EP0847482B1 - Verfahren und vorrichtung zur kühlung einer niederdruck-teilturbine - Google Patents

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EP0847482B1
EP0847482B1 EP96934354A EP96934354A EP0847482B1 EP 0847482 B1 EP0847482 B1 EP 0847482B1 EP 96934354 A EP96934354 A EP 96934354A EP 96934354 A EP96934354 A EP 96934354A EP 0847482 B1 EP0847482 B1 EP 0847482B1
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01K—STEAM ENGINE PLANTS; STEAM ACCUMULATORS; ENGINE PLANTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; ENGINES USING SPECIAL WORKING FLUIDS OR CYCLES
    • F01K13/00—General layout or general methods of operation of complete plants
    • F01K13/02—Controlling, e.g. stopping or starting
    • F01K13/025—Cooling the interior by injection during idling or stand-by
    • 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
    • F01D19/00—Starting of machines or engines; Regulating, controlling, or safety means in connection therewith
    • F01D19/02—Starting of machines or engines; Regulating, controlling, or safety means in connection therewith dependent on temperature of component parts, e.g. of turbine-casing
    • 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
    • F01D21/00—Shutting-down of machines or engines, e.g. in emergency; Regulating, controlling, or safety means not otherwise provided for
    • 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
    • F01D21/00—Shutting-down of machines or engines, e.g. in emergency; Regulating, controlling, or safety means not otherwise provided for
    • F01D21/04—Shutting-down of machines or engines, e.g. in emergency; Regulating, controlling, or safety means not otherwise provided for responsive to undesired position of rotor relative to stator or to breaking-off of a part of the rotor, e.g. indicating such position
    • F01D21/06—Shutting-down
    • 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
    • F01D25/00—Component parts, details, or accessories, not provided for in, or of interest apart from, other groups
    • F01D25/08—Cooling; Heating; Heat-insulation
    • F01D25/12—Cooling
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F05—INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
    • F05D—INDEXING SCHEME FOR ASPECTS RELATING TO NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, GAS-TURBINES OR JET-PROPULSION PLANTS
    • F05D2240/00—Components
    • F05D2240/10—Stators
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F05—INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
    • F05D—INDEXING SCHEME FOR ASPECTS RELATING TO NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, GAS-TURBINES OR JET-PROPULSION PLANTS
    • F05D2260/00—Function
    • F05D2260/97—Reducing windage losses

