EP2725194B1 - Turbine rotor blade of a gas turbine - Google Patents

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EP2725194B1
EP2725194B1 EP13190022.7A EP13190022A EP2725194B1 EP 2725194 B1 EP2725194 B1 EP 2725194B1 EP 13190022 A EP13190022 A EP 13190022A EP 2725194 B1 EP2725194 B1 EP 2725194B1
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01DNON-POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, e.g. STEAM TURBINES
    • F01D5/00Blades; Blade-carrying members; Heating, heat-insulating, cooling or antivibration means on the blades or the members
    • F01D5/12Blades
    • F01D5/14Form or construction
    • F01D5/20Specially-shaped blade tips to seal space between tips and stator
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01DNON-POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, e.g. STEAM TURBINES
    • F01D11/00Preventing or minimising internal leakage of working-fluid, e.g. between stages
    • F01D11/08Preventing or minimising internal leakage of working-fluid, e.g. between stages for sealing space between rotor blade tips and stator
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01DNON-POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, e.g. STEAM TURBINES
    • F01D5/00Blades; Blade-carrying members; Heating, heat-insulating, cooling or antivibration means on the blades or the members
    • F01D5/12Blades
    • F01D5/14Form or construction
    • F01D5/141Shape, i.e. outer, aerodynamic form
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F05INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
    • F05DINDEXING SCHEME FOR ASPECTS RELATING TO NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, GAS-TURBINES OR JET-PROPULSION PLANTS
    • F05D2240/00Components
    • F05D2240/20Rotors
    • F05D2240/30Characteristics of rotor blades, i.e. of any element transforming dynamic fluid energy to or from rotational energy and being attached to a rotor
    • F05D2240/307Characteristics of rotor blades, i.e. of any element transforming dynamic fluid energy to or from rotational energy and being attached to a rotor related to the tip of a rotor blade

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  • the invention relates to a turbine rotor blade of a gas turbine with a blade profile designed in the radial direction (based on an engine axis of the gas turbine) or in the longitudinal direction of the blade, and with a blade tip.
  • the blade tip is the radially outer end of the turbine rotor blade.
  • the invention further relates not only to rotor blades, but also to stator blades, the blade tip in stator blades being defined as the radially inner end of the blade.
  • circumferential sealing edges are mainly provided, but in some cases also overhangs on the blade tip (winglet designs).
  • Squealer constructions US 2010/0098554 A1 ) cause only a slight improvement in aerodynamics.
  • the winglet construction according to US 7,118,329 B2 has an overhang to the pressure side near the trailing edge of the blade and a circumferential sealing edge at the tip of the blade with an opening at the trailing edge of the blade.
  • the construction according to US 6,142,739 has an overhang on the suction and pressure side, which is very small near the front edge of the blade and overhangs along the blade skeleton line to the rear edge of the blade. Furthermore, this construction has an opening of the blade tip cavity at the rear edge.
  • a rotor blade for turbomachinery which has a one-sided projection on the suction side of the blade tip.
  • the protrusion is in the form of a cover plate (partial shroud), which is attached to the blade tip and, starting from the leading edge of the blade, immediately extends to a multiple of the blade thickness and maintains this large value of the overhang up to the blade rear edge.
  • cover plate partial shroud
  • the EP 1 898 052 A2 describes a turbine blade which has an overhang on its suction side over part of its length.
  • the invention has for its object to provide a turbine rotor blade of the type mentioned which, with a simple structure and simple, inexpensive manufacturability, enables optimum flow around the blade tip from an aerodynamic and thermal point of view and has good component strength and a long service life.
  • the blade tip has an overhang (winglet) at least on its suction side, starting from a stagnation point on the blade leading edge to an intersection of the suction-side profile line of the blade with a trailing edge circle.
  • the overhang points on The stagnation point and at the point of intersection with the trailing edge circle essentially has a value of zero and reaches its maximum value at approximately 40% of the running length of the suction-side profile line.
  • the size of the suction-side overhang (vertical distance from the suction-side profile line) reaches approximately 45% of the diameter of the maximum circle T max that can be written into the blade profile.
  • the blade tip also has an overhang (winglet) on its pressure side, starting from a stagnation point on the blade leading edge to an intersection of the pressure-side profile line of the blade with the trailing edge circle, which at the stagnation point and is essentially zero at the intersection and which has a maximum value at approximately a run length of between 20% and 60% of the total run length of the pressure-side profile line.
  • winglet overhang
  • a circumferential sealing edge is formed on the radially outer edge region of the blade (in the case of a rotor blade) or on the radially inner edge region in the case of a stator blade.
  • This can have a substantially rectangular cross section, for example, so that a depression / cavity is formed in the central region of the tip of the ice bucket.
  • the sealing edge can furthermore preferably have an area with a reduced height or an area with a height of zero, which is provided in the area of the suction-side overhang between a running length of the suction-side profile line of 10% to 30%. An opening is thus formed through which the boundary layer near the housing can flow to the blade tip.
  • the radial height can be between half of the blade tip gap and three times the blade tip gap. With regard to the width of the sealing edge, this can be formed between the triple blade tip gap and the sixfold blade tip gap.
  • the height of the overhang (winglets) in the radial direction it can be particularly favorable if this height is at most 10% of the radial length of the blade profile.
  • a preferred value is 5%. This means that approximately 90% to 95% of the blade profile is unchanged and that only the outer 10 or 5% of the length of the blade profile is provided with the overhang or winglet according to the invention.
  • edge region of the overhang winglets
  • This angle is defined in a plane that is spanned by a radial vector from the sealing edge to the engine axis and a vector normal to the sealing edge. The angle then forms between a tangent to the outer sealing edge surface and the radial vector.
  • the tangent on the pressure-side sealing edge of the blade is directed away from the blade at an angle between 10 ° and 50 ° and on the suction-side sealing edge at an angle of 10 ° to 50 ° with a barrel length of 0.1 ⁇ s ⁇ 0 , 3 is directed towards the blade and is designed with a barrel length between 0.4 ⁇ s ⁇ 1 at an angle between 10 ° and 50 ° away from the blade.
  • the gas turbine engine 10 is a generally illustrated example of a turbomachine to which the invention can be applied.
  • the engine 10 is designed in a conventional manner and comprises an air inlet 11, a fan 12 rotating in a housing, a medium-pressure compressor 13, a high-pressure compressor 14, a combustion chamber 15, a combustion chamber 15, a high-pressure turbine 16, a medium-pressure turbine 17 and a low-pressure turbine 18 as well as one in the flow direction Exhaust nozzle 19, which are all arranged around a central engine axis 1.
  • the intermediate pressure compressor 13 and the high pressure compressor 14 each comprise a plurality of stages, each of which has a circumferential arrangement of fixed stationary guide vanes 20, which are generally referred to as stator vanes, and which extend radially inward from the engine housing 21 in an annular flow channel through the compressors 13, 14 protrude.
  • the compressors also have an arrangement of compressor blades 22 which project radially outward from a rotatable drum or disk 26 which is coupled to hubs 27 of the high-pressure turbine 16 and the medium-pressure turbine 17.
  • Turbine sections 16, 17, 18 have similar stages, including an array of fixed vanes 23 projecting radially inward from housing 21 into the annular flow channel through turbines 16, 17, 18 and a subsequent array of turbine rotor blades 24 which protrude outward from a rotatable hub 27.
  • the compressor drum or compressor disk 26 and the blades 22 arranged thereon as well as the turbine rotor hub 27 and the turbine rotor blades 24 arranged thereon rotate in operation about the engine axis 1.
  • the Fig. 2 shows an end view of an embodiment of a turbine rotor blade 24 according to the invention. It is understood that the end Surface is not flat, but part of a cylinder jacket around the engine axis 1. In order to simplify the illustration, the end face is each formed flat in the following figures.
  • the Fig. 2 thus shows a shape of the rotor blade tip according to the invention in plan view.
  • a feature of the invention is the special shape of the suction-side overhang 30.
  • the shape of the suction-side overhang 30 according to the invention is by means of the Fig. 8 and 10 described in more detail.
  • Two reference points namely the stagnation point on the blade leading edge (under 2D flow) LE and the intersection of the suction-side profile line with the trailing edge circle TE are used to describe the suction-side winglet overhang.
  • the winglet overhang T w (s) is defined as a thickness distribution, ie as a perpendicular distance to the suction-side blade profile line.
  • the thickness distribution is made dimensionless with the maximum profile thickness T max of the blade tip (diameter of the largest circle 31 that can be written into the blade profile).
  • the thickness distribution is in Fig. 10 particularly advantageous.
  • the thickness distribution is close to 0 (there is no significant overhang 30).
  • a blade profile 29 is shown as a dashed line, this line corresponds to the blade profile under the overhang (winglet) 30 at 90% of the blade height.
  • Line 38 shows the contour of the suction-side overhang ( Fig. 8 ) while the line 39 the contour of the overhang on the pressure side ( Fig. 9 ) shows.
  • the circle, which can be inscribed in the region of the maximum thickness of the cross section of the blade profile 29, is drawn in with the reference symbol 31.
  • the reference numeral 32 shows the trailing edge circle.
  • the edge of the overhang 30 is designed in the form of a sealing edge 33, which is carried out essentially all around. As will be described below, it has an opening 34 ( 12 and 13 ). While in Fig. 8 The overhang on the suction side is shown and explained in detail Fig. 9 the overhang on the pressure side with its contour 39.
  • the 4 to 7 each show sectional views along the in Fig. 3 shown cutting lines.
  • the thickness curves of the overhangs on the suction side and the pressure side are in the 10 and 11 shown.
  • the course is in each case plotted over a dimensionless run length s, which extends from the stagnation point on the blade leading edge LE along the suction or pressure-side profile line to the point of intersection of the profile line with the trailing edge circle TE.
  • the size of the overhang T w (s) is standardized to the diameter of the maximum circle T max that can be written into the blade profile. The result is at which points the maximum values are provided particularly cheaply.
  • the dashed lines in the 10 and 11 show a preferred design range, while the solid line represents an optimized solution.
  • the Fig. 13 shows in particular an inflow through the opening 34 and a flow through the blade tip gap 37 14 and 15 for clarification an example of a vane tip vortex 41 that forms and a secondary flow vortex 42.

