio of the slits increases. FIG. 14 shows that the water removal efficiency of the slit 80 is larger than that of the slit 112 by approximately 10 to 20%, and FIG. 15 shows that the working fluid leakage ratio of the slit 80 is smaller than that of the slit 112 by at least 50%.

(66) The reason for this is, as described above, that since the recess portion 82 has a relatively wide inlet opening than the through hole 84, the water film flow sw is more likely to flow into the recess portion 82, whereby it is possible to improve the water removal efficiency, and since the water film flow sw flows into the relatively narrow inlet opening c of the through hole 84, the through hole 84 is almost closed by the water film flow sw, whereby it is possible to suppress leakage of the wet steam flow s.

(67) Since in the slit 80, the side surface 82c of the recess portion 82 and a side surface of the through hole 84 together form a flat surface, and the side surface 82b of the recess portion 82 has the same inclination angle as the side surface 82c, the slit 80 may be formed more easily.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY

(68) According to the present invention, it is possible to improve the removal efficiency of the water film flow formed on a surface of a stator blade and to suppress erosion of a rotor blade and leakage loss of the steam flow, by simple processing of the stator blade, whereby it is possible to suppress reduction in the turbine efficiency.

REFERENCE SIGNS LIST

(69) 10 Water removal device 12, 100 Stator blade 12a, 100a Hollow portion (Water removal flow passage) 14, 104 Diaphragm 16, 106 Support ring 16a, 106a Hollow portion 18, 20, 106b, 106c Hole 22, 30A, 30B, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 112, 114 Slit 24, 72, 82 Recess portion 24a, 82a Bottom surface 24b, 24c, 82b, 82c Side surface 24d Curved surface 112a Stator blade trailing edge side wall surface 112b Stator blade leading edge side wall surface e Inlet opening f Outlet opening 26, 32, 34, 42, 52, 62, 74, 84 Through hole 32a Inlet side region 32b Outlet side region 34c Inclined surface c Inlet opening d Outlet opening h Slit width 42a, 52a, 62a, 84a Axial line 102 Rotor blade 108 Rotor shaft 110 Disk rotor 116 Slit groove c Inlet opening d Outlet opening A Inclined angle U Circumferential velocity Vs, Vcw Absolute velocity Ws, Wcw Relative velocity bs Suction surface of stator blade cw Coarse water drop dw Small water drop fe Leading edge of stator blade fs Pressure surface of stator blade mf Working fluid re Trailing edge of stator blade s Wet steam flow sw Water film flow