EP0536575A1 - Bande de recouvrement pour roue de turbine axiale - Google Patents

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EP0536575A1
EP0536575A1 EP92116009A EP92116009A EP0536575A1 EP 0536575 A1 EP0536575 A1 EP 0536575A1 EP 92116009 A EP92116009 A EP 92116009A EP 92116009 A EP92116009 A EP 92116009A EP 0536575 A1 EP0536575 A1 EP 0536575A1
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01D—NON-POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, e.g. STEAM TURBINES
    • F01D11/00—Preventing or minimising internal leakage of working-fluid, e.g. between stages
    • F01D11/08—Preventing or minimising internal leakage of working-fluid, e.g. between stages for sealing space between rotor blade tips and stator
    • F01D11/12—Preventing or minimising internal leakage of working-fluid, e.g. between stages for sealing space between rotor blade tips and stator using a rubstrip, e.g. erodible. deformable or resiliently-biased part
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01D—NON-POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, e.g. STEAM TURBINES
    • F01D11/00—Preventing or minimising internal leakage of working-fluid, e.g. between stages
    • F01D11/08—Preventing or minimising internal leakage of working-fluid, e.g. between stages for sealing space between rotor blade tips and stator
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01D—NON-POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, e.g. STEAM TURBINES
    • F01D5/00—Blades; Blade-carrying members; Heating, heat-insulating, cooling or antivibration means on the blades or the members
    • F01D5/12—Blades
    • F01D5/22—Blade-to-blade connections, e.g. for damping vibrations
    • F01D5/225—Blade-to-blade connections, e.g. for damping vibrations by shrouding

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  • the invention relates to a device for sealing the gap between the rotor blades and the housing of a turbomachine which is designed with a conical contour, the rotor blades being provided with circumferential cover plates which seal against the housing with prongs to form radial gaps.
  • Such devices are known. They essentially consist of cover plates with tines running in the circumferential direction, which seal against the housing or against a honeycomb arrangement (honeycomb). They form a smooth or a stepped labyrinth with pure radial gaps. As a rule, these cover plates extend over the entire blade width.
  • a known seal which has two sealing prongs, is shown in FIG. 1 to be described later with reference to the rotor blade of the first stage.
  • the object of the invention is to ensure clean guidance of the main flow in the case of blades of the type mentioned at the beginning and to provide a shroud which, in addition to good sealing action, is also accessible to good cooling.
  • the cover plate arranged at the blade end has four throttling points against the housing, the throttling point on the inlet side forming a diagonal gap in the stationary operating state.
  • the outlet-side throttle point preferably forms a radial gap.
  • the advantage of the invention can be seen, inter alia, in the fact that only small amounts of gap occur in the new seal. As a result, high efficiencies can be achieved. In addition, a good introduction of the gap flow into the main flow is achieved.
  • cover plates are rotationally symmetrical and if the parting lines between adjacent cover plates run in the direction of the chord. With this design, the inevitable leakage flow between the cover plates is deflected in the direction of the main flow.
  • the parting line is provided with four steps, the steps running in the axial plane of the three throttling points.
  • the blades come into contact between adjacent cover plates when the blades are unwinding. This creates the necessary damping effect.
  • the inlet-side blade end advantageously has a lower inclination than the housing contour.
  • This inclination should be such that there is a positive offset at the blade end, which has its greatest value in the area of the blade leading edge and which, together with the associated cover plate part, projects into a gap relief chamber arranged in the housing. With this gap relief, a reduction in the leakage flow through the shroud is achieved by pushing the main flow near the gap.
  • the housing is provided with honeycomb arrangements at the four throttling points, no damage to the highly sensitive cover tape is to be expected if it is touched; These honeycomb seals also ensure that the heat generated when touching remains as low as possible. The strength properties of the highly stressed elements involved remain intact.
  • the teeth of the cover plates which form the throttling points are preferably tapered in the circumferential direction on the cover plate overhangs.
  • the three-stage gas turbine in FIG. 1 essentially consists of the bladed rotor 1 and the blade carrier 2 equipped with guide blades.
  • the blade carrier which has a strongly conical channel contour of 40 °, is suspended in a turbine housing (not shown).
  • the term blade carrier is synonymous with the term housing.
  • the working medium enters the turbine from the outlet of the combustion chamber 3.
  • the channel through which it flows opens into the exhaust gas housing, of which only the inner walls 4 of the diffuser are shown.
  • the blading consists of three guide rows 5a, 5b and 5c and three run rows 6a, 6b and 6c.
  • the blades of the guide rows seal against the rotor 1 by means of cover strips 7.
  • the blades of the first rotor row 6a are provided with the cover plate seal 8 known per se, mentioned at the beginning.
  • the actual seal consists of tines running in the circumferential direction, which run against a honeycomb arrangement (honeycomb) 9.
  • honeycomb honeycomb arrangement
  • the cover plates which extend across the entire blade width, form a classified labyrinth with pure radial gaps.
  • the highly loaded blades 6 of the outlet row 6c are each provided with a cover plate 30 arranged centrally at the blade end, which forms three throttle points against the blade carrier 2.
  • the blades of the middle row of races are provided with cover plates 11 which, according to FIG. 2, counter four throttling points form the blade carrier 2.
  • the plates are provided with circumferential serrations 12, 13, 14 and 15 in four different radial planes.
  • the outlet-side prongs 15, together with a honeycomb arrangement 25 inserted in the blade carrier 2, form a radial gap 16.
  • the middle prongs 13 and 14 likewise form radial gaps 17 and 28 with the opposite honeycomb arrangements 27 and 28. 18.
  • the entry-side prong 12 runs diagonally and forms a diagonal gap 19 together with a suitably configured honeycomb arrangement 26.
  • the operating position is thus shown in FIG. 2, that is to say the position in which the diagonal gap 19 represents the operating play.
  • the axial expansion is thus used to create a throttle gap.
  • the four prongs enclose three vortex chambers 20, 21, 22, the radial displacement of the throttle points not influencing one another.
  • the new type of seal at the outlet by means of a radial gap results in a cleanly guided outflow into the channel through which the previous free vortex spaces exist, as is contained in the cover plate seal 8 in the first row 5b.
  • the wall 29 of the channel through which the honeycomb arrangement 25 adjoins is initially rounded off slightly before it changes into the slope of the channel contour. With this measure, a deflecting Coanda effect is exerted on the gap stream emerging from the radial gap 16, so that the main flow is impaired as little as possible.
  • the blade end is provided with a positive offset 10 on the inlet side.
  • This offset is formed in that the blade tip has a smaller value than the taper 32 of the channel contour.
  • the offset 10 projects together with the cover plate part belonging to it a gap relief chamber 31 arranged in the blade carrier 2.
  • the inner contour of the gap relief chamber is adapted to the taper of the blade tip. This results in an aerodynamic relief of the blade gap. The pressure difference across the blade gap drops and the deflection is improved. This reduces the so-called gap losses overall.
  • Fig. 3 it can be seen that the cover plates 11 are rotationally symmetrical.
  • the parting lines 23 between adjacent cover plates run in the direction of the chord.
  • the circumferential sides of the cover plates are provided with four steps 24. These steps run in the axial plane of the four sealing teeth to ensure a continuous seal on the sealing surfaces. In addition, these stages take over the mechanical coupling of the cover plates to one another in order to achieve the damping effect.
  • the teeth 12, 13, 14 and 15 are tapered in the circumferential direction on the two overhangs of each cover plate. These tapers 12a, 13a, 14a and 15a contribute significantly to the weight saving of the cover plates.

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