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Die Erfindung bezieht sich auf eine Turbinenrotorschaufel einer Gasturbine mit einem in radialer Richtung (bezogen auf eine Triebwerksachse der Gasturbine) bzw. in Längsrichtung der Schaufel ausgebildeten Schaufelprofil sowie mit einer Schaufelspitze. Als Schaufelspitze wird im Zusammenhang mit der vorliegenden Erfindung das radial außenliegende Ende der Turbinenrotorschaufel bezeichnet.The invention relates to a turbine rotor blade of a gas turbine with a blade profile designed in the radial direction (based on an engine axis of the gas turbine) or in the longitudinal direction of the blade, and with a blade tip. In connection with the present invention, the blade tip is the radially outer end of the turbine rotor blade.

Die Erfindung betrifft weiterhin nicht nur Rotorschaufeln, sondern auch Statorschaufeln, wobei die Schaufelspitze bei Statorschaufeln als radial innenliegendes Ende der Schaufel definiert ist.The invention further relates not only to rotor blades, but also to stator blades, the blade tip in stator blades being defined as the radially inner end of the blade.

Im Stand der Technik ist es bekannt, dass am Radialspalt zwischen den Rotorschaufeln und einem Gehäuse bzw. zwischen Statorschaufeln und einer Nabe ein durch den Druckunterschied von der Schaufeldruckseite zur Schaufelsaugseite getriebener Leckagemassenstrom entsteht. Dabei sind Lösungen vorgeschlagen worden, die diesen Leckagemassenstrom verringern und/oder den negativen Einfluss eines sich bildenden Schaufelspitzenwirbels auf die Turbinenaerodynamik verringern.It is known in the prior art that a leakage mass flow driven by the pressure difference from the blade pressure side to the blade suction side occurs at the radial gap between the rotor blades and a housing or between stator blades and a hub. Solutions have been proposed which reduce this leakage mass flow and / or reduce the negative influence of a vane tip vortex which forms on the turbine aerodynamics.

Zur Verbesserung der Strömung über die Schaufelspitzen der Rotoren werden hauptsächlich umlaufende Dichtkanten (Squealer), teils aber auch Überhänge an der Schaufelspitze (Wingletausführungen) vorgesehen. Squealerkonstruktionen ( US 2010/0098554 A1 ) bewirken aber nur eine geringe Verbesserung der Aerodynamik. Die Winglet-Konstruktion gemäß US 7,118.329 B2 besitzt einen Überhang zur Druckseite nahe der Schaufelhinterkante und eine umlaufende Dichtkante an der Schaufelspitze mit einer Öffnung an der Schaufelhinterkante. Die Konstruktion gemäß US 6,142,739 besitzt einen saug- und druckseitigen Überhang, welcher sehr klein nahe der Schaufelvorderkante ist und entlang der Schaufelskelettlinie bis zur Schaufelhinterkante immer weiter überhängt. Des Weiteren besitzt diese Konstruktion eine Öffnung der Schaufelspitzenkavität an der Hinterkante.To improve the flow over the blade tips of the rotors, circumferential sealing edges (squealers) are mainly provided, but in some cases also overhangs on the blade tip (winglet designs). Squealer constructions ( US 2010/0098554 A1 ) cause only a slight improvement in aerodynamics. The winglet construction according to US 7,118,329 B2 has an overhang to the pressure side near the trailing edge of the blade and a circumferential sealing edge at the tip of the blade with an opening at the trailing edge of the blade. The construction according to US 6,142,739 has an overhang on the suction and pressure side, which is very small near the front edge of the blade and overhangs along the blade skeleton line to the rear edge of the blade. Furthermore, this construction has an opening of the blade tip cavity at the rear edge.

Die aus dem Stand der Technik bekannten Lösungen bringen zum einen nur geringe aerodynamische Vorteile, zum anderen sind die Überhänge (Winglets) so dimensioniert, dass sie insbesondere von der dünnen Schaufelhinterkante schlecht getragen werden können und die mechanische Festigkeit der Schaufel beeinträchtigen.The solutions known from the prior art on the one hand bring only slight aerodynamic advantages, on the other hand the overhangs (winglets) are dimensioned in such a way that that they can be carried particularly poorly by the thin rear edge of the blade and impair the mechanical strength of the blade.

Aus der GB 1 491 556 ist eine Laufschaufel für Turbomaschinen vorbekannt, welche einen einseitigen Überstand an der Saugseite der Schaufelspitze aufweist. Der Überstand ist in Form einer Abdeckplatte (partielles Deckband) ausgebildet, welche an der Schaufelspitze befestigt ist und sich, beginnend von der Anströmkante der Schaufel sofort auf das Mehrfache der Schaufeldicke erstreckt und diesen großen Wert des Überhangs bis zur Schaufelhinterkante beibehält. Derartige Überhänge sind hinsichtlich der auf die Schaufel wirkenden Belastungen kritisch und führen nicht zu optimierten Strömungsverhältnissen.From the GB 1 491 556 is a rotor blade for turbomachinery previously known, which has a one-sided projection on the suction side of the blade tip. The protrusion is in the form of a cover plate (partial shroud), which is attached to the blade tip and, starting from the leading edge of the blade, immediately extends to a multiple of the blade thickness and maintains this large value of the overhang up to the blade rear edge. Such overhangs are critical with regard to the loads acting on the blade and do not lead to optimized flow conditions.

Die EP 1 898 052 A2 beschreibt eine Turbinenschaufel, welche an ihrer Saugseite über einen Teil der Länge einen Überhang aufweist.The EP 1 898 052 A2 describes a turbine blade which has an overhang on its suction side over part of its length.

Der Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, eine Turbinenrotorschaufel der eingangs genannten Art zu schaffen, welche bei einfachem Aufbau und einfacher, kostengünstiger Herstellbarkeit eine aus aerodynamischer und thermaler Sicht optimale Schaufelspitzenumströmung ermöglicht und eine gute Bauteilfestigkeit und eine hohe Lebensdauer aufweist.The invention has for its object to provide a turbine rotor blade of the type mentioned which, with a simple structure and simple, inexpensive manufacturability, enables optimum flow around the blade tip from an aerodynamic and thermal point of view and has good component strength and a long service life.

Erfindungsgemäß wird die Aufgabe durch die Merkmalskombination des Anspruchs 1 gelöst, die Unteransprüche zeigen weitere vorteilhafte Ausgestaltungen der Erfindung.According to the invention the object is achieved by the combination of features of claim 1, the subclaims show further advantageous embodiments of the invention.

Erfindungsgemäß ist somit vorgesehen, dass die Schaufelspitze zumindest an ihrer Saugseite, ausgehend von einem Staupunkt an der Schaufelvorderkante bis zu einem Schnittpunkt der saugseitigen Profillinie der Schaufel mit einem Hinterkantenkreis einen Überhang (Winglet) aufweist. Der Überhang weist am Staupunkt und am Schnittpunkt mit dem Hinterkantenkreis im Wesentlichen einen Wert von Null auf und erreicht seinen Maximalwert bei etwa 40 % der Lauflänge der saugseitigen Profillinie.
Erfindungsgemäß ist somit eine strömungsoptimierte und hinsichtlich der Festigkeit der Schaufel vorteilhafte Konstruktion geschaffen, bei welcher die aerodynamischen Verluste minimiert werden.
It is thus provided according to the invention that the blade tip has an overhang (winglet) at least on its suction side, starting from a stagnation point on the blade leading edge to an intersection of the suction-side profile line of the blade with a trailing edge circle. The overhang points on The stagnation point and at the point of intersection with the trailing edge circle essentially has a value of zero and reaches its maximum value at approximately 40% of the running length of the suction-side profile line.
According to the invention, a flow-optimized construction which is advantageous with regard to the strength of the blade is thus created, in which the aerodynamic losses are minimized.

Besonders günstig ist es, wenn die Größe des saugseitigen Überhangs (senkrechter Abstand von der saugseitigen Profillinie) in etwa 45% des Durchmessers des maximal in das Schaufelprofil einbeschreibbaren Kreises Tmax erreicht.It is particularly favorable if the size of the suction-side overhang (vertical distance from the suction-side profile line) reaches approximately 45% of the diameter of the maximum circle T max that can be written into the blade profile.

In besonders günstiger Ausgestaltung der erfindungsgemäßen Schaufel ist weiterhin vorgesehen, dass die Schaufelspitze an ihrer Druckseite, ausgehend von einem Staupunkt an der Schaufelvorderkante bis zu einem Schnittpunkt der druckseitigen Profillinie der Schaufel mit dem Hinterkantenkreis, ebenfalls einen Überhang (Winglet) aufweist, welcher am Staupunkt und am Schnittpunkt im Wesentlichen Null beträgt und welcher einen Maximalwert bei etwa einer Lauflänge zwischen 20 % und 60 % der Gesamtlauflänge der druckseitigen Profillinie aufweist.In a particularly favorable embodiment of the blade according to the invention, it is further provided that the blade tip also has an overhang (winglet) on its pressure side, starting from a stagnation point on the blade leading edge to an intersection of the pressure-side profile line of the blade with the trailing edge circle, which at the stagnation point and is essentially zero at the intersection and which has a maximum value at approximately a run length of between 20% and 60% of the total run length of the pressure-side profile line.

Zur Verbesserung der Strömung und zur weiteren Verminderung des Leckagemassenstroms kann es weiterhin günstig sein, dass am radial äußeren Randbereich der Schaufel (bei einer Rotorschaufel) bzw. am radial inneren Randbereich bei einer Statorschaufel eine umlaufende Dichtkante ausgebildet ist. Diese kann beispielsweise einen im Wesentlichen rechteckigen Querschnitt haben, so dass sich im mittleren Bereich der Schaufeispitze eine Vertiefung/Kavität ausbildet.To improve the flow and to further reduce the leakage mass flow, it can furthermore be favorable that a circumferential sealing edge is formed on the radially outer edge region of the blade (in the case of a rotor blade) or on the radially inner edge region in the case of a stator blade. This can have a substantially rectangular cross section, for example, so that a depression / cavity is formed in the central region of the tip of the ice bucket.

Die Dichtkante kann weiterhin bevorzugterweise einen Bereich mit einer reduzierten Höhe bzw. einen Bereich mit einer Höhe von Null aufweisen, welcher im Bereich des saugseitigen Überhangs zwischen einer Lauflänge der saugseitigen Profillinie von 10 % bis 30 % vorgesehen ist. Somit wird eine Öffnung ausgebildet, durch welche eine Zuströmung der gehäusenahen Grenzschicht auf die Schaufelspitze erfolgen kann.The sealing edge can furthermore preferably have an area with a reduced height or an area with a height of zero, which is provided in the area of the suction-side overhang between a running length of the suction-side profile line of 10% to 30%. An opening is thus formed through which the boundary layer near the housing can flow to the blade tip.

