MUMBAI, India, Oct. 26 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202617090423 A) filed by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. on July 24, 2026, for Stationary Blade Segment, Stationary Blade Ring, And Steam Turbine.

Inventors include Tabata, Soichiro; Mizumi, Shunsuke; and Ishibashi, Koji.

The application for the patent was published on October 23, 2026, under issue no. 43/2026.

Abstract: A stationary blade segment according to one embodiment comprises: a first stationary blade and a second stationary blade that are circumferentially adjacent; an outer- ring-side shroud; a groove part that is provided on the inner peripheral surface of the outer-ring-side shroud, that is positioned between a first front surface of the first stationary blade and a second back surface of the second stationary blade, and that extends from the first front surface toward the second back surface; and at least one suctioning part that is provided in the groove part or in contact with the groove part and that communicates with the internal space of the outer-ring-side shroud. Designating the position where the groove part and the first front surface cross as a first crossing position and the position where the groove part and the second back surface cross as a second crossing position, a weighted average position of the at least one suction part is closer to the second crossing position than the first crossing position.

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