US20110150640A1 - Labyrinth Seal in a Stationary Gas Turbine - Google Patents
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
- F01D—NON-POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, e.g. STEAM TURBINES
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- F01D5/30—Fixing blades to rotors; Blade roots ; Blade spacers
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
- F01D—NON-POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, e.g. STEAM TURBINES
- F01D11/00—Preventing or minimising internal leakage of working-fluid, e.g. between stages
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
- F01D—NON-POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, e.g. STEAM TURBINES
- F01D11/00—Preventing or minimising internal leakage of working-fluid, e.g. between stages
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
- F01D—NON-POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, e.g. STEAM TURBINES
- F01D11/00—Preventing or minimising internal leakage of working-fluid, e.g. between stages
- F01D11/02—Preventing or minimising internal leakage of working-fluid, e.g. between stages by non-contact sealings, e.g. of labyrinth type
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
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- the invention relates to a stationary gas turbine having a segmented inner ring for holding guide vanes.
- DE 37 12 628 has disclosed an inner ring for holding guide vanes of a stationary gas turbine.
- the guide vanes which are arranged in a star shape around the rotor to form a guide vane ring are secured to the housing of the gas turbine by means of their radially outer guide vane roots.
- the radially extending guide vanes on their side facing the rotor, have the guide vane head, which is connected to the stationary inner ring.
- This inner ring which is U-shaped in cross section, engages coaxially around the rotor of the gas turbine and connects the guide vanes of a guide vane ring to one another in order to increase the stability of the guide vane ring and to improve the vibrational properties of the guide vanes.
- a gap is in this case formed between the web of the U-shaped inner ring, its flanks and the corresponding circumferential and end faces associated with the rotor.
- the web of the U-shaped inner ring, on its surface facing the rotor, has one half of a labyrinth seal, which together with the second half arranged on the rotor forms the labyrinth seal.
- the working fluid which flows within the flow passage is only supposed to flow past the guide vanes of a guide vane ring.
- the working fluid can also flow through the gap formed by stationary and rotating components, as a leakage flow.
- the gap between the two components can also flow through the gap formed by stationary and rotating components, as a leakage flow.
- the stationary and rotating components is sealed by means of the labyrinth seal.
- the object of the invention is to make a stationary gas turbine with a parting gap available whose inner ring is designed in an alternative manner.
- FIG. 1 shows a segmented securing ring for guide vanes of a first turbine stage
- FIG. 2 shows the segmented inner ring for the guide vanes of a second, third and fourth turbine stage
- FIG. 3 shows a partial longitudinal section through a gas turbine.
- FIG. 3 shows a stationary gas turbine 1 in the form of a partial longitudinal section. In its interior, it has a rotor 3 , which is mounted such that it can rotate about an axis of rotation 2 and is also referred to as the turbine rotor or rotor shaft.
- An intake housing 4 , a compressor 5 , a toroidal annular combustion chamber 6 with a plurality of coaxially arranged burners 7 , a turbine 8 and the exhaust-gas housing 9 follow one another along the rotor 3 .
- the annular combustion chamber 6 in this case forms a combustion space 10 which is in communication with an annular hot-gas duct 11 , where four turbine stages 12 connected in series form the turbine 8 .
- Each turbine stage 12 is formed from two blade/vane rings.
- a guide vane ring 17 is followed in the hot-gas duct 11 by a ring 15 formed from rotor blades 18 .
- the guide vanes 16 are secured to the stator 19
- the rotor blades 18 of a ring 15 are secured to the rotor 3 by means of a turbine disk 20 .
- a generator (not shown) is coupled to the rotor 3 .
- the stationary gas turbine 1 has a housing 60 which with respect to a parting plane 61 running parallel to the horizontal plane can be divided into an upper housing half 62 and a lower housing half 64 .
- a parting plane 61 running parallel to the horizontal plane can be divided into an upper housing half 62 and a lower housing half 64 .
- this is in each case to be understood as meaning with respect to the parting plane 61 of the gas turbine 1 for the object in question.
- the compressor 5 sucks in air 21 through the intake housing 4 and compresses it.
- the air 21 provided at the turbine end of the compressor 5 is fed to the burners 7 , where it is mixed with a fuel.
- the mixture is then burnt so as to form the working fluid 14 in the combustion space 10 .
