US20130170944A1 - Turbine assembly and method for reducing fluid flow between turbine components - Google Patents

Turbine assembly and method for reducing fluid flow between turbine components Download PDF

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US20130170944A1
US20130170944A1 US13/343,301 US201213343301A US2013170944A1 US 20130170944 A1 US20130170944 A1 US 20130170944A1 US 201213343301 A US201213343301 A US 201213343301A US 2013170944 A1 US2013170944 A1 US 2013170944A1
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Mahesh Pasupuleti
Shadab Ali
Mohankumar Banakar
Viswanathan Venkatachalapathy
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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
    • F01D11/005—Sealing means between non relatively rotating elements
    • F01D11/006—Sealing the gap between rotor blades or blades and rotor
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F05—INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
    • F05D—INDEXING SCHEME FOR ASPECTS RELATING TO NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, GAS-TURBINES OR JET-PROPULSION PLANTS
    • F05D2240/00—Components
    • F05D2240/55—Seals
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F05—INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
    • F05D—INDEXING SCHEME FOR ASPECTS RELATING TO NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, GAS-TURBINES OR JET-PROPULSION PLANTS
    • F05D2260/00—Function
    • F05D2260/30—Retaining components in desired mutual position
    • F05D2260/32—Retaining components in desired mutual position by means of magnetic or electromagnetic forces
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F05—INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
    • F05D—INDEXING SCHEME FOR ASPECTS RELATING TO NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, GAS-TURBINES OR JET-PROPULSION PLANTS
    • F05D2300/00—Materials; Properties thereof
    • F05D2300/50—Intrinsic material properties or characteristics
    • F05D2300/507—Magnetic properties