Besonders vorteilhaft ist es, die Höhe sowie die Breite der Dichtkante in Abhängigkeit von einem Schaufelspitzenspalt zu bemessen. Die radiale Höhe kann dabei zwischen der Hälfte des Schaufelspitzenspalts und dem dreifachen Schaufelspitzenspalt betragen. Hinsichtlich der Breite der Dichtkante kann diese zwischen dem dreifachen Schaufelspitzenspalt und dem sechsfachen Schaufelspitzenspalt ausgebildet sein.It is particularly advantageous to dimension the height and the width of the sealing edge as a function of a blade tip gap. The radial height can be between half of the blade tip gap and three times the blade tip gap. With regard to the width of the sealing edge, this can be formed between the triple blade tip gap and the sixfold blade tip gap.

Hinsichtlich der Höhe des Überhangs (Winglets) in radialer Richtung kann es besonders günstig sein, wenn diese Höhe maximal 10 % der radialen Länge des Schaufelprofils beträgt. Ein bevorzugter Wert liegt bei 5 %. Dies bedeutet, dass ca. 90 % bis 95 % des Schaufelprofils unverändert ausgebildet ist und dass lediglich die äußeren 10 bzw. 5 % der Länge des Schaufelprofils mit dem erfindungsgemäßen Überhang bzw. Winglet versehen ist.With regard to the height of the overhang (winglets) in the radial direction, it can be particularly favorable if this height is at most 10% of the radial length of the blade profile. A preferred value is 5%. This means that approximately 90% to 95% of the blade profile is unchanged and that only the outer 10 or 5% of the length of the blade profile is provided with the overhang or winglet according to the invention.

Um die Strömungsverhältnisse weiter zu optimieren, kann es günstig sein, den Übergang vom Schaufelprofil zu dem Überhang (Winglet) abgerundet auszubilden.In order to further optimize the flow conditions, it can be advantageous to round off the transition from the blade profile to the overhang (winglet).

Weiterhin kann es vorteilhaft sein, den Kantenbereich des Überhangs (Winglets) am radialen Ende mit einem Winkel zu versehen. Dieser Winkel ist in einer Ebene definiert die durch einen radialen Vektor von der Dichtkante zur Triebwerksachse und einem Vektor normal zur Dichtkante aufgespannt wird. Der Winkel bildet sich dann zwischen einer Tangente an der äußeren Dichtkantenfläche und dem Radialenvektor. Dabei ist es besonders günstig, wenn die Tangente an der druckseitigen Dichtkante der Schaufel in einem Winkel zwischen 10° und 50° von der Schaufel weg gerichtet und an der saugseitigen Dichtkante in einem Winkel von 10° bis 50° bei einer Lauflänge 0,1≤s≤0,3 zur Schaufel hin gerichtet und bei einer Lauflänge zwischen 0,4≤s≤1 in einem Winkel zwischen 10° und 50° von der Schaufel weg gerichtet ausgebildet ist.Furthermore, it can be advantageous to provide the edge region of the overhang (winglets) with an angle at the radial end. This angle is defined in a plane that is spanned by a radial vector from the sealing edge to the engine axis and a vector normal to the sealing edge. The angle then forms between a tangent to the outer sealing edge surface and the radial vector. It is Particularly favorable if the tangent on the pressure-side sealing edge of the blade is directed away from the blade at an angle between 10 ° and 50 ° and on the suction-side sealing edge at an angle of 10 ° to 50 ° with a barrel length of 0.1≤s≤0 , 3 is directed towards the blade and is designed with a barrel length between 0.4≤s≤1 at an angle between 10 ° and 50 ° away from the blade.

Die erfindungsgemäße Wingletkonstruktion hat die Eigenschaft, die Überströmung der Turbinenschaufelspitzen so zu verbessern, dass der Leckagemassenstrom über die Schaufelspitze verringert wird (Wirkungsgradverbesserung im Rotor) und gleichzeitig die Abströmung im Bereich der Rotorschaufelspitze hinsichtlich des Abströmwinkels vergleichmäßigt wird (Wirkungsgradverbesserung in den stromab liegenden Schaufelreihen). Diese Vorteile werden durch folgende strömungsmechanische Effekte erreicht:

  • Durch die relative schnelle Verkleinerung des großen saugseitigen Überhangs im Bereich (b) entsteht eine konkave Schaufelspitzenform. Das führt dazu, dass der Schaufelspitzenwirbel stromab einen immer größeren Abstand zur Schaufel gewinnt.
  • Als Folge wird der Schaufelspitzenwirbel von der saugseitigen Schaufelumströmung entkoppelt und interagiert nicht oder nur sehr wenig mit dem sich in diesem Bereich entwickelnden Sekundärströmungswirbel. Diese Entkopplung trägt maßgeblich zur Wirkungsgradverbesserung der Schaufelspitzenströmung durch das Winglet bei.
  • Der Überhang des Winglets reduziert den treibenden Druckgradienten zwischen Druckseite und Saugseite und verringert damit den Leckagemassenstrom.
  • Die Öffnung der umlaufenden Dichtkante des Winglets sorgt für eine Einströmung von relativ kalter gehäusenaher Luft in die Kavität des Winglets. Die Trajektorie dieser Zuströmung (Stromlinienkrümmung) bewirkt einen Druckgradienten in Richtung Druckseite der Schaufel. Hierdurch wird eine weitere Reduktion des Leckagemassenstromes erzielt. Weiterhin verringert die aufströmende relativ kalte Luft die Kühlungsanforderungen für das Winglet.
  • Die Form (Tangentenwinkel) der umlaufenden bzw. unterbrochenen Dichtkante ist in Abhängigkeit der Profillauflänge so gestaltet, dass an gewünschten Positionen Strömungsablösungen hervorgerufen werden (z.B. Druckseite) und an anderen Positionen (z.B. Saugseite) Strömungsablösungen vermieden werden.
The winglet construction according to the invention has the property of improving the overflow of the turbine blade tips in such a way that the leakage mass flow through the blade tip is reduced (efficiency improvement in the rotor) and at the same time the outflow in the region of the rotor blade tip is evened out with regard to the outflow angle (efficiency improvement in the downstream blade rows). These advantages are achieved through the following fluid mechanical effects:
  • The relatively quick reduction of the large suction-side overhang in area (b) creates a concave blade tip shape. As a result, the blade tip vortex gets an ever greater distance from the blade downstream.
  • As a result, the blade tip vortex is decoupled from the suction flow around the blade and does not interact or only interacts very little with the secondary flow vortex developing in this area. This decoupling contributes significantly to the efficiency improvement of the blade tip flow through the winglet.
  • The overhang of the winglet reduces the driving pressure gradient between the pressure side and the suction side and thus reduces the leakage mass flow.
  • The opening of the circumferential sealing edge of the winglet ensures that relatively cold air near the housing flows into the winglet's cavity. The trajectory of this inflow (streamline curvature) causes a pressure gradient in the direction of the pressure side of the blade. This results in a further reduction in the leakage mass flow. Furthermore, the relatively cold air flowing in reduces the cooling requirements for the winglet.
  • The shape (tangent angle) of the circumferential or interrupted sealing edge is designed depending on the length of the profile so that flow separations are caused at desired positions (e.g. pressure side) and flow separations are avoided at other positions (eg suction side).