- the working fluid 10 flows past the guide vanes 16 and the rotor blades 18 in the hot-gas duct 11 .
- the working fluid 14 expands at the rotor blades 18 , transmitting its momentum as it does so, so that the rotor 3 is driven, and with it the generator coupled to it is also driven.
- the guide vanes 16 On their side facing the housing 13 , the guide vanes 16 have a guide vane root, by means of which they are hooked in an annular guide vane carrier. At their end facing the rotor 3 , i.e. the guide vane head, they are connected to an inner ring 30 .
- FIG. 1 shows an excerpt from the gas turbine 1 between the guide vane 16 of the first turbine stage 12 and the rotor 3 .
- the inner wall, located on the radially inner side, of the combustion chamber 6 delimits the hot-gas duct 11 toward the inside.
- the guide vane 16 of the first turbine stage 12 is followed by the rotor blade 18 .
- the turbine disk 20 On the rotor 3 is the turbine disk 20 , which at its outer circumference holds the rotor blades 18 .
- a covering element 23 is hooked to the turbine disk 20 by means of a plurality of radially spaced hooks. The covering element 23 , together with the turbine disk 20 , forms a shaft shoulder 24 .
- a plurality of balconies 25 ′ 25 ′′, 25 ′′′, 25 ′′′′, which extend in the axial direction and are coaxially encircling, are arranged on a side wall 51 , facing the combustion chamber 6 , of the covering element 23 .
- sealing teeth 26 ′, 26 ′′, 26 ′′′, 26 ′′′′ extend coaxially on that circumferential surface of each balcony 25 which faces away from the rotor 3 .
- the three modules 33 , 34 , 35 are mounted rotationally fixedly on the stator 19 , between the inner wall, located on the radially inner side, of the combustion chamber 6 and the rotor 3 .
- the rotationally fixed inner ring 30 is provided between the modules 33 , 34 , 35 and the covering element 23 .
- the inner ring 30 On its end side 52 facing the shaft shoulder 24 , the inner ring 30 has a plurality of balconies 29 ′, 29 ′′, 29 ′′′, 29 ′′′′ extending in the axial direction and coaxially encircling. Sealing surfaces 27 ′, 27 ′′, 27 ′′′, 27 ′′′′ are in each case provided on those circumferential surfaces of the balconies 29 which face the sealing teeth 26 . Each sealing surface 27 , together with its corresponding sealing teeth 26 , forms a labyrinth seal 28 .
- a meandering gap 38 in which therefore four labyrinth seals 28 ′, 28 ′′, 28 ′′′, 28 ′′′′ are connected sequentially, of which the three labyrinth seals 28 ′, 28 ′′, 28 ′′′ are stacked radially on top of one another, is formed between the covering element 23 and the inner ring 30 .
- the labyrinth seal 28 ′′′′ is not stacked radially with respect to the next labyrinth seal 28 ′′′ radially inward, but rather is arranged in terraced fashion, i.e. the labyrinth seal 28 ′′′′ is axially offset with respect to the labyrinth seal 28 ′′′.
- the inner ring 30 has an axially extending arm 46 , on the free end of which a projection 37 , which extends radially inwards, is formed integrally.
- the module 34 On its side facing the inner ring 30 , the module 34 comprises a projection 36 , which forms a hooked engagement with the projection 37 of the inner ring 30 .
- the gap 38 has a plurality of labyrinth seals 28 which are stacked radially on top of one another and act jointly, in terms of flow, as a seal 31 .
- FIG. 2 shows an excerpt of a gas turbine 1 located between the hot-gas duct 11 and the axis of rotation 2 of the rotor 3 .
- the turbine disk 20 ′′ bears the rotor blade 18 ′′ of the second turbine stage and the turbine disk 20 ′′′ bears the rotor blade 18 ′′′ of the third turbine stage.
- the covering element 23 ′′ secures the rotor blade 18 ′′ against axial displacement.
- the covering element 23 ′′ is hooked to the turbine disk 20 ′′ by means of two hooked engagements that are radially spaced apart from one another.
- the covering element 23 ′′′ secures the rotor blade 18 ′′′ against axial displacement.
- the covering element 23 ′′′ and the turbine disk 20 ′′′ are hooked together on the side wall 22 ′′′.
