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clearances
               strainer,  following  flow  steam        Drivers Chapter  7 367 Continued
                                                              around
               inlet  the  in  more                     packing  seal  or  include:
               valve,  seen                                shroud  diaphragms

               trip  As  inefficiency,                  HP/LP  or     turbine
               across  ring. figure, as fouling increases the differential across the turbine  to required to make power, as well as increased thrust force the  to  in  seal  across  a  within
               drop  nozzle  or  leads  subjected       clearances  shaft  steam  parts

               pressure  valves,  This increases.  is  bearing  seal  up  internal  up  of  bypass  wearing

               Increased  governor  also  thrust        Opened  Opened  Internal  ring  nozzle  Wear  Typical
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