Im Folgenden wird die Erfindung anhand eines Ausführungsbeispiels in Verbindung mit der Zeichnung beschrieben. Dabei zeigt:

Fig. 1
eine schematische Darstellung eines Gasturbinentriebwerks gemäß der vorliegenden Erfindung,
Fig. 2
eine vereinfachte Draufsicht auf den Endbereich der erfindungsgemäßen Schaufel,
Fig. 3
eine Ansicht, analog Fig. 2, mit Angabe der Schnittlinien der Fig. 4 bis 6,
Fig. 4 bis 6
Teil-Schnitte gemäß den Schnittlinien in Fig. 3,
Fig. 7
eine Darstellung, ähnlich Fig. 5, mit Angabe der Definitionen zur Bemessung des Schaufelendbereichs,
Fig.8, 9
stirnseitige Ansichten, analog den Fig. 2 und 3, zur Darstellung des erfindungsgemäßen Überhangs,
Fig. 10, 11
Dickenverteilungen des saugseitigen und druckseitigen Überhangs bezogen auf die Lauflänge der saugseitigen bzw. druckseitigen Profillinie,
Fig. 12
eine perspektivische stirnseitige Ansicht, analog den Fig. 2 und 3, mit Darstellung der Dichtkante,
Fig. 13
eine Draufsicht auf die Darstellung gemäß Fig. 12 mit Strömungslinien,
Fig. 14
eine Schnittansicht, analog den Fig. 4 bis 6, mit Darstellung des Strömungsverlaufs, und
Fig. 15
eine Draufsicht zur Verdeutlichung des in Fig. 14 gezeigten Strömungsverlaufs.
The invention is described below using an exemplary embodiment in conjunction with the drawing. It shows:
Fig. 1
1 shows a schematic illustration of a gas turbine engine according to the present invention,
Fig. 2
a simplified plan view of the end region of the blade according to the invention,
Fig. 3
a view, analog Fig. 2 , with specification of the cutting lines of the 4 to 6 .
4 to 6
Partial cuts according to the cutting lines in Fig. 3 .
Fig. 7
an illustration, similar Fig. 5 , with definition of the dimensions for the blade end area,
Fig. 8, 9
frontal views, analogous to the Fig. 2 and 3 , to represent the overhang according to the invention,
10, 11
Thickness distributions of the suction-side and pressure-side overhang related to the running length of the suction-side and pressure-side profile line,
Fig. 12
a perspective front view, similar to Fig. 2 and 3 , with representation of the sealing edge,
Fig. 13
a plan view of the representation according to Fig. 12 with flow lines,
Fig. 14
a sectional view, analogous to 4 to 6 , with representation of the flow, and
Fig. 15
a plan view to illustrate the in Fig. 14 flow pattern shown.

Das Gasturbinentriebwerk 10 gemäß Fig. 1 ist ein allgemein dargestelltes Beispiel einer Turbomaschine, bei der die Erfindung Anwendung finden kann. Das Triebwerk 10 ist in herkömmlicher Weise ausgebildet und umfasst in Strömungsrichtung hintereinander einen Lufteinlass 11, einen in einem Gehäuse umlaufenden Fan 12, einen Mitteldruckkompressor 13, einen Hochdruckkompressor 14, eine Brennkammer 15, eine Hochdruckturbine 16, eine Mitteldruckturbine 17 und eine Niederdruckturbine 18 sowie eine Abgasdüse 19, die sämtlich um eine zentrale Triebwerksachse 1 angeordnet sind.The gas turbine engine 10 according to Fig. 1 Fig. 4 is a generally illustrated example of a turbomachine to which the invention can be applied. The engine 10 is designed in a conventional manner and comprises an air inlet 11, a fan 12 rotating in a housing, a medium-pressure compressor 13, a high-pressure compressor 14, a combustion chamber 15, a combustion chamber 15, a high-pressure turbine 16, a medium-pressure turbine 17 and a low-pressure turbine 18 as well as one in the flow direction Exhaust nozzle 19, which are all arranged around a central engine axis 1.

Der Zwischendruckkompressor 13 und der Hochdruckkompressor 14 umfassen jeweils mehrere Stufen, von denen jede eine in Umfangsrichtung verlaufende Anordnung fester stationärer Leitschaufeln 20 aufweist, die allgemein als Statorschaufeln bezeichnet werden und die radial nach innen vom Triebwerksgehäuse 21 in einem ringförmigen Strömungskanal durch die Kompressoren 13, 14 vorstehen. Die Kompressoren weisen weiter eine Anordnung von Kompressorlaufschaufeln 22 auf, die radial nach außen von einer drehbaren Trommel oder Scheibe 26 vorstehen, die mit Naben 27 der Hochdruckturbine 16 bzw. der Mitteldruckturbine 17 gekoppelt sind.The intermediate pressure compressor 13 and the high pressure compressor 14 each comprise a plurality of stages, each of which has a circumferential arrangement of fixed stationary guide vanes 20, which are generally referred to as stator vanes, and which extend radially inward from the engine housing 21 in an annular flow channel through the compressors 13, 14 protrude. The compressors also have an arrangement of compressor blades 22 which project radially outward from a rotatable drum or disk 26 which is coupled to hubs 27 of the high-pressure turbine 16 and the medium-pressure turbine 17.

Die Turbinenabschnitte 16, 17, 18 weisen ähnliche Stufen auf, umfassend eine Anordnung von festen Leitschaufeln 23, die radial nach innen vom Gehäuse 21 in den ringförmigen Strömungskanal durch die Turbinen 16, 17, 18 vorstehen, und eine nachfolgende Anordnung von Turbinenrotorschaufeln 24, die nach außen von einer drehbaren Nabe 27 vorstehen. Die Kompressortrommel oder Kompressorscheibe 26 und die darauf angeordneten Schaufeln 22 sowie die Turbinenrotornabe 27 und die darauf angeordneten Turbinenrotorschaufeln 24 drehen sich im Betrieb um die Triebwerksachse 1.Turbine sections 16, 17, 18 have similar stages, including an array of fixed vanes 23 projecting radially inward from housing 21 into the annular flow channel through turbines 16, 17, 18 and a subsequent array of turbine rotor blades 24 which protrude outward from a rotatable hub 27. The compressor drum or compressor disk 26 and the blades 22 arranged thereon as well as the turbine rotor hub 27 and the turbine rotor blades 24 arranged thereon rotate in operation about the engine axis 1.

Die Fig. 2 zeigt eine stirnseitige Ansicht eines Ausführungsbeispiels einer erfindungsgemäßen Turbinenrotorschaufel 24. Es versteht sich, dass die stirnseitige Fläche nicht eben ist, sondern Teil eines Zylindermantels um die Triebwerksachse 1. Zur Vereinfachung der Darstellung ist in den nachfolgenden Figuren die Endfläche jeweils eben ausgebildet.The Fig. 2 shows an end view of an embodiment of a turbine rotor blade 24 according to the invention. It is understood that the end Surface is not flat, but part of a cylinder jacket around the engine axis 1. In order to simplify the illustration, the end face is each formed flat in the following figures.

Die Fig. 2 zeigt somit eine erfindungsgemäße Formgebung der Rotorschaufelspitze in der Draufsicht. Hierbei ist ein Merkmal der Erfindung die spezielle Formgebung des saugseitigen Überhangs 30. Die erfindungsgemäße Formgebung des saugseitigen Überhangs 30 ist mittels der Fig. 8 und 10 näher beschrieben. Zwei Referenzpunkte, nämlich der Staupunkt an der Schaufelvorderkante (unter 2D Anströmung) LE und der Schnittpunkt der saugseitigen Profillinie mit dem Hinterkantenkreis TE, werden zur Beschreibung des saugseitigen Wingletüberhangs benutzt. Zwischen diesen beiden Referenzpunkten ist die dimensionslose Lauflänge s entlang der saugseitigen Profillinie definiert, sodass s(LE)=0 und s(TE)=1 gilt. Entlang von s ist der Wingletüberhang Tw(s) als Dickenverteilung, d.h. als senkrechter Abstand zur saugseitigen Schaufelprofillinie definiert. Dabei ist die Dickenverteilung mit der maximalen Profildicke Tmax der Schaufelspitze (Durchmesser des größten in das Schaufelprofil einbeschreibbaren Kreises 31) dimensionslos gemacht.The Fig. 2 thus shows a shape of the rotor blade tip according to the invention in plan view. A feature of the invention is the special shape of the suction-side overhang 30. The shape of the suction-side overhang 30 according to the invention is by means of the Fig. 8 and 10 described in more detail. Two reference points, namely the stagnation point on the blade leading edge (under 2D flow) LE and the intersection of the suction-side profile line with the trailing edge circle TE are used to describe the suction-side winglet overhang. The dimensionless run length s is defined between these two reference points along the suction-side profile line, so that s (LE) = 0 and s (TE) = 1. Along s, the winglet overhang T w (s) is defined as a thickness distribution, ie as a perpendicular distance to the suction-side blade profile line. The thickness distribution is made dimensionless with the maximum profile thickness T max of the blade tip (diameter of the largest circle 31 that can be written into the blade profile).

Um die aerodynamischen Effekte des saugseitigen Überhangs 30 zu nutzen, ist die Dickenverteilung in Fig. 10 besonders vorteilhaft. An den beiden Referenzpunkten LE und TE ist die Dickenverteilung nahe 0 (kein signifikanter Überhang 30 vorhanden). Ausgehend vom Punkt LE steigt der Überhang 30 entlang von s anfangs nur sehr schwach an. Ab ca. s=0,1 erfolgt eine rasche Zunahme der Dickenverteilung, Bereich (a), bis zum Maximum Tw,max, welches bei ca. 40% der Lauflänge s=0,4, bzw. etwa im Bereich des engsten Querschnitts (throat) der Schaufelpassage zwischen benachbarten Schaufeln erreicht ist. Zwischen ca. 0,5<=s<=0,7, Bereich (b), nimmt die Dickenverteilung rapide bis auf ca. 20% Tw,max ab und geht schließlich langsam bis s=1 auf 0% zurück, Bereich (c). Des Weiteren sind in Fig. 10 zwei weitere Dickenverteilungen (gestrichelte Linien gezeigt), die somit einen Bereich für die besonders vorteilhafte Gestaltung des saugseitigen Überhangs 30 eingrenzen.In order to use the aerodynamic effects of the suction-side overhang 30, the thickness distribution is in Fig. 10 particularly advantageous. At the two reference points LE and TE, the thickness distribution is close to 0 (there is no significant overhang 30). Starting from the point LE, the overhang 30 initially only increases very slightly along s. From approx. S = 0.1 there is a rapid increase in the thickness distribution, area (a), up to the maximum T w, max , which at approx. 40% of the barrel length s = 0.4, or approximately in the area of the narrowest cross-section (throat) the blade passage between adjacent blades is reached. Between approx. 0.5 <= s <= 0.7, area (b), the thickness distribution decreases rapidly to approx. 20% T w, max and finally slowly decreases to 0%, s (1), area ( c). Furthermore, in Fig. 10 two further thickness distributions (dashed lines shown), which thus delimit an area for the particularly advantageous design of the suction-side overhang 30.

In den Fig. 8 und 9 ist ein Schaufelprofil 29 als gestrichelte Linie eingezeichnet, diese Linie entspricht dem Schaufelprofil unter dem Überhang (Winglet) 30 bei 90 % der Schaufelhöhe. Die Linie 38 zeigt die Kontur des saugseitigen Überhangs (Fig. 8), während die Linie 39 die Kontur des druckseitigen Überhangs (Fig. 9) zeigt. Mit dem Bezugszeichen 31 ist der Kreis eingezeichnet, welcher im Bereich der maximalen Dicke des Querschnitts des Schaufelprofils 29 einbeschreibbar ist. Das Bezugszeichen 32 zeigt den Hinterkantenkreis.In the 8 and 9 a blade profile 29 is shown as a dashed line, this line corresponds to the blade profile under the overhang (winglet) 30 at 90% of the blade height. Line 38 shows the contour of the suction-side overhang ( Fig. 8 ) while the line 39 the contour of the overhang on the pressure side ( Fig. 9 ) shows. The circle, which can be inscribed in the region of the maximum thickness of the cross section of the blade profile 29, is drawn in with the reference symbol 31. The reference numeral 32 shows the trailing edge circle.

Wie in den Fig. 2 und 3 dargestellt, ist der Rand des Überhangs 30 in Form einer Dichtkante 33 ausgebildet, welche im Wesentlichen umlaufend ausgeführt ist. Sie weist, wie nachfolgend noch beschrieben werden wird, eine Öffnung 34 auf (Fig. 12 und 13). Während in Fig. 8 der saugseitige Überhang im Einzelnen dargestellt und erläutert ist, zeigt die Fig. 9 den druckseitigen Überhang mit seiner Kontur 39.As in the Fig. 2 and 3 shown, the edge of the overhang 30 is designed in the form of a sealing edge 33, which is carried out essentially all around. As will be described below, it has an opening 34 ( 12 and 13 ). While in Fig. 8 The overhang on the suction side is shown and explained in detail Fig. 9 the overhang on the pressure side with its contour 39.

Die Fig. 4 bis 7 zeigen jeweils Schnittansichten längs den in Fig. 3 gezeigten Schnittlinien.The 4 to 7 each show sectional views along the in Fig. 3 shown cutting lines.