- the inner ring 30 with a securing ring 40 is provided in the groove-shaped recess 42 formed between the two turbine disks 20 ′′, 20 ′′′.
- the securing ring 40 is connected to the inner ring 30 on its side facing the rotor 3 by means of a hooked engagement 41 and is connected to the guide vane 16 ′′′ on its side facing away from the rotor 3 .
- the inner ring 30 is bolted to the guide vane 16 ′′′ by means of a bolt 45 , whereas the securing ring 40 is clamped to the guide vane 16 ′′′.
- the securing ring 40 has a groove 43 into which extends a projection 44 arranged on the guide vane 16 ′′′.
- the covering element 23 ′′′ has three balconies 25 ′, 25 ′′, 25 ′′′ which extend in the axial direction and are coaxially encircling.
- three coaxially encircling sealing teeth 26 ′, 26 ′′, 26 ′′′ are provided on the outer circumference of the individual balconies 25 ′, 25 ′′, 25 ′′′.
- the inner ring 30 On its end side 52 assigned to the turbine disk 20 ′′′, the inner ring 30 likewise has three balconies 29 ′, 29 ′′, 29 ′′′, which extend in the direction of the shaft shoulder 24 and are coaxially encircling transversely with respect thereto.
- Each balcony 29 on its inner circumferential surface, has a sealing surface 27 facing the balconies 25 of the covering element 23 ′′′ located further inward in the radial direction.
- the sealing surface 27 ′ together with the sealing tooth 26 ′ forms a labyrinth seal 28 ′
- the sealing surface 27 ′′ together with the sealing tooth 26 ′′ forms a further labyrinth seal 28 ′′
- the sealing surface 27 ′′′ together with the sealing tooth 26 ′′′ forms the third labyrinth seal 28 ′′′.
- the seal 31 shown in FIG. 2 can be put together by the sequence of the following assembly steps:
- the lower half of the securing ring 40 which is formed by a single-part or multi-part segment of a total size of 180°, is placed into the lower housing half 64 , so that the projection 44 engages in the groove 43 . Then, the lower half of the inner ring 30 is mounted in the lower housing half 64 which in each case hooks to the inner ring 30 and is partly bolted to the guide vanes 16 in order to secure them against relative movements.
- the lower half of the securing ring 30 is likewise formed from one or more segments totaling a size of 180°.
- a segment of the covering element 23 ′′′ is mounted on the upper half of the side wall 22 ′′′ of the rotor 3 which has already been placed into the lower housing half 64 .
- the rotor 3 is rotated, so that during this rotation the segment of the covering element 23 ′′′ which is mounted on the upper half is rotated into the lower housing half 64 .
- the axially extending balconies 25 of the covering element 23 ′′′ move accurately between the corresponding balconies 29 of the inner ring 30 which is already located in the lower half.
- Segments of covering elements 23 continue to be mounted on the upper half of the side walls 22 and rotated into the lower housing half 64 until the lower half of the seal 31 has been completely formed.
- the upper half of the inner ring 30 can then be moved radially inward into the recess 42 formed between the turbine disks 20 ′′, 20 ′′′ in order to complete the inner ring 30 , in order for the balconies 29 thereof then to be moved over the balconies 25 of the covering elements 23 ′′′ by displacement in the axial direction.
- the upper half of the inner ring 30 is positioned on the flanges of the lower half of the inner ring 30 or securing ring 40 .
- the upper half of the securing ring 40 is moved into the recess 42 and hooked to the inner ring 30 in order to complete the circular, segmented securing ring 40 .
- the assembly instructions are carried out in a similar manner for securing the guide vanes 16 of the first turbine stage 12 shown in FIG. 1 .
- the guide vanes 16 and the modules 35 , 36 , 37 have already been preassembled before the rotor 3 without covering element 23 is placed into it.
- one or more segments of the covering element 23 are mounted on the upper half of the side wall 22 of the first turbine disk 20 .
- the rotor 3 is rotated, so that the segment(s) slide into the lower housing half 64 so as to form the lower half of the seal 31 .
- the upper half of the inner ring 30 can then be moved radially inward into the clear space between turbine disk 20 and annular combustion chamber 6 , in order for the balconies 29 thereof then to be pushed in the axial direction over the balconies 25 of the covering elements 23 .