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  • the subject matter disclosed herein relates to gas turbines. More particularly, the subject matter relates to reducing fluid flow between components or regions of gas turbines.
  • a combustor converts chemical energy of a fuel or an air-fuel mixture into thermal energy.
  • the thermal energy is conveyed by a fluid, often compressed hot air from a compressor, to a turbine where the thermal energy is converted to mechanical energy.
  • leakage of fluid between components into the compressed hot air causes a reduced power output and lower efficiency for the turbine.
  • leakage of compressed hot air into regions that are typically cooled by cooling fluid can cause component wear, which can lead to downtime for component repair or replacement. Leaks of fluid may be caused by thermal expansion of certain components and relative movement between components during operation of the gas turbine. Accordingly, reducing fluid leaks between components can improve efficiency and durability of the gas turbine.
  • a turbine assembly includes a first bucket with a first slashface and a second bucket including a recess formed in a second slashface of the second bucket, wherein the second slashface is adjacent to the first slashface when the first bucket is positioned adjacent to the second bucket.
  • the turbine assembly also includes a pin configured to be placed in the recess, wherein the pin is magnetically urged toward the first slashface to reduce fluid flow between the first and second buckets.
  • a method for reducing fluid flow between turbine components includes flowing a hot gas across a first bucket and second bucket, wherein the first and second buckets are adjacent. The method also includes flowing a cooling air flow through a radially inner portion of the first and second buckets and positioning a pin between the first and second buckets, wherein a magnetic property urges the pin toward a first slashface of the first bucket, wherein the pin reduces fluid flow between the first and second buckets.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic drawing of an embodiment of a gas turbine engine, including a combustor, fuel nozzle, compressor and turbine;
  • FIGS. 2A and 2B are front and rear views, respectively, of a portion of an exemplary turbine assembly.
  • FIG. 3 is detailed end side view of an exemplary turbine assembly.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of a gas turbine system 100 .
  • the system 100 includes a compressor 102 , a combustor 104 , a turbine 106 , a shaft 108 and a fuel nozzle 110 .
  • the system 100 may include a plurality of compressors 102 , combustors 104 , turbines 106 , shafts 108 and fuel nozzles 110 .
  • the compressor 102 and turbine 106 are coupled by the shaft 108 .
  • the shaft 108 may be a single shaft or a plurality of shaft segments coupled together to form shaft 108 .
  • the combustor 104 uses liquid and/or gas fuel, such as natural gas or a hydrogen rich synthetic gas, to run the engine.
  • fuel nozzles 110 are in fluid communication with an air supply and a fuel supply 112 .
  • the fuel nozzles 110 create an air-fuel mixture, and discharge the air-fuel mixture into the combustor 104 , thereby causing a combustion that heats a pressurized gas.
  • the combustor 104 directs the hot pressurized exhaust gas through a transition piece into a turbine nozzle (or “stage one nozzle”) and then a turbine bucket, causing turbine 106 rotation.
  • the rotation of turbine 106 causes the shaft 108 to rotate, thereby compressing the air as it flows into the compressor 102 .
  • the turbine components or parts are configured to be assembled with tolerances or gaps to allow for thermal expansion and relative movement of the parts while hot gas flows through the turbine 106 .
  • turbine efficiency is improved. Specifically, reducing leakage of fluid into the hot gas path or compressed gas flow increases the volume of hot gas flow along the desired path, enabling more work to be extracted from the hot gas. Further, restricting or reducing flow of hot gas into cooling air enables a pressure difference between the fluids to be maintained and allows the cooling air to be directed to various parts of the turbine for cooling.
  • Methods, systems and arrangements to reduce fluid leakage between turbine parts, such as stators and rotors, are discussed in detail below with reference to FIGS. 2A , 2 B and 3 . The depicted arrangements provide improved sealing or restriction of fluid flow between turbine components.
  • downstream and upstream are terms that indicate a direction relative to the flow of working fluid through the turbine.
  • downstream refers to a direction that generally corresponds to the direction of the flow of working fluid
  • upstream generally refers to the direction that is opposite of the direction of flow of working fluid.
  • radial refers to movement or position perpendicular to an axis or center line. It may be useful to describe parts that are at differing radial positions with regard to an axis. In this case, if a first component resides closer to the axis than a second component, it may be stated herein that the first component is “radially inward” of the second component.
  • first component resides further from the axis than the second component, it may be stated herein that the first component is “radially outward” or “outboard” of the second component.
  • axial refers to movement or position parallel to an axis.
  • circumferential refers to movement or position around an axis.
  • FIG. 2A is a front view of a first bucket 202 while FIG. 2B is a rear view of a second bucket 204 and members, such as pins 206 , to be placed between the first bucket 202 and second bucket 204 .
  • the first bucket 202 includes a shank 208 , a platform 210 and an airfoil 212 or blade.
  • a slashface 214 of the first bucket 202 is configured to be adjacent to a slashface 216 of the second bucket 204 when the buckets are installed on a wheel or disk with the slashface surfaces facing each other.
  • the second bucket 204 includes a shank 218 , a platform 220 and an airfoil 222 or blade.
  • Recesses 224 and 226 are located in the slashface 216 to receive pins 206 , wherein the pins 206 reduce or restrict fluid flow between the first and second buckets 202 , 204 when adjoining each other in the turbine.
  • the pins 206 are placed in the recesses 224 , 226 to reduce flow of a hot gas 228 radially inward into a cooling air 230 and reduce flow of the cooling air 230 radially outward into the hot gas 228 .
  • the pins 206 reduce axial flow 232 (i.e.
  • Reducing fluid flow across the shanks 208 and 218 can help maintain a pressure (referred to as “positive pressure” or “pressure difference”) in the cooling air 230 relative to the hot gas 228 , thereby enabling distribution of the cooling air 230 throughout the turbine to reduce thermal fatigue and wear. Moreover, preventing cooling fluid 230 from entering the hot gas 228 flow enables more work to be extracted from the hot gas 228 to improve turbine efficiency.
  • the pins 206 have a magnetic property, such as a magnetic layer 234 , that urges the pins toward the slashfaces 214 to improve the seal or flow restriction.
  • the slashface 214 has a magnetic property, such as a magnetic layer 236 , that urges the pins toward the slashface 214 to improve the seal or flow restriction.
  • a magnetic property in the slashface 216 such as magnetic layer 238 , may also urge the pins 206 toward slashface 214 .
  • the magnetic property in slashface 216 and recesses 224 , 226 repel the pins from the slashface surface.
  • the magnetic properties and corresponding layers may be on a portion or substantially the entire surface of the pins 206 , slashface 214 and slashface 216 .
  • the pins 206 are urged toward the slashface 214 via at least one of the magnetic properties of the pins 206 , slashface 214 and slashface 216 .
  • the slashfaces 214 and 216 , pins 206 and/or their magnetic layers include magnetic material that provides the desired magnetic properties, including, but not limited to, Alnico and Samarium Cobalt (SmCo 5 ).
  • Alnico or Samarium Cobalt may be applied as a layer or added to the part materials as powders, wherein the powders are capable of retaining magnetic properties at about 1000 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • the magnetic properties of the buckets 202 , 204 and/or pins 206 are retained at about 1200 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • the magnetic field strength of the magnetized Alnico buckets 202 , 204 and/or pins 206 is a BHmax (the magnetic field strength at the point of maximum energy product of a magnetic material) of about 5 Mega Gauss Oersteds (MGOe).
  • the magnetic field strength of the magnetized SmCo 5 buckets 202 , 204 and/or pins 206 has a BHmax of about 32 MGOe.
  • the magnetic properties of the buckets 202 , 204 and/or pins 206 may be provided by any suitable method.
  • the magnetic property is a characteristic of the material used to form the buckