The subject matter disclosed herein relates generally to turbines and, more specifically, to integrating sections of a turbine system.
A turbine system may include an exhaust diffuser section coupled to a turbine section downstream of the turbine section. Such a turbine system may be either a gas turbine system or a steam turbine system. Specifically, a gas turbine system combusts a mixture of fuel and air to generate hot combustion gases, which in turn drive one or more turbines. In particular, the hot combustion gases force turbine blades to rotate, thereby driving a shaft to rotate one or more loads, e.g., electrical generators, and so forth. The exhaust diffuser section receives the exhaust from the turbines, and gradually reduces the pressure and velocity of the exhaust. Certain turbine systems include a turbine section and a diffuser section that are independently designed for optimal performance. Unfortunately, when such systems are integrated, the combined turbine section and diffuser section may not function optimally.