JP2007010018A - Rotating shaft structure for high temperature fluid fan - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a rotating shaft structure for a high temperature fluid fan, having smaller-size construction for greatly suppressing the heat conduction of a rotating shaft. <P>SOLUTION: The rotating shaft A has a high temperature side shaft part 1 as part of the fan F1, an intermediate part 2 forming at least part of a portion corresponding to a sliding bearing B and having a porous body, and a low temperature side shaft part 3 connected to a drive mechanism M. The low temperature side shaft part has a through-hole 4 through which fluid is supplied to the porous body. A discharge gap 5 is provided between the rotating shaft A and the sliding bearing B. The fluid is supplied through the through-hole 4, the porous body and the discharge gap 5 into a gas flow path 102. Thus, heat exchange is carried out by the porous body of the intermediate shaft part 2 to thermally separate the high temperature shaft part 1 from the low temperature side shaft part 3. The fluid sprayed from the porous body gives lubricating performance to the sliding bearing B. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a rotating shaft structure of a fan that is driven to rotate in a fluid flow path that becomes a high-temperature environment, for example, supply of fuel gas or oxidizing gas to a solid oxide fuel cell mounted on an electric vehicle or the like. The present invention relates to a rotating shaft structure of a high-temperature fluid fan used as an industrial fan.

  In a fan that is driven to rotate in a fluid flow path that becomes a high-temperature environment such as a gas turbine or a turbocharger, naturally, not only the blade (blade) but also the bearing part of the rotating shaft is exposed to a high temperature. Various heat countermeasures are taken for the bearing portion, which is important for maintaining smooth rotation.

  Conventionally, as a rotating shaft structure of a fan for high-temperature fluid as described above, there has been one in which a large amount of lubricating oil is supplied to the bearing portion at a high pressure to cool the bearing together with lubrication. A large auxiliary machine for oil supply is required, and the entire apparatus is complicated and large.

Therefore, in order to eliminate the above drawbacks, the rotating shaft and the bearing are made of a highly heat-resistant ceramic material, or as described in Patent Document 1, water is supplied between the rotating shaft and the sliding bearing. There is a method of lubricating and cooling the water by boiling the film.
Japanese Examined Patent Publication No. 2-20853

  By the way, in recent years, an electric vehicle that is very useful for environmental protection or the like has attracted attention. In a solid oxide fuel cell intended to be mounted on a moving body such as an electric vehicle, a high-temperature fluid is used. It is desired to introduce a gas circulation system using a fan, to achieve uniform system temperature and to improve the effective utilization rate of gas by this gas circulation system, and to reduce the size of the apparatus structure.

  Further, the high-temperature fluid fan used in the gas circulation system as described above is disposed in the flow path of the fluid that becomes a high-temperature environment, and is held by a bearing and rotated by a motor outside the flow path. In this case, it is necessary to cool the rotating shaft of the fan serving as the heat conductor to a temperature below the Curie temperature at which the magnetism of the motor system does not disappear.

  Therefore, the application of the above-described prior art can be considered for the rotating shaft structure of such a high-temperature fluid fan, but when a ceramic material is used for the rotating shaft (motor rotating shaft) or the bearing, the rotating shaft Although heat resistance and heat insulation are ensured for the bearings and heat insulation, heat insulation on the high temperature side is possible, but when looking at the cooling action of the rotating shaft, in many cases, the heat generated by the rotor is conducted to the rotating shaft, and the rotation Because the heat dissipation action from the shaft is the main component, and therefore, a heat dissipation action cannot be expected with a rotating shaft using a ceramic material with high heat insulation properties, a cooling means for the rotating shaft and motor is required separately. When boiling lubrication is performed by supplying water to the surface, the thermal conductivity of the rotating shaft is large and it is difficult to sufficiently cool with a short shaft length. It was a thing.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described conventional situation, and constitutes a fan in a flow path of a fluid that becomes a high temperature environment and is held by a sliding bearing and is rotationally driven by a drive device outside the flow path. An object of the present invention is to provide a rotating shaft structure for a high-temperature fluid fan that can largely suppress heat conduction of the rotating shaft and can reduce the size of the apparatus structure.

  The rotating shaft structure of the fan for high-temperature fluid of the present invention is a structure of the rotating shaft that constitutes the fan in the fluid flow path that becomes a high-temperature environment, is held by the slide bearing, and is rotationally driven by the driving device outside the flow path. The rotating shaft includes a high temperature side shaft portion constituting a fan, an intermediate shaft portion forming at least a part of a portion corresponding to the sliding bearing and having a porous body made of a heat resistant material, and a driving device side. The low-temperature side shaft part connected to is coaxially provided.

  At this time, the porous body in the intermediate shaft portion is made of a heat-resistant material such as stainless steel and has fluidity such as liquid or gas, and more specifically, at least the low-temperature side shaft. It is provided in a continuous state from the joint surface with the portion to the outer peripheral surface of the intermediate shaft portion, and naturally the entire intermediate shaft portion may be formed.

  And the said rotating shaft structure forms the through-hole which connects the fluid supply means which supplies a fluid to the low temperature side shaft part, and the porous body of an intermediate shaft part, Between a rotating shaft and a sliding bearing, A discharge gap opened on the flow path side is provided, and the fluid supplied from the fluid supply means is supplied into the flow path through the through hole in the low temperature side shaft portion, the porous body in the intermediate shaft portion, and the discharge gap. Yes.

  Here, the porous body of the intermediate shaft portion has a large surface area (contact area with the fluid) and a large thermal resistance. Therefore, the rotating shaft structure supplies heat to the flow path that is a high-temperature environment through the porous body, thereby performing heat exchange in the porous body, and the porous body serves as a heat insulating portion and the high-temperature side shaft portion. The low temperature side shaft portion is thermally separated, and further, the fluid between the porous body and the discharge gap is ejected to maintain the lubricity between the rotating shaft and the slide bearing.

  The rotary shaft structure of the fan for high-temperature fluid of the present invention employs the above-described configuration, so that good lubricity between the rotary shaft and the sliding bearing is maintained, and the high-temperature side that constitutes the fan in the rotary shaft. Heat conduction from the shaft part to the low temperature side shaft part connected to the drive device side can be greatly suppressed, thereby enabling shortening of the shaft length of the rotating shaft and simplification of heat measures for the drive device, etc. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the size of the device structure.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a power generation device mounted on, for example, an electric vehicle as an application example of the rotating shaft structure of the high-temperature fluid fan according to the present invention.

  The illustrated power generation apparatus includes a battery main body 101 in which power generation elements of a solid oxide fuel cell are stacked and accommodated in a case, and one gas that supplies fuel gas to the fuel electrode of each power generation element in the battery main body 101. 102 A of flow paths and the other gas flow path 103A which supplies oxidizing gas to the oxygen electrode of each electric power generation element in the battery main body 101 are provided.

  Also, the one and the other gas flow paths 102A and 103A are provided with the respective discharge paths 102B and 103B, the respective circulation paths 102C and 103C and the outside of the figure in order to make the system temperature uniform and improve the effective utilization rate of the gas. A gas circulation system is configured together with the gas supply source, and high-temperature fluid fans F1 and F2 are provided as supply fans for sending each gas to the battery body 101.

  The high-temperature fluid fans F1 and F2 include a rotation axis A that is disposed over the inside and outside of the gas flow paths 102A and 103A. The rotary shaft A constitutes the fans F1 and F2 in the gas flow paths 102A and 103A of the fluid that becomes a high temperature environment, and the intermediate part is rotatably held by a slide bearing provided in the vicinity of the wall part of the flow path. And is rotationally driven by a driving device (electric motor) M arranged outside the flow path.

  The rotating shaft structure of the high-temperature fluid fan of the present invention can be applied to the structure including the rotating shaft A as described above, and several embodiments will be described below.

  The rotating shaft structure of the high-temperature fluid fan shown in FIG. 1 is applied to the high-temperature fluid fan F1 provided in the gas flow path 102A of the fuel gas, for example, in the power generator shown in FIG. In this case, the fluid is a hydrocarbon-based liquefied fuel, and more specifically, gasoline is used.

  The rotating shaft structure includes a rotating shaft A that forms a fan F1 in a gas flow path 102A that is in a high temperature environment, is held by a sliding bearing B, and is rotationally driven by a driving device M outside the flow path. The driving device M is an electric motor, and its output shaft is the rotating shaft A.

  The rotating shaft A includes a high-temperature side shaft portion 1 that forms a fan F1 together with blades (not shown) in the gas flow path 102A, an intermediate shaft portion 2 that forms at least a part of a portion corresponding to the slide bearing B, and a gas flow path. A low temperature side shaft portion 3 connected to the drive device M side outside 102A is coaxially provided.

  The high temperature side shaft portion 1 and the low temperature side shaft portion 3 are known metal rods used in this type of rotating shaft structure. On the other hand, the intermediate shaft portion 2 is entirely formed of a porous body made of a heat-resistant material, and this porous body has a flowability of gasoline as a fluid.

  In addition, the low temperature side shaft portion 3 has a through hole 4 formed over a predetermined length from the joint surface with the intermediate shaft portion 2. The through-hole 4 is formed on the axis of the low temperature side shaft portion 3 and bends in the radial direction of the low temperature side shaft portion 3 on the anti-intermediate shaft portion side to open to the outer peripheral surface of the coaxial portion 2. The fluid supply means described later and the porous body of the intermediate shaft portion 2 are communicated with each other.

  Here, considering the heat resistance, corrosion resistance, and the like, the rotating shaft A is suitably made of stainless steel, and can be manufactured, for example, in the following manner.

  As an example, a stainless steel powder having a particle size of about 10 μm is prepared, and this powder is formed into a plate shape and sintered at about 1000 ° C. to form a porous plate having a porosity of about 40 to 50%. . Further, as shown in FIG. 7A, holes 204 having a predetermined depth are formed at predetermined intervals on one end of the plate-like bulk material 203 made of stainless steel. Then, as shown in FIG. 7B, the other plate-shaped bulk material 201 made of stainless steel, the previously formed porous plate 202, and the bulk material 203 having the holes 204 are connected in the same plane. These are diffusion bonded to each other to obtain a three-layer plate.

  Thereafter, the three-layer plate is cut by wire cutting or the like so that the hole 204 is centered, and then cut so that the outer periphery forms a columnar shape. Further, as shown in FIG. The low temperature side shaft portion 3 having the high temperature side shaft portion (201) 1, the intermediate shaft portion (202) 2 made of a porous body, and the through holes (204, 204 a) 4 is formed by forming a lateral hole 204 a communicating with the end portion. Is obtained.

  In addition, each cylindrical member that becomes the high-temperature side shaft portion and the low-temperature side shaft portion and a cylindrical porous body that becomes the intermediate shaft portion are prepared in advance, and these joint surfaces are directly welded using an electron beam or a laser. In this case, processing is performed so that the space between the through hole and the porous body is not crushed.

  The rotating shaft A is rotatably held by a sliding bearing B provided on the wall portion 100 forming the gas flow path 102A. The sliding bearing B of this embodiment is provided in a state of protruding into the gas flow path 102A, and has an inner peripheral surface as a sliding surface, and is opened to the gas flow path 102A side between the rotary shaft A and the sliding bearing B. A discharge gap 5 is formed.

  Further, the sliding bearing B corresponds not only to the intermediate shaft portion 2 with respect to the rotary shaft A but also to one of the high temperature side shaft portion 1 and the low temperature side shaft portion 3 so as to indicate an overlap portion C in the drawing. The part also has a corresponding length.

  The fluid supply means includes a fluid supply chamber 6 through which the low temperature side shaft portion 3 of the rotary shaft A penetrates outside the flow path of the sliding bearing B, a supply path 17 from the fluid supply chamber 6 to a fluid supply source (not shown), and the like. ing. In the rotating shaft structure, as described above, since the output shaft of the driving device M that is an electric motor is the rotating shaft A, the driving device M is provided outside the fluid supply path 6.

  The through hole 4 of the low temperature side shaft portion 3 is opened in the fluid supply chamber 6 with respect to the fluid supply means, and the space from the fluid supply chamber 6 to the porous body of the intermediate shaft portion 2 is in a communicating state. Yes. The discharge gap 5 between the rotary shaft A and the sliding bearing B can be opened not only on the gas flow path 102A side but also on the fluid supply chamber 6 side.

  Further, the low temperature side shaft portion 3 is provided with displacement stoppers 7A and 7B which are in sliding contact with the opposing walls in the fluid supply chamber 6, respectively. At this time, the displacement stopper 7B on the drive device M side also functions to prevent gasoline from leaking to the drive device M side, and a sealing material 8 is interposed between the wall surface of the fluid supply chamber 6. It is.

  The rotating shaft structure of the high-temperature fluid fan F1 having the above-described configuration is such that, in the power generator as shown in FIG. 8, when the fan F1 is driven to rotate and the fuel gas is supplied to the battery body 101, the rotating shaft A is cooled. In addition to the function of lubrication, it also functions as a fuel gas supply device for the gas flow path 102A.

  That is, in the rotary shaft structure, the rotary shaft A and the fan F1 are driven to rotate by the driving device M, and gasoline is pressurized and supplied to the fluid supply chamber 6 from the fluid supply source through the supply path 17, and this gasoline is supplied to the low temperature side shaft portion. 3 through the through-hole 4, the porous body of the intermediate shaft portion 2, and the discharge gap 5. Further, the gas flow path 102 </ b> A becomes a high temperature environment as the battery main body 101 generates heat.

  At this time, the blades of the fan F attached to the rotating shaft A not only send gasoline to the battery body 101 but also take in the heat in the gas flow path 102A and transmit it to the rotating shaft A. The heat transmitted to the rotation shaft A meets gasoline in the porous body of the intermediate shaft portion 2.

  The porous body of the intermediate shaft portion 2 has a very large surface area (contact area with the fluid) and a large thermal resistance. Therefore, the rotating shaft structure supplies gasoline to the gas flow path 102A that is a high-temperature environment through the porous body of the intermediate shaft portion 2, thereby exchanging heat in the porous body and vaporizing the gasoline.

  The vaporized gasoline expands greatly compared to the volume of the stock solution and flows to the discharge gap 5 around the porous body, that is, between the rotary shaft A and the slide bearing B, and forms a gas film in the discharge gap 5 By doing so, it functions as air of the air bearing and is discharged from the discharge gap 5 to the gas flow path 102A.

  In other words, the rotating shaft structure cools and lubricates the rotating shaft A, and also serves as a gasoline vaporizer. The heat input is not directly used as the heat of evaporation via the heat exchanger, but is directly used as the heat of evaporation. Therefore, the loss during heat exchange is small.

  Further, gasoline supplies an amount equal to or greater than the amount of evaporation relative to the amount of heat input to the rotary shaft A. At this time, even if not all the gasoline can be evaporated, the liquid gasoline is transported to the vaporized gasoline and supplied to the gas flow path 102A, and is scattered around by the rotation of the rotating shaft A. Since there is an effect of evaporating easily, there is no problem at all.

  Rather, when the gasoline is increased to increase the output, the rotation of the fan F is also increased to increase the supply amount, thereby increasing the amount of heat input to the rotating shaft A. The amount of evaporation can be increased. At low temperatures, the liquid bearing gasoline can function as a lubricant in the sliding bearing B.

  On the other hand, in the low temperature side shaft portion 3 of the rotating shaft A, the temperature of the rotating shaft A can be suppressed to the boiling point temperature of gasoline by the vaporization of gasoline in the porous body of the intermediate shaft portion 2.

  Although gasoline cannot be strictly defined because it is a mixed fuel, the main component is equivalent to octane, and its boiling range is said to be 30-210 ° C., centering on its boiling point of 125 ° C. The gasoline supplied to the porous body of the intermediate shaft part 2 is vaporized in order from the low boiling point component, and the high boiling point component is vaporized as it flows in the direction of the high temperature side shaft part 1. Therefore, the temperature of the low temperature side shaft portion 3 can be basically limited to a temperature on the lower boiling point side than octane.

  Thus, in the rotating shaft structure of the high-temperature fluid fan, the high-temperature side shaft portion 1 and the low-temperature side shaft portion 3 are thermally separated from each other on the rotating shaft A by the porous body of the intermediate shaft portion 2 serving as a heat insulating portion. At the same time, the gasified gasoline is ejected from the porous body into the discharge gap 5 to maintain the lubricity between the rotary shaft A and the sliding bearing B, and from the high temperature side shaft portion 1 to the low temperature side. Since heat conduction to the shaft portion 3 can be greatly suppressed, the shaft length of the rotating shaft A can be shortened, heat measures for the driving device M can be simplified, and the like.

  Therefore, if the rotary shaft structure of the high-temperature fluid fan is applied to the gas circulation system of the power generation apparatus, the structure of the power generation apparatus can be simplified while achieving a uniform system temperature and an effective utilization rate of gasification exchange heat. And miniaturization can be realized.

  In addition, as described above, the rotary shaft structure also serves as a gasoline vaporizer, and general vaporizers are mainly sprays that require high pressure. Then, since thermal evaporation is performed, it is possible to reduce the pressure of gasoline supply, which can contribute to energy saving. In addition, by adjusting the pressure of the gasoline supply, the gasoline can be sprayed using the discharge gap 5 between the rotating shaft A and the sliding bearing B, and can be used at low temperature startup. .

  Further, in the rotary shaft structure, a part of the high temperature side shaft portion 1 and the low temperature side shaft portion 3 of the rotary shaft A corresponds to the sliding bearing B as shown by the overlap portion C in the figure. The shaft holding force as an air bearing can be increased at the portion.

  Further, in the rotary shaft structure, the fluid supply means includes a fluid supply chamber 6 through which the low temperature side shaft portion 3 of the rotation shaft A passes, and the through hole 4 of the low temperature side shaft portion 3 includes the fluid supply chamber 6. Since it communicates with the porous body of the intermediate shaft portion 2, fluid (gasoline) can be quantitatively supplied with a relatively simple structure.

  Furthermore, since the rotating shaft structure is an electric motor whose driving device M uses the rotating shaft A as an output shaft, the cooling means of the electric motor is simplified by thermal separation of the porous body on the rotating shaft A. On the contrary, since the heat from the electric motor side can be dissipated, the heat can be used for vaporizing the fluid (gasoline), and energy is not wasted.

  FIG. 2 is a view for explaining another embodiment of the rotating shaft structure of the high-temperature fluid fan of the present invention. The same components as those in the previous embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

  The illustrated rotary shaft structure has a configuration in which the low temperature side shaft portion 3 of the rotary shaft A is held by the rolling bearings 11 and 12 on the gas flow path 102A side and the drive device M side of the fluid supply chamber 6 constituting the fluid supply means. It has become. As the rolling bearings 11 and 12, radial bearings or thrust bearings are used as necessary.

  That is, in the rotary shaft structure, the high temperature side shaft portion 1 and the low temperature side shaft portion can be thermally separated on the rotary shaft A by the intermediate shaft portion 2 having a porous body. It is possible to employ mechanical lubrication means such as the rolling bearings 11 and 12, thereby improving the stability of the rotary shaft A and reducing the friction during low temperature startup. In addition, the rotary shaft A can be held with high accuracy at a low cost by using a normal metal bearing without using an expensive material such as ceramics in order to achieve heat resistance.

  FIG. 3 is a view for explaining still another embodiment of the rotating shaft structure of the high-temperature fluid fan of the present invention. The same components as those in the previous embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

  The illustrated rotary shaft structure is a fluid supply pump that introduces fluid into the through-hole 4 as the rotary shaft A rotates in the low temperature side shaft portion 3 of the rotary shaft A in the fluid supply chamber 6 of the fluid supply means. 21 is provided.

  The fluid supply pump 21 includes a flange portion 22 provided integrally with the low temperature side shaft portion 3, and four flanges 22 communicate with the through holes 4 on the axis of the low temperature side shaft portion 3. Horizontal holes 4A are formed at equal intervals in the circumferential direction. Each horizontal hole 4 </ b> A is curved toward the rotation direction of the rotation axis A indicated by the arrow in the drawing, and a vane 23 is provided in an opening portion on the outer peripheral surface of the flange portion 22.

  In the rotating shaft structure, when the fluid supply pump 21 rotates together with the rotating shaft 4, the fluid in the fluid supply chamber 6 is introduced in the centripetal direction by the vane 23 and the curved lateral hole 4 </ b> A, and the fluid flows into the through hole 4. In other words, the fluid can be supplied from the rotation axis A to the gas flow path 102 </ b> A side without pressurizing the fluid supply chamber 6. Therefore, the pressure source of the fluid can be reduced or eliminated, which can contribute to further simplification of the device structure.

In the case where the fluid supply chamber 6 is pressurized and fluid is supplied to the rotary shaft A, the fluid supply may become difficult as the rotational speed of the rotary shaft A increases. On the other hand, in the rotary shaft structure, the fluid supply pump 21 can be used to increase the fluid supply amount in proportion to the rotation speed, and from the high temperature side shaft portion 1 even at a high rotation speed at a high temperature. The fluid supply amount can be automatically increased in accordance with the increase in the heat input amount.

  FIG. 4 is a view for explaining still another embodiment of the rotating shaft structure of the high-temperature fluid fan of the present invention. The same components as those in the previous embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

  In the illustrated rotating shaft structure, the intermediate shaft portion 2 of the rotating shaft A is formed of a porous body, and the intermediate shaft portion 2 is longer than in the previous embodiments, so that the sliding bearing B extends to the gas flow path 102A. It is exposed.

  The rotary shaft structure can obtain the same operations and effects as the previous embodiments, and the axial length of the intermediate shaft portion 2 made of a porous body is increased, so that a larger amount of heat exchange is ensured. The cooling effect on the driving device M side from the low temperature side shaft portion 3 can be enhanced, and a fluid such as gasoline that has not been completely vaporized is directly scattered in the gas flow path 102A, and the temperature in the gas flow path 102A is increased. It can be vaporized.

  Here, in each of the above embodiments, the case where the rotating shaft structure is applied to the fan F1 of the fuel gas flow path 102A in the power generation apparatus shown in FIG. 8, that is, the case where the fluid is liquid (gasoline) has been described. However, since the rotating shaft structure can also be used to supply a gas that is a fluid, it can also be applied to the fan F2 of the gas flow path 103A for the oxidizing gas in the power generation device shown in FIG. In this case, the fluid is air, for example, and the gas flow path 103A is also cooled.

  When the rotating shaft structure is applied to the fan F2 of the gas flow path 103A for the oxidizing gas, air is supplied to the porous body of the intermediate shaft portion 2, and the large surface area of the porous body (contact with air) Depending on the area, heat can be sufficiently exchanged with air, and air can be preheated. Further, by ejecting air from the porous body of the intermediate shaft portion 2 to the discharge gap 5, it is possible to obtain a lubricating function equivalent to that of an air bearing.

  FIG. 5 is a view for explaining still another embodiment of the rotating shaft structure of the high-temperature fluid fan of the present invention. The same components as those in the previous embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

  The illustrated wall portion 100 of the gas flow channel 102A has a three-layer structure in which a heat insulating layer is sandwiched between an outer wall 100A and an inner wall 100B. The illustrated high-temperature fluid fan F1 is a helical type, but the form thereof is not particularly limited.

  The rotary shaft structure of the high-temperature fluid fan F1 in the gas flow path 102A described above has a main supply path 31 through which the fluid supply means supplies fluid from a fluid supply source (not shown), and a liquid provided in the middle of the main supply path 31. The pump 32, the first supply path 17 from the main supply path 31 to the fluid supply chamber 6, the second supply path 27 directly from the main supply path 31 to the gas flow path 102A, and the first and second supply paths A distribution valve 33 provided at the branching points 17 and 27 is provided.

  Although the illustration of the rotary shaft structure is omitted, each sensor for measuring the temperature of the gas flow path 102A and the rotary shaft A and the operation of the liquid pump 32 and the distribution valve 33 based on the detection result from each sensor. A control device or the like that performs control is provided, and the amount of fluid supplied to the first and second supply paths 17 and 27 is adjusted according to the temperature in the gas flow path 102A and the temperature of the rotary shaft A.

  That is, the rotary shaft structure does not necessarily supply the entire amount of fluid (gasoline) to be supplied to the gas flow channel 102A from the rotary shaft A, and the temperatures of the gas flow channel 102A and the rotary shaft A are relatively low. If there is, it is not necessary to sufficiently cool the rotating shaft A. With the above configuration, the fluid can be directly supplied from the second supply path 27 to the gas flow path 102A.