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  • the invention relates to a method for cooling the Low-pressure turbine part in a water-steam cycle switched steam turbine, in which a coolant is the low-pressure sub-turbine, in particular when idling. It continues to focus on a device for Execution of the procedure.
  • a turbo set with a steam turbine is often like this designed that when heat is extracted from a Medium pressure turbine part or each low pressure turbine part receives no significant steam supply and therefore in idle mode is working.
  • this leads to high heating the blading in the low-pressure turbine section of the Heating steam turbine, especially with full heat extraction and shut-off low pressure turbine.
  • the invention is therefore based on the object, a particular one effective cooling of the low-pressure turbine, in particular in idle and / or low load operation. This is said to be suitable for carrying out the method Device can be achieved with particularly simple means.
  • the stated object is achieved according to the invention solved in that condensate is used as the coolant is the one downstream of the steam turbine condenser is removed, the coolant after Flow through the low-pressure part of the water-steam cycle is fed again after at least one Partial flow of the coolant is the one absorbed during cooling Has given off heat to the water-steam cycle while doing so itself has been cooled.
  • the invention is based on the consideration that a suitable Coolant for cooling the low-pressure turbine in idle or light load operation in addition to its property effective cooling as a further property the ability to recover as large as possible Share of the heat loss through ventilation of the turbine output stages having.
  • the coolant should be an appropriate have low temperature.
  • the capacitor to maintain a necessary vacuum even when idling the low-pressure turbine part is in operation is therefore the Particularly suitable for use of condensate as coolant especially since it also has a suitable temperature.
  • the coolant is expediently carried out in a closed manner Cooling loop. It is useful that Coolant through in the or each vane of the Low pressure sub-turbine guided channels. Alternatively The coolant can also flow through the inside of the housing Low pressure sub-turbine provided channels, i.e. along from Outer or inner contours of the inner housing.
  • the warmed up coolant becomes the water-steam cycle supplied, this is done in terms of its pressure and Temperature at a suitable point and by regulating the final temperature of the warmed up coolant. With one particularly suitable regulation of the final temperature of the coolant the coolant flow supplied to the low-pressure sub-turbine set.
  • the stated object is achieved in that in the coolant line in the flow direction behind the Low-pressure turbine part of a heat exchanger on the primary side is switched, the secondary side in the water-steam cycle is switched.
  • the coolant line is expediently connected directly to the the condensate collector provided below the condenser or Hotwell connected. With repatriation of the warmed-up coolant into the water-steam cycle
  • the coolant line is expedient at a suitable point connected to the pressure side of one in the water-steam cycle Condensate pump connected.
  • a circulation pump can be switched into the coolant line his. Switching on a circulation pump is special useful if the coolant in a separate cooling loop with connection of the coolant line directly to the Hotwell of the capacitor is led.
  • FIG. 1 shows schematically only the final stage of a steam turbine 1 with a double-flow low-pressure turbine section 2 and a capacitor 4 and arranged below this its collection container or Hotwell 6 for condensate K.
  • This is via a condensate line 8 with a condensate pump 10 into a water-steam cycle shown only in the detail 12 of the steam turbine 1 switched.
  • the condensate line 8 opens out via a first preheater 14 and a second preheater 16 into a also in the water-steam cycle 12 switched feed water tank 18.
  • condensate K flows out of the Hotwell 6 of the capacitor 4 via the condensate line 8 and the condensate pump 10 and the preheaters 14 and 16 in the feed water tank 18 where it is collected and usually is degassed. From there it is called feed water S in not shown in the water-steam cycle 12 switched evaporator and superheater heating surfaces for generating steam for the steam turbine 1 supplied.
  • feed water S in not shown in the water-steam cycle 12 switched evaporator and superheater heating surfaces for generating steam for the steam turbine 1 supplied.
  • the steam becomes working in the steam turbine 1 relaxed and then passed into the condenser 4 where he condenses.
  • the condensate 4 is collected in the Hotwell 6.
  • a partial flow t 1 of the condensate K from the hotwell 6 of the condenser 4 is fed to the low-pressure sub-turbine 2 via a coolant line 22 connected to the condensate line 8 on the pressure side of the condensate pump 10.
  • the amount of condensate or coolant K ′ passed through the coolant line 22 per unit of time, ie the coolant flow, is set.
  • the coolant K ' flows through guide vanes 24 of the low-pressure turbine section 2, only two of which are shown.
  • 24 channels are provided within the guide vanes in a manner not shown, which are networked together in a cooling loop.
  • the coolant K ′ can also flow through channels provided inside the inner housing 26 of the low-pressure turbine section 2, which can be outer or inner contours of the inner housing 26. This is indicated by the arrows 28.
  • a valve 30 is connected on the inflow side for setting the amount of coolant K ′ supplied to the low-pressure sub-turbine 2 per unit of time, ie for setting the partial condensate flow t 1 .
  • the coolant line 22 is guided on the outflow side, ie in the flow direction of the coolant K ′ behind the low-pressure sub-turbine 2, via the second preheater 16 and opens into the feed water tank 18. Between the low-pressure sub-turbine 2 and the second preheater 16 there is one in the coolant line 22 Check valve 32 switched.
  • the partial flow t 1 of the coolant K 'conducted via the coolant line 22 takes the heat from the low-pressure part-turbine 2, which is generated by ventilation in idle or low-load operation, when flowing through the guide vanes 24 and / or the inner housing 26 and passes this on to the second preheater 16 the condensate K flowing to the feed water tank 18.
  • the coolant K 'cooled in the process is mixed in the feed water tank 18 with the condensate K fed directly to it.
  • the coolant flow is varied by means of the valve 30.
  • measures a temperature sensor 34 the actual final temperature T K 'of the warmed coolant K' on the downstream side of the switched within the cooling loop in the refrigerant line 22 low-pressure turbine section 2.
  • a controller module 36 are connected via a signal line 38 a reference to the measured final temperature T K 'and a predeterminable target temperature determined control variable to the controllable valve 30 for setting the coolant flow t 1 .
  • the low-pressure turbine part 2 is cooled in a particularly simple manner in that condensate K as coolant K 'from the hotwell 6 of the condenser 4 via a circulation pump 40 connected into a coolant line 22' to the guide vanes 24 of the low-pressure Sub-turbine 2 is promoted.
  • a partial flow t 2 of the coolant K ', which is itself heated during cooling, is conducted via the partial flow line 42 connected to the coolant line 22' on the outflow side, into which a valve 44 is connected, via the conduit 4.
  • the amount of the coolant K 'taken from the hotwell 6 per unit of time is in turn set by means of the valve 30' connected into the coolant line 22 '.
  • the valve 30 ' is in turn controlled by the controller module 36 as a function of the end temperature T K' of the heated coolant K 'measured by means of the temperature sensor 34.
  • the remaining partial flow t 3 of the heated coolant K ' which can be adjusted by means of valves 48 and 50, is in turn passed through a heat exchanger or preheater 16', in turn releasing its heat at a suitable point in the water-steam circuit 12 of the steam turbine 1.
  • the coolant K ' is therefore conducted in a separate cooling circuit 52 which is closed directly via the condenser 4.

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