- the upper half of the inner ring 30 is located on the end sides of the lower half of the inner ring 30 . Then, the modules 33 , 34 and 36 are successively installed.
- each segment can be formed from a plurality of pieces.
- the rotor 3 During operation, it is possible for the rotor 3 to be displaced counter to the direction of flow of the working fluid 14 without a balcony 25 , 29 touching or striking the end side lying opposite it.
- the inner ring 30 which is rotationally fixed while the gas turbine 1 is operating, together with the rotating covering elements 23 , forms a gap 38 which is sealed by means of the seal 31 .
- the working fluid 14 is effectively prevented from leaving the hot-gas duct 11 , so that it flows past the rotor blades 18 as intended.
- the leakage flow is effectively reduced, which leads to an increase in the efficiency of the stationary gas turbine.
- seals 47 , 48 , 49 , 50 reduce the leakage flow between rotating and stationary components.
Abstract
A segmented inner ring for holding guide blades is provided. A lateral wall opposing the front side of the inner ring and pertaining to a shaft shoulder formed on the rotor shaft extends radially. Also a stationary gas turbine comprising a segmented inner ring is provided.
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- This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 12/202,535 filed on Sep. 2, 2008, which is a continuation of U.S. National Stage application Ser. No. 10/569,144 filed on Feb. 21, 2006 claiming benefit to International Application No. PCT/EP2004/008052, filed Jul. 19, 2004. The International Application claims the benefits of European Patent application No. 03019002.9 EP filed Aug. 21, 2003. All of the applications are incorporated by reference herein in their entirety.
- The invention relates to a stationary gas turbine having a segmented inner ring for holding guide vanes.
- DE 37 12 628 has disclosed an inner ring for holding guide vanes of a stationary gas turbine. The guide vanes which are arranged in a star shape around the rotor to form a guide vane ring are secured to the housing of the gas turbine by means of their radially outer guide vane roots. The radially extending guide vanes, on their side facing the rotor, have the guide vane head, which is connected to the stationary inner ring. This inner ring, which is U-shaped in cross section, engages coaxially around the rotor of the gas turbine and connects the guide vanes of a guide vane ring to one another in order to increase the stability of the guide vane ring and to improve the vibrational properties of the guide vanes. A gap is in this case formed between the web of the U-shaped inner ring, its flanks and the corresponding circumferential and end faces associated with the rotor. Likewise, the web of the U-shaped inner ring, on its surface facing the rotor, has one half of a labyrinth seal, which together with the second half arranged on the rotor forms the labyrinth seal.
- When the gas turbine is operating, the working fluid which flows within the flow passage is only supposed to flow past the guide vanes of a guide vane ring. However, the working fluid can also flow through the gap formed by stationary and rotating components, as a leakage flow. To reduce the extent of the leakage flow, the gap between
- the stationary and rotating components is sealed by means of the labyrinth seal.
- Furthermore, it is known to provide a plurality of labyrinth seals in the gap between the flank of the inner ring and of the shaft shoulder, in order to achieve an improved sealing action. In this case, two labyrinth seals are arranged axially and radially offset with respect to one another, in a terraced arrangement, in the gap between the flank and shaft shoulder.
- Therefore, the object of the invention is to make a stationary gas turbine with a parting gap available whose inner ring is designed in an alternative manner.
- The object relating to the gas turbine is achieved by the features of the claims, and the object relating to the method is achieved by the features of the claims. Advantageous configurations are given in the subclaims.
- The invention is explained with reference to a drawing, in which:
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FIG. 1 shows a segmented securing ring for guide vanes of a first turbine stage, -
FIG. 2 shows the segmented inner ring for the guide vanes of a second, third and fourth turbine stage, and -
FIG. 3 shows a partial longitudinal section through a gas turbine. -
FIG. 3 shows a stationary gas turbine 1 in the form of a partial longitudinal section. In its interior, it has arotor 3, which is mounted such that it can rotate about an axis ofrotation 2 and is also referred to as the turbine rotor or rotor shaft. An intake housing 4, acompressor 5, a toroidalannular combustion chamber 6 with a plurality of coaxially arranged burners 7, a turbine 8 and the exhaust-gas housing 9 follow one another along therotor 3. Theannular combustion chamber 6 in this case forms acombustion space 10 which is in communication with an annular hot-gas duct 11, where fourturbine stages 12 connected in series form the turbine 8. Eachturbine stage 12 is formed from two blade/vane rings. As seen in the direction of flow of a workingfluid 14, a guide vane ring 17 is followed in the hot-gas duct 11 by aring 15 formed fromrotor blades 18. Theguide vanes 16 are secured to thestator 19, whereas therotor blades 18 of aring 15 are secured to therotor 3 by means of aturbine disk 20. A generator (not shown) is coupled to therotor 3. - The stationary gas turbine 1 has a housing 60 which with respect to a parting plane 61 running parallel to the horizontal plane can be divided into an upper housing half 62 and a lower housing half 64. In the subsequent text using the terms “upward” and “downward” or “upper half of the . . . ” and “lower half of the . . . ”, this is in each case to be understood as meaning with respect to the parting plane 61 of the gas turbine 1 for the object in question.
- While the gas turbine 1 is operating, the
compressor 5 sucks inair 21 through the intake housing 4 and compresses it. Theair 21 provided at the turbine end of thecompressor 5 is fed to the burners 7, where it is mixed with a fuel. The mixture is then burnt so as to form the workingfluid 14 in thecombustion space 10. From there, the workingfluid 10 flows past theguide vanes 16 and therotor blades 18 in the hot-gas duct 11. The workingfluid 14 expands at therotor blades 18, transmitting its momentum as it does so, so that therotor 3 is driven, and with it the generator coupled to it is also driven. - On their side facing the housing 13, the
guide vanes 16 have a guide vane root, by means of which they are hooked in an annular guide vane carrier. At their end facing therotor 3, i.e. the guide vane head, they are connected to aninner ring 30. -
FIG. 1 shows an excerpt from the gas turbine 1 between theguide vane 16 of thefirst turbine stage 12 and therotor 3. The inner wall, located on the radially inner side, of thecombustion chamber 6 delimits the hot-gas duct 11 toward the inside. As seen in the direction of flow of theworking fluid 14, theguide vane 16 of thefirst turbine stage 12 is followed by therotor blade 18. - On the
rotor 3 is theturbine disk 20, which at its outer circumference holds therotor blades 18. To secure therotor blades 18 against axial displacement, at aside wall 22 of the turbine disk 20 acovering element 23 is hooked to theturbine disk 20 by means of a plurality of radially spaced hooks. The coveringelement 23, together with theturbine disk 20, forms ashaft shoulder 24. - A plurality of
balconies 25′ 25″, 25′″, 25″″, which extend in the axial direction and are coaxially encircling, are arranged on aside wall 51, facing thecombustion chamber 6, of thecovering element 23. - In each case three sealing
teeth 26′, 26″, 26′″, 26″″ extend coaxially on that circumferential surface of eachbalcony 25 which faces away from therotor 3. - The three
modules stator 19, between the inner wall, located on the radially inner side, of thecombustion chamber 6 and therotor 3. The rotationally fixedinner ring 30 is provided between themodules element 23. - On its
end side 52 facing theshaft shoulder 24, theinner ring 30 has a plurality ofbalconies 29′, 29″, 29′″, 29″″ extending in the axial direction and coaxially encircling.Sealing surfaces 27′, 27″, 27′″, 27″″ are in each case provided on those circumferential surfaces of thebalconies 29 which face the sealingteeth 26. Eachsealing surface 27, together with itscorresponding sealing teeth 26, forms alabyrinth seal 28. - A
meandering gap 38, in which therefore four labyrinth seals 28′, 28″, 28′″, 28″″ are connected sequentially, of which the three labyrinth seals 28′, 28″, 28′″ are stacked radially on top of one another, is formed between the coveringelement 23 and theinner ring 30. - The labyrinth seal 28″″ is not stacked radially with respect to the
next labyrinth seal 28′″ radially inward, but rather is arranged in terraced fashion, i.e. thelabyrinth seal 28″″ is axially offset with respect to thelabyrinth seal 28′″. - At its