  Thus, the rotary shaft structure is configured to supply fluid from the rotary shaft A using the first supply passage 17 and directly using the second supply passage 27 according to the temperature of the gas flow passage 102A and the rotary shaft A. Fluid supply can be selectively performed, and the amount of fluid supply can be adjusted as appropriate, so that the degree of freedom of fluid supply to the gas flow channel 102A is dramatically improved, and gas circulation in the power generator is performed. It can also contribute to the improvement of system functions.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining several embodiments of the intermediate shaft portion 2 in the rotation axis A. FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 (a) and 6 (b), the intermediate shaft portion 2 can be entirely formed of a porous body 2A, and as shown in FIGS. The dense body 2B forming a part of can be provided at a rotationally symmetric position.

  The dense body 2B means a general metal member that is dense with respect to the porous material, and is formed of the same material as the high temperature side shaft portion 1 and the low temperature side shaft portion 3, for example. The dense body 2B forms a part of the outer peripheral surface of the intermediate shaft portion 2 as described above, and does not hinder the flow of fluid from the low temperature side shaft portion 3 to the outer peripheral portion of the porous body 2A. More preferably, the high temperature side shaft portion 1 and the low temperature side shaft portion 3 are not thermally connected.

  The intermediate shaft portion 2 shown in FIGS. 6C and 6D has a configuration in which four dense bodies 2B extending in the axial direction are incorporated at equal intervals in the outer circumferential portion of the porous body 2A. .

  The intermediate shaft portion 2 shown in FIGS. 6E and 6F has a configuration in which a plurality of dense bodies 2B are incorporated in the outer periphery of the intermediate portion of the porous body 2A.

  The intermediate shaft portion 2 shown in FIGS. 6G and 6H incorporates a plurality of dense bodies 2B at positions near the high temperature side shaft portion and the low temperature side shaft portion on the outer periphery of the porous body 2A. It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which the dense body 2B is provided only at one of the positions.

  Each of the intermediate shaft portions 2 is provided with the dense body 2B that forms a part of the outer peripheral surface at the rotationally symmetric position, so that the high temperature side shaft portion 1 and the low temperature side shaft portion 3 in the previous embodiment are provided. Similarly to the case where a part of the bearing is overlapped with the slide bearing B, the shaft holding force in the slide bearing B can be further increased.

  That is, between the rotating shaft A and the sliding bearing B, when a fluid is present, the dense portion exhibits a larger reaction force than the porous portion, so that the dense body 2B is applied to the intermediate shaft portion 2 as described above. As a result, the shaft holding force of the sliding bearing B is also increased. In particular, when the heavy load is applied to the rotating shaft A, the effect of preventing the rotating shaft A from swinging can be further enhanced.

  The rotating shaft structure of the high-temperature fluid fan according to the present invention is suitable for a gas circulation system in a power generator using a solid oxide fuel cell, and the fluid is a hydrocarbon-based liquefied fuel (gasoline). In addition to oxidant gas (air) and water supplied for overhumidity operation, the application is not limited to the power generator, but the fan is installed in the flow path of fluid that becomes a high temperature environment. The present invention can be applied to various rotating shaft structures that are rotationally driven.

  In addition, the structure of the rotating shaft of the high-temperature fluid fan according to the present invention is not limited to the details of the above-described embodiments. For example, the shapes of the porous body and the dense body in the intermediate shaft portion 2 are the same. In addition, it is desirable that the through hole 4 formed in the low temperature side shaft portion 3 is formed on the axis line in the case of one, but the balance during rotation of the rotating shaft A can be balanced. In consideration, it is possible to form a plurality of through holes, or to branch into a plurality of portions at the portion of the intermediate shaft portion 2 that reaches the porous body.

It is sectional drawing explaining one Example of the rotating shaft structure of the fan for high temperature fluids concerning this invention. It is sectional drawing explaining the other Example of the rotating shaft structure of the fan for high temperature fluids concerning this invention. It is sectional drawing (a) explaining the further another Example of the rotating shaft structure of the fan for high temperature fluid concerning this invention, and plane sectional drawing (b) of the fluid supply pump. It is sectional drawing explaining the further another Example of the rotating shaft structure of the fan for high temperature fluids concerning this invention. It is sectional drawing explaining the further another Example of the rotating shaft structure of the fan for high temperature fluids concerning this invention. It is a figure explaining four embodiment of an intermediate shaft part, Comprising: Cross-sectional view (a) (c) (e) (g) orthogonal to an axis line, and longitudinal cross-sectional view (b) (d) ( f) It is (h). It is each sectional drawing (a) (b) (c) explaining the manufacturing process of a rotating shaft. It is explanatory drawing which shows the electric power generating apparatus with which the rotating shaft structure of the fan for high temperature fluid concerning this invention is applied.

