EP0991850A1 - Arbre de turbine a vapeur avec refroidissement interne et procede pour refroidir un arbre de turbine - Google Patents

Arbre de turbine a vapeur avec refroidissement interne et procede pour refroidir un arbre de turbine

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EP0991850A1
EP0991850A1 EP98936164A EP98936164A EP0991850A1 EP 0991850 A1 EP0991850 A1 EP 0991850A1 EP 98936164 A EP98936164 A EP 98936164A EP 98936164 A EP98936164 A EP 98936164A EP 0991850 A1 EP0991850 A1 EP 0991850A1
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turbine
turbine shaft
steam
cooling
line
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Andreas FELDMÜLLER
Ralf Kuhn
Stefan Sasse
Andreas Ulma
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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
    • F01D5/00—Blades; Blade-carrying members; Heating, heat-insulating, cooling or antivibration means on the blades or the members
    • F01D5/02—Blade-carrying members, e.g. rotors
    • F01D5/08—Heating, heat-insulating or cooling means
    • F01D5/081—Cooling fluid being directed on the side of the rotor disc or at the roots of the blades
    • 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
    • F01D25/125—Cooling of bearings
    • 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
    • F01D5/02—Blade-carrying members, e.g. rotors
    • F01D5/08—Heating, heat-insulating or cooling means
    • F01D5/085—Heating, heat-insulating or cooling means cooling fluid circulating inside the rotor
    • 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
    • F05D2220/00—Application
    • F05D2220/70—Application in combination with
    • F05D2220/72—Application in combination with a steam turbine

Definitions

  • the invention relates to a turbine shaft of a steam turbine, in particular for receiving the high-pressure and medium-pressure blading, and a method for cooling the turbine shaft of a steam turbine.
  • the use of steam at higher pressures and temperatures contributes to increasing the efficiency of a steam turbine.
  • the use of such a steam places increased demands on the corresponding steam turbine.
  • a single-strand steam turbine with a high-pressure and medium-pressure part turbine and a downstream low-pressure part turbine is suitable.
  • Both the high-pressure rotor blades and the medium-pressure rotor blades are accommodated by the turbine shaft, which may be composed of several segments.
  • Each turbine section can have an inner casing and an outer casing, each of which is, for example, horizontally divided and screwed together.
  • the live steam condition characterized by the high pressure steam, can be around 170 bar and 540 ° C.
  • a live steam state up to 270 bar and 600 ° C can be aimed for.
  • the high-pressure steam is fed to the turbine shaft and flows through the high-pressure blades to an outlet nozzle.
  • the steam which has been relaxed and cooled, can be fed into a boiler and reheated there.
  • the state of steam at the end of the high-pressure turbine section is referred to below as "cold reheating" and the steam state after leaving the boiler as "hot reheating”.
  • the steam emerging from the boiler is fed to the medium-pressure blading.
  • the steam state can be between 30 bar and 50 bar and 540 ° C, with an increase to a steam state of around 50 bar to 60 bar and 600 ° C is aimed for.
  • constructive measures can be carried out in which the turbine shaft is protected against direct contact with the steam via a shaft shield.
  • DE 19531290 AI specifies a rotor for thermal turbomachinery, consisting of a compressor part arranged on a shaft, a middle part and a turbine part.
  • the rotor is predominantly assembled from individual rotating bodies welded to one another, the geometric shape of which leads to the formation of axially symmetrical cavities between the respectively adjacent rotating bodies.
  • the rotor has an axially directed cylindrical cavity which extends from the inflow end of the rotor to the last cavity upstream. At least two tubes with different diameters and lengths are placed in this cylindrical cavity.
  • the rotor of the turbomachine should be able to be brought into its operating state in the shortest possible time and easily thermally adjustable, i.e. Depending on the requirements, it can be heated or cooled with relatively little effort.
  • US Pat. No. 5,054,996 relates to a gas turbine rotor made of rotor disks connected to one another with an axial tie rod. Air is passed through the gas turbine rotor, as a result of which the rotor and the rotor disks can be heated and cooled essentially uniformly.
  • the object directed to a turbine shaft of a steam turbine is achieved in that the turbine shaft is directed along the axis of rotation and a first blading area of a first partial turbine, a second blading area of a second partial turbine and in between a storage area, a jacket surface and a cooling line inside Guide of cooling steam in the direction of the axis of rotation, wherein the cooling line is connected on the one hand to at least one outflow line for the discharge of cooling steam and on the other hand to at least one inflow line for the inflow of cooling steam.
  • Cooling steam can be passed in the direction of the axis of rotation through the turbine shaft and can be conducted through the outflow line through a cooling line running inside the turbine shaft.
  • a cooling line running inside the turbine shaft can be inclined with respect to the axis of rotation or wound in relation to the latter, whereby cooling vapor can be transported in the direction of the axis of rotation.
  • cooling of the rotor blades anchored in the turbine shaft, in particular their blade roots, can also be carried out.
  • the outflow line and the inflow line can form part of the cooling line.
  • more than one cooling line can be provided, wherein a plurality of cooling lines are connected to one another and can each be connected to one or more outflow lines or inflow lines. It is also possible lent to arrange adjacent in the direction of the axis of rotation outflow lines in predetermined intervals and with the cooling ⁇ line to connect. Cooling of shaft sections subject to high temperatures can thus be carried out without considerable expenditure on pipelines, housing bushings and integration into the turbine control system. Such a high design effort would be required, for example, when cooling a turbine shaft using cold steam from the outside through the housing and the guide vanes to the turbine shaft, in order to cool the jacket surface of the turbine shaft directly.
  • the turbine shaft is preferably suitable for a single-strand steam turbine with a high-pressure and a medium-pressure partial turbine.
  • the turbine shaft can consist of two turbine segments connected to one another in the bearing area, each turbine shaft segment having a cooling line, and the cooling lines merging into one another in the bearing area.
  • Each turbine shaft segment or the entire turbine shaft can be made from a respective forging. This makes it possible to use steam from the high-pressure turbine to cool the steam inflow region of the medium-pressure sub-turbine, which is subject to high temperatures, and which is designed in particular as double-flow.
  • thermomechanical stress on the blade roots and the turbine shaft in the medium-pressure section is greater than in the high-pressure section.
  • material characteristics of the turbine shaft such as creep rupture strength and impact strength, are also similar, which means that due to the higher thermomechanical load on the medium-pressure section, the latter should be rated as more critical than the high-pressure section is.
  • This problem is preferably solved by both the turbine shaft in the medium pressure part their interior, especially the center of the shaft, and also on their surface, especially in the area of the blade roots, can be cooled by cooling steam. Steam is preferably produced from the exhaust steam area or between two stages through radial drilling into the interior of the high-pressure sub-turbine
  • this cooling steam flows through the hollow high-pressure and medium-pressure shaft into the medium-pressure turbine section.
  • steam preferably flows under a cover plate of the turbine shaft
  • the cooling steam can also flow out between two axially spaced turbine stages or can be used for cooling rotor blades, which are hollow at least in some areas.
  • the pressure difference between the steam outlet area of the high-pressure sub-turbine and the steam inlet area of the medium-pressure sub-turbine can be, for example, between 4 bar and 6 bar.
  • thermal insulation is preferably provided to prevent radial heat flow.
  • An intermediate space is preferably provided between the cooling line and the turbine shaft material, which can be designed as an annular gap.
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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Turbine Rotor Nozzle Sealing (AREA)
  • Apparatus For Radiation Diagnosis (AREA)
EP98936164A 1997-06-27 1998-06-15 Arbre de turbine a vapeur avec refroidissement interne et procede pour refroidir un arbre de turbine Expired - Lifetime EP0991850B1 (fr)

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AT (1) ATE213305T1 (fr)
DE (1) DE59803075D1 (fr)
ES (1) ES2172905T3 (fr)
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