end side 52 facing thecombustion chamber 6, theinner ring 30 has anaxially extending arm 46, on the free end of which aprojection 37, which extends radially inwards, is formed integrally. - On its side facing the
inner ring 30, themodule 34 comprises aprojection 36, which forms a hooked engagement with theprojection 37 of theinner ring 30. - When the gas turbine 1 is operating, a working
fluid 14 flows within the hot-gas duct 11. To prevent the workingfluid 14 from penetrating as a leakage flow into agap 38 formed by stationary and rotating components, thegap 38 has a plurality of labyrinth seals 28 which are stacked radially on top of one another and act jointly, in terms of flow, as aseal 31. - The three
labyrinth seals 28′, 28″, 28′″, which are stacked without any axial offset with respect to one another, allow a more compact design combined, at the same time, with an improvement in the sealing action as a result of the increase in the number of labyrinth seals 28. -
FIG. 2 shows an excerpt of a gas turbine 1 located between the hot-gas duct 11 and the axis ofrotation 2 of therotor 3. Theturbine disk 20″ bears therotor blade 18″ of the second turbine stage and theturbine disk 20′″ bears therotor blade 18′″ of the third turbine stage. On theside wall 22″ of theturbine disk 20″, the coveringelement 23″ secures therotor blade 18″ against axial displacement. The coveringelement 23″ is hooked to theturbine disk 20″ by means of two hooked engagements that are radially spaced apart from one another. In the same way, the coveringelement 23′″ secures therotor blade 18′″ against axial displacement. In this case, the coveringelement 23′″ and theturbine disk 20′″ are hooked together on theside wall 22′″. - The
inner ring 30 with a securingring 40 is provided in the groove-shapedrecess 42 formed between the twoturbine disks 20″, 20′″. The securingring 40 is connected to theinner ring 30 on its side facing therotor 3 by means of a hookedengagement 41 and is connected to theguide vane 16′″ on its side facing away from therotor 3. For this purpose, theinner ring 30 is bolted to theguide vane 16′″ by means of abolt 45, whereas the securingring 40 is clamped to theguide vane 16′″. The securingring 40 has agroove 43 into which extends aprojection 44 arranged on theguide vane 16′″. - The
side wall 51 facing away from theturbine disk 20′″, the coveringelement 23′″ has threebalconies 25′, 25″, 25′″ which extend in the axial direction and are coaxially encircling. In each case three coaxially encircling sealingteeth 26′, 26″, 26′″ are provided on the outer circumference of theindividual balconies 25′, 25″, 25′″. On itsend side 52 assigned to theturbine disk 20′″, theinner ring 30 likewise has threebalconies 29′, 29″, 29′″, which extend in the direction of theshaft shoulder 24 and are coaxially encircling transversely with respect thereto. Eachbalcony 29, on its inner circumferential surface, has a sealingsurface 27 facing thebalconies 25 of the coveringelement 23′″ located further inward in the radial direction. In this case, the sealingsurface 27′ together with the sealingtooth 26′ forms alabyrinth seal 28′, the sealingsurface 27″ together with the sealingtooth 26″ forms afurther labyrinth seal 28″, and the sealingsurface 27′″ together with the sealingtooth 26′″ forms thethird labyrinth seal 28′″. - The
seal 31 shown inFIG. 2 can be put together by the sequence of the following assembly steps: - At the start of assembly of the stationary gas turbine 1 having the parting plane 61, first of all the lower housing half 64 is put in place. In each case the lower halves of the guide vane rings 17 have already been completed in the lower housing half 64 by means of
preassembled guide vanes 16. - Only the
covering element 23″ has been mounted on therotor 3, which has not yet been fitted; theside wall 22′″ does not yet have acovering element 23′″. - For each
inner ring 30 according to the invention, the lower half of the securingring 40, which is formed by a single-part or multi-part segment of a total size of 180°, is placed into the lower housing half 64, so that theprojection 44 engages in thegroove 43. Then, the lower half of theinner ring 30 is mounted in the lower housing half 64 which in each case hooks to theinner ring 30 and is partly bolted to theguide vanes 16 in order to secure them against relative movements. The lower half of the securingring 30 is likewise formed from one or more segments totaling a size of 180°. - When the lower half of each securing
ring 40 andinner ring 30 has been mounted in the lower housing half 64, therotor 3 is placed into the lower housing half 64. At least the lower halves of theside wall 22′″ of theturbine disks 20, which subsequently face theend side 52, must not have acovering element 23′″, since otherwise therotor 3 cannot be placed into the lower housing half 64. - A segment of the covering
element 23′″ is mounted on the upper half of theside wall 22′″ of therotor 3 which has already been placed into the lower housing half 64. - Then, the
