EP1462617A3 - Blading for an axial-flow turbomachine - Google Patents

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EP1462617A3
EP1462617A3 EP04101062A EP04101062A EP1462617A3 EP 1462617 A3 EP1462617 A3 EP 1462617A3 EP 04101062 A EP04101062 A EP 04101062A EP 04101062 A EP04101062 A EP 04101062A EP 1462617 A3 EP1462617 A3 EP 1462617A3
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Claus Paul Dr. Gerdes
Mohamed Yousef Dr. Nazmy
Hans Dr. Wettstein
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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
    • F01D5/12—Blades
    • F01D5/14—Form or construction
    • F01D5/20—Specially-shaped blade tips to seal space between 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • F01D5/28—Selecting particular materials; Particular measures relating thereto; Measures against erosion or corrosion
    • 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
    • F05D2240/20—Rotors
    • F05D2240/30—Characteristics of rotor blades, i.e. of any element transforming dynamic fluid energy to or from rotational energy and being attached to a 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
    • F05D2300/00—Materials; Properties thereof
    • F05D2300/50—Intrinsic material properties or characteristics

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Materials Engineering (AREA)
  • Turbine Rotor Nozzle Sealing (AREA)
  • Structures Of Non-Positive Displacement Pumps (AREA)

Abstract

Die Erfindung betrifft eine axial durchströmte thermische Turbomaschine mit einem metallischen Rotor (1), bei welchem in einer Umfangsnut Laufschaufeln (3) aus einer intermetallischen Verbindung zu einer Schaufelreihe montiert sind. Die Erfindung ist dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass mindestens zwei gleichmässig voneinander beabstandete Laufschaufeln (3') aus einem duktileren Material in der besagten Schaufelreihe zwischen den intermetallischen Laufschaufeln (3) angeordnet sind, wobei die Laufschaufeln (3') aus dem duktileren Material entweder deutlich länger sind als die intermetallischen Schaufeln (3) oder bei gleicher Länge eine andere Schaufelspitzenform als die intermetallischen Schaufeln (3) aufweisen.

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The invention relates to an axial turbomachine with a metallic rotor (1), in which in a circumferential groove blades (3) are mounted from an intermetallic compound to a blade row. The invention is characterized in that at least two equally spaced blades (3 ') of a more ductile material are disposed in said blade row between the intermetallic blades (3), the blades (3') of the more ductile material being either significantly longer as the intermetallic blades (3) or the same length have a different blade tip shape than the intermetallic blades (3).
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EP04101062A 2003-03-26 2004-03-16 Blading for an axial-flow turbomachine Expired - Lifetime EP1462617B1 (en)

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DE10313489 2003-03-26
DE10313489A DE10313489A1 (en) 2003-03-26 2003-03-26 Thermal turbomachine with axial flow

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EP1462617A2 EP1462617A2 (en) 2004-09-29
EP1462617A3 true EP1462617A3 (en) 2006-11-15
EP1462617B1 EP1462617B1 (en) 2012-09-19

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JP4638681B2 (en) 2011-02-23
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