Explanation of symbols

A Rotating shaft B Sliding bearing F1 F2 Fan M Drive unit (electric motor)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 High temperature side axial part 2 Low temperature side axial part 2A Porous body 2B Dense body 3 Low temperature side axial part 4 Through-hole 5 Discharge gap 6 Fluid supply chamber (fluid supply means)
11 12 Rolling bearing 17 First supply path 21 Fluid supply pump 27 Second supply path 101 Battery body 102A One gas flow path (flow path)
103A The other gas flow path (flow path)

Claims (11)

A structure of a rotating shaft that constitutes a fan in a fluid flow path that becomes a high temperature environment and is held by a sliding bearing and is rotationally driven by a driving device outside the flow path,
The rotating shaft has a high temperature side shaft portion that constitutes a fan, an intermediate shaft portion that forms at least part of a portion corresponding to a sliding bearing and has a porous body made of a heat resistant material, and a low temperature that is connected to the drive device side. The side shaft is provided coaxially,
A through hole is formed in the low temperature side shaft portion for communicating the fluid supply means for supplying the fluid and the porous body of the intermediate shaft portion, and the discharge is opened to the flow path side between the rotating shaft and the slide bearing. Providing a gap,
A rotating shaft structure of a fan for high-temperature fluid, characterized in that the fluid supplied from the fluid supply means is supplied into the flow path through the through hole in the low-temperature side shaft portion, the porous body in the intermediate shaft portion, and the discharge gap.   2. The rotating shaft structure of a high-temperature fluid fan according to claim 1, wherein the fluid is a hydrocarbon-based liquefied fuel.   The rotating shaft structure of a high-temperature fluid fan according to claim 1, wherein the fluid is an oxidizing gas.   The rotating shaft of the fan for high-temperature fluid according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein at least a part of at least one of the high-temperature side shaft portion and the low-temperature side shaft portion of the rotating shaft corresponds to a sliding bearing. Construction.   The fluid supply means includes a fluid supply chamber through which the low temperature side shaft portion of the rotating shaft passes, and the through hole of the low temperature side shaft portion communicates from the fluid supply chamber to the porous body of the intermediate shaft portion. The rotating shaft structure of the fan for high-temperature fluid according to any one of claims 1 to 4.   The fluid supply means includes a first supply path extending from the fluid supply source to the fluid supply chamber, and a second supply path extending directly from the fluid supply source to the fluid flow path, and the first and second flow paths depend on the temperature in the flow path. The rotating shaft structure of the fan for high-temperature fluid according to claim 1, wherein a fluid supply amount to the two supply paths is adjusted.   The rotary shaft structure for a high-temperature fluid fan according to any one of claims 1 to 6, further comprising a rolling bearing that holds a low-temperature side shaft portion of the rotary shaft.   8. A fluid supply pump for introducing a fluid into a through-hole as the rotary shaft rotates in a low temperature side shaft portion of the rotary shaft in the fluid supply chamber of the fluid supply means. In any of   The rotary shaft of the fan for high-temperature fluid according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the intermediate shaft portion of the rotary shaft includes a dense body forming a part of the outer peripheral surface at a rotationally symmetric position. Construction.   10. The rotating shaft structure of a high-temperature fluid fan according to claim 1, wherein the driving device is an electric motor having a rotating shaft as an output shaft.   A battery body in which the power generation elements of the solid oxide fuel cell are stacked and accommodated, one gas passage for supplying fuel gas to the fuel electrode of each power generation element in the battery body, and each power generation element in the battery body The other gas flow path for supplying the oxidizing gas to the oxygen electrode is provided, and at least one of the one and the other gas flow paths is provided with the rotating shaft structure of the high-temperature fluid fan according to any one of claims 1 to 10. A power generator characterized by that.

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