Die Dickenverläufe der Überhänge an der Saugseite bzw. der Druckseite sind in den Fig. 10 und 11 dargestellt. Dabei ist der Verlauf jeweils über eine dimensionslose Lauflänge s aufgetragen, die sich vom Staupunkt an der Schaufelvorderkante LE entlang der saug- bzw. druckseitigen Profillinie bis zum Schnittpunkt der Profillinie mit dem Hinterkantenkreis TE erstreckt. Die Größe des Überhangs Tw(s) ist auf den Durchmesser des maximal in das Schaufelprofil einbeschreibbaren Kreis Tmax normiert. Es ergibt sich, an welchen Stellen jeweils die Maximalwerte besonders günstig vorgesehen sind. Die gestrichelten Linien in den Fig. 10 und 11 zeigen einen bevorzugten Bemessungsbereich, während die durchgezogene Linie eine optimierte Lösung darstellt.The thickness curves of the overhangs on the suction side and the pressure side are in the 10 and 11 shown. The course is in each case plotted over a dimensionless run length s, which extends from the stagnation point on the blade leading edge LE along the suction or pressure-side profile line to the point of intersection of the profile line with the trailing edge circle TE. The size of the overhang T w (s) is standardized to the diameter of the maximum circle T max that can be written into the blade profile. The result is at which points the maximum values are provided particularly cheaply. The dashed lines in the 10 and 11 show a preferred design range, while the solid line represents an optimized solution.

Die Rotorschaufelspitze weist, wie in den Fig. gezeigt, folgende bevorzugte konstruktive Eigenschaften auf, um die Auswirkung der Rotorspitzenspaltleckageströmung auf den Turbinenwirkungsgrad so klein wie möglich zu gestalten:

  • Einen relativ kleinen, aber signifikanten druckseitigen Überhang Tw(s), der, wie in Fig. 9 und 11 gezeigt, zwischen 0≤s≤0,2 sehr klein ist, von s=0,2 bis s=0,6 bis auf sein Maximum von 15% Tmax anwächst und schließlich von s=0,6 bis zur Schaufelhinterkante abfällt, sodass der druckseitige Überhang bei s=1 tangential an den Hinterkantenkreis übergeht. Eine günstige Gestaltung des druckseitigen Überhanges kann mittels der gestrichelten Kurven in Fig. 11 eingegrenzt werden.
  • Eine Öffnung, zumindest aber eine Verringerung der Höhe d der umlaufenden Dichtkante im vorderen Bereich des saugseitigen Überhangs zwischen ca. s=0,1 und s=0,3, wie in Fig. 12 und 13 gezeigt.
  • Eine mittels des Rotorschaufelspitzenspaltes (nominal im Normalbetrieb) t definierte Höhe d der umlaufenden bzw. unterbrochenen Dichtkante auf dem Winglet von ca. 0,5t≤d≤3t (siehe Fig. 7).
  • Eine mittels des Rotorschaufelspitzenspaltes t definierte Breite b der umlaufenden bzw. unterbrochenen Dichtkante auf dem Winglet von ca. 3t≤b≤6t (siehe Fig. 7).
  • Eine Höhe h des Winglets von nicht mehr als 10 % der mittleren Höhe des Rotorschaufelprofiles. In besonders günstiger Ausführung sollte h∼5% der mittleren Höhe des Rotorschaufelprofiles betragen (siehe Fig. 7). Dabei ist h als der radiale Abstand der Wingletspitze von dem radialen Schaufelprofilschnitt anzusehen, bei dem die Aufweitung des Schaufelprofils in das Winglet deutlich beginnt.
  • Einen stetigen, mit angemessenen Radien R (bzw. geeigneten Kurvenformen) abgerundeten, sanften Übergang zwischen dem Wingletüberhang und dem Schaufelprofil (siehe Fig. 7).
  • Einen von der Profillauflänge s abhängigen, beispielhaft mittels der Schaufelschnitte A:A, B:B und C:C in Fig. 7 definierten Winkel β zwischen der Tangente an der äußeren Dichtkante 35 und dem Radialenvektor 36, sodass die Tangente an der Druckseite stets von der Schaufel mit einem Winkel zwischen 10°≤βDS≤50° weg zeigt und die Tangente an der Saugseite zwischen 0,1≤s≤0,3 zu der Schaufel mit einem Winkel zwischen 10°≤βSS≤50° hin zeigt, jedoch zwischen 0,4≤s≤1 stets mit einem Winkel von 10°≤βSS≤50° von der Schaufel weg zeigt.
As shown in the figures, the rotor blade tip has the following preferred design properties in order to minimize the effect of the rotor tip gap leakage flow on the turbine efficiency:
  • A relatively small but significant overhang T w (s) on the pressure side, which, as in Fig. 9 and 11 shown, is very small between 0≤s≤0.2, increases from s = 0.2 to s = 0.6 to its maximum of 15% T max and finally falls from s = 0.6 to the trailing edge of the blade, so that the overhang on the pressure side at s = 1 tangential passes to the trailing edge circle. A favorable design of the overhang on the pressure side can be shown by means of the dashed curves in Fig. 11 be narrowed down.
  • An opening, or at least a reduction in the height d of the circumferential sealing edge in the front region of the suction-side overhang between approximately s = 0.1 and s = 0.3, as in 12 and 13 shown.
  • A height d of the circumferential or interrupted sealing edge on the winglet defined by means of the rotor blade tip gap (nominally in normal operation) t of approx. 0.5t≤d≤3t (see Fig. 7 ).
  • A width b of the circumferential or interrupted sealing edge on the winglet defined by means of the rotor blade tip gap t of approx. 3t≤b≤6t (see Fig. 7 ).
  • A height h of the winglet of no more than 10% of the average height of the rotor blade profile. In a particularly favorable version, h∼5% of the average height of the rotor blade profile should be (see Fig. 7 ). Here, h is to be regarded as the radial distance of the winglet tip from the radial blade profile section, at which the expansion of the blade profile into the winglet clearly begins.
  • A smooth, smooth transition between the winglet overhang and the blade profile, rounded with appropriate radii R (or suitable curve shapes) (see Fig. 7 ).
  • One dependent on the profile run length s, for example by means of the blade cuts A: A, B: B and C: C in Fig. 7 Defined angle β between the tangent to the outer sealing edge 35 and the radial vector 36, so that the tangent on the pressure side always points away from the blade with an angle between 10 ° β β DS 50 50 ° and the tangent on the suction side between 0.1 ≤s≤0.3 towards the blade with an angle between 10 ° ≤β SS ≤50 °, but always between 0.4≤s≤1 with an angle of 10 ° ≤β SS ≤50 ° away from the blade shows.

Zur Verdeutlichung der obenstehenden Ausführungen zeigen somit die Fig. 4 bis 6 jeweils Schnittansichten gemäß Fig. 3, aus welchen sich die bevorzugten Ausgestaltungen ergeben. Insbesondere zeigen die Fig. 4 bis 6 die jeweiligen Winkel β zwischen der Tangente 35 und dem Radialenvektor 36. Die Fig. 7 verdeutlicht nochmals die Dimensionsdefinitionen und stellt zusätzlich schematisch das Gehäuse 40 sowie den Schaufelspitzenspalt 37 dar.To illustrate the above explanations, the 4 to 6 each sectional views according to Fig. 3 , from which the preferred configurations result. In particular, the 4 to 6 the respective angle β between the tangent 35 and the radial vector 36. Die Fig. 7 clarifies the dimensional definitions again and additionally schematically represents the housing 40 and the blade tip gap 37.