rotor 3 is rotated, so that during this rotation the segment of the coveringelement 23′″ which is mounted on the upper half is rotated into the lower housing half 64. In the process, theaxially extending balconies 25 of the coveringelement 23′″ move accurately between the correspondingbalconies 29 of theinner ring 30 which is already located in the lower half. - Segments of covering
elements 23 continue to be mounted on the upper half of theside walls 22 and rotated into the lower housing half 64 until the lower half of theseal 31 has been completely formed. - After the upper half of the covering
element 23 has then been mounted on the upper half of therotor 3 on theside wall 22′″, the upper half of theinner ring 30 can then be moved radially inward into therecess 42 formed between theturbine disks 20″, 20′″ in order to complete theinner ring 30, in order for thebalconies 29 thereof then to be moved over thebalconies 25 of the coveringelements 23′″ by displacement in the axial direction. The upper half of theinner ring 30 is positioned on the flanges of the lower half of theinner ring 30 or securingring 40. - Thereafter, the upper half of the securing
ring 40 is moved into therecess 42 and hooked to theinner ring 30 in order to complete the circular, segmented securingring 40. - Then, in a manner which is already known, the
guide vanes 16 of the upper half of the guide vane ring 17 can be mounted. - The assembly instructions are carried out in a similar manner for securing the
guide vanes 16 of thefirst turbine stage 12 shown inFIG. 1 . - In the lower housing half 64, the
guide vanes 16 and themodules rotor 3 without coveringelement 23 is placed into it. - Then, if not already present, one or more segments of the covering
element 23 are mounted on the upper half of theside wall 22 of thefirst turbine disk 20. Next, therotor 3 is rotated, so that the segment(s) slide into the lower housing half 64 so as to form the lower half of theseal 31. - After the upper half of the covering
element 23 has been mounted on the upper half of therotor 3 at theside wall 22, the upper half of theinner ring 30 can then be moved radially inward into the clear space betweenturbine disk 20 andannular combustion chamber 6, in order for thebalconies 29 thereof then to be pushed in the axial direction over thebalconies 25 of the coveringelements 23. The upper half of theinner ring 30 is located on the end sides of the lower half of theinner ring 30. Then, themodules - In an alternative configuration, each segment can be formed from a plurality of pieces.
- During operation, it is possible for the
rotor 3 to be displaced counter to the direction of flow of the workingfluid 14 without abalcony - The
inner ring 30, which is rotationally fixed while the gas turbine 1 is operating, together with therotating covering elements 23, forms agap 38 which is sealed by means of theseal 31. The workingfluid 14 is effectively prevented from leaving the hot-gas duct 11, so that it flows past therotor blades 18 as intended. The leakage flow is effectively reduced, which leads to an increase in the efficiency of the stationary gas turbine. - Furthermore, the
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Claims (5)
1. A stationary gas turbine engine, comprising:
a compressor arranged within the engine that provides a compressed airstream flow;
a combustion chamber located downstream of the compressor;
a turbine located downstream of the combustion chamber;
a lower housing portion and an upper housing portion defining a parting plane between the housing portions;
a rotor having a centerline located along the parting plane, the rotor having a shaft shoulder;
a guide vane ring which supports a plurality of guide vane segments at an outermost radial end of the segments, the guide vane segments arranged coaxially around the rotor at angular intervals;
a segmented inner ring which supports a radial innermost edge of the guide vanes; and
a securing ring which inhibits axial displacement of the inner ring.
2. The gas turbine engine as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the guide vane segments are arranged around the rotor at equal angular intervals.
3. The gas turbine engine as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the inner ring is secured to a rotationally stationary element.
4. The gas turbine engine as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the inner ring is secured to the guide vanes.
5. A split u-ring for use in a turbo machine, comprising:
a rotationally stationary first ring portion arranged concentric with a rotational centerline of the turbomachine, where the first ring portion
supports a radially innermost portion of a stationary guide vane of the turbomachine, and
has a radially inward facing hook arrangement; and
a rotationally stationary second ring portion arranged downstream of and immediately adjacent to the stationary first ring portion, where the second ring portion further supports the radially innermost portion of a stationary guide vane of the turbomachine.
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