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Abstract

With a simple structure in which the component count is reduced, the occurrence of noise and vibrations can be prevented in a range from a minute opening degree to the vicinity of an intermediate opening degree, and a pressure loss can be decreased when an opening degree is a fully-open opening degree or the vicinity thereof and thus the efficiency of a steam turbine can be improved. A steam governing valve apparatus includes: a valve main body 30 in which a valve chest 31 to which steam is supplied is formed; a valve seat 32 in which a spherical curved surface is formed at a position facing the valve chest 31 that is provided in the valve main body 30; a valve element 34 that is housed in the valve chest 31 and on which a spherical curved surface is formed; and a valve rod 33 that is provided on an upstream side relative to the valve element 34 and that drives so that the respective spherical curved surfaces of the valve seat 32 and the valve element 34 contact/separate to set a valve opening degree; in which a bottom portion of the valve element 34 includes a protruding portion 35 that protrudes from a middle position thereof to the valve seat 32 side, and an edge 36 that is formed at a rim so that a recessed portion 37 is formed around the protruding portion 35.

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