Aus den Fig. 12 bis 15 ergibt sich nochmals eine Darstellung der Strömungsverhältnisse. Die Fig. 13 zeigt dabei insbesondere eine Einströmung durch die Öffnung 34 sowie eine Strömung durch den Schaufelspitzenspalt 37. Entsprechend zeigen die Fig. 14 und 15 zur Verdeutlichung ein Beispiel eines sich ausbildenden Schaufelspitzenspaltwirbels 41 sowie eines Sekundärströmungswirbels 42.From the 12 to 15 the flow conditions are shown again. The Fig. 13 shows in particular an inflow through the opening 34 and a flow through the blade tip gap 37 14 and 15 for clarification an example of a vane tip vortex 41 that forms and a secondary flow vortex 42.

Bezugszeichenliste:LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

11
TriebwerksachseEngine axis
1010
Gasturbinentriebwerk / KerntriebwerkGas turbine engine / core engine
1111
Lufteinlassair intake
1212
Fanfan
1313
Mitteldruckkompressor (Verdichter)Medium pressure compressor (compressor)
1414
HochdruckkompressorHigh pressure compressor
1515
Brennkammerncombustors
1616
HochdruckturbineHigh-pressure turbine
1717
MitteldruckturbineIntermediate pressure turbine
1818
NiederdruckturbineLow-pressure turbine
1919
Abgasdüseexhaust nozzle
2020
Leitschaufelnvanes
2121
TriebwerksgehäuseEngine casing
2222
KompressorlaufschaufelnCompressor blades
2323
Leitschaufelnvanes
2424
TurbinenrotorschaufelnTurbine rotor blades
2626
Kompressortrommel oder -scheibeCompressor drum or disk
2727
TurbinenrotornabeTurbinenrotornabe
2828
Auslasskonusoutlet cone
2929
Schaufelprofil (unter dem Winglet bei ca. 90% Schaufelhöhe)Blade profile (under the winglet at approx. 90% blade height)
3030
Überhang / WingletOverhang / winglet
3131
Kreis (mit maximalem in das Schaufelprofil einbeschreibbaren Durchmesser)Circle (with maximum diameter that can be written into the blade profile)
3232
HinterkantenkreisTrailing edge circuit
3333
Dichtkantesealing edge
3434
Öffnung der DichtkanteOpening the sealing edge
3535
Tangente an der DichtkanteTangent to the sealing edge
3636
Radialenvektor an der DichtkanteRadial vector on the sealing edge
3737
SchaufelspitzenspaltBlade tip clearance
3838
Kontur des saugseitigen ÜberhangsContour of the overhang on the suction side
3939
Kontur des druckseitigen ÜberhangsContour of the overhang on the pressure side
4040
Gehäuseendwand des TurbinenrotorsTurbine rotor housing end wall
4141
SchaufelspitzenspaltwirbelBlade tip clearance vortex
4242
SekundärströmungswirbelSecondary flow vortices
DSDS
Druckseitepressure side
SSSS
Saugseitesuction
LELE
Staupunkt an der SchaufelvorderkanteStagnation point on the front edge of the bucket
TETE
Schnittpunkt der saug- bzw. druckseitigen Profillinie mit dem HinterkantenkreisIntersection of the profile line on the suction or pressure side with the trailing edge circle
bb
Breite der DichtkanteWidth of the sealing edge
dd
Höhe der DichtkanteHeight of the sealing edge
hH
Höhe des Überhangs (Winglet)Overhang height (winglet)
RR
Verrundungsradien zwischen Überhang (Winglet) und SchaufelprofilRounding radii between overhang (winglet) and blade profile
ss
Lauflängeyardage
tt
Höhe des SchaufelspitzenspaltesHeight of the blade tip gap
Tmax T max
maximale Schaufelprofildickemaximum blade profile thickness
Tw T w
Überhang (Winglet) -GrößeOverhang (winglet) size
Tw,max T w, max
maximale Überhang (Winglet) -Größemaximum overhang (winglet) size

Claims (10)

  1. Turbine rotor blade of a gas turbine, having a blade tip, wherein the blade tip has, at least on its suction side (SS), an overhang (30) proceeding from a stagnation point (LE) at the blade front edge as far as a point of intersection (TESS) of the suction-side profile line of the blade (24) with a rear-edge circle (32), which overhang substantially amounts to zero at the blade front edge and at the blade rear edge, characterized in that the overhang (30) attains its maximum value (Tw,max) substantially at a path length s=0.4 and has a reduction in the overhang from substantially 0.8Tw,max to 0.2Tw,max over a path length range of 0.5≤s≤0.7.
  2. Turbine rotor blade according to Claim 1, characterized in that the blade tip has, on its pressure side (DS), an overhang (30) proceeding from a stagnation point (LE) at the blade front edge as far as a point of intersection (TEDS) of the pressure-side profile line of the blade (24) with a rear-edge circle (32), which overhang substantially amounts to zero at the stagnation point (LE) and at the point of intersection (TEDS) and has a maximum value approximately at a path length (s) of 20% to 60% of the path length (s) of the pressure-side overhang (30).
  3. Turbine rotor blade according to either of Claims 1 and 2, characterized in that a peripheral sealing edge (33) is formed on the radially outer boundary region of the blade (24).
  4. Turbine rotor blade according to Claim 3, characterized in that, in the region of the suction-side overhang (30), the sealing edge (33) has, between a path length (s) of 10% and of 30%, a height (d) which is reduced or is reduced to a value of zero.
  5. Turbine rotor blade according to Claim 4, characterized in that an opening (34) is formed by the reduced height (d) of the sealing edge (33) and extends between 10% and 30% of the path length (s) of the sealing edge (33).
  6. Turbine rotor blade according to one of Claims 3 to 5, characterized in that the sealing edge (33) has a radial height (d) with 0.5t≤d≤3t, where t is the blade tip gap (37) provided during operation, and/or in that the sealing edge (33) has a width (b) with 3t≤b≤6t.
  7. Turbine rotor blade according to one of Claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the height (h) of the overhang (30) is at most 10%, preferably 5%, of the radial length of the blade profile (29).
  8. Turbine rotor blade according to one of Claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the transition from the blade profile (29)to the overhang (30) is of rounded form.
  9. Turbine rotor blade according to one of Claims 1 to 8, characterized in that an angle (β) between a tangent (35) to the outer edge of the overhang (30) and a vector (36) extending in a radial direction with respect to an engine axis (1) is formed such that the tangent (35), on the pressure side (DS), is formed so as to be directed away from the blade (24) at an angle (βDS) with 10°≤βDS≤50°, and on the suction side (SS), is formed so as to be directed towards the blade (24) at an angle (βSS) with 10°≤ βSS≤50° over a range 0.1≤s≤0.3 and so as to be directed away from the blade (24) at an angle with 10°≤βSS≤50° over a range 0.4≤s≤1.
  10. Arrangement having at least one turbine rotor blade according to one of Claims 1 to 9, characterized in that the maximum value of the suction-side overhang (30) is formed substantially in the region of a narrowest cross section of a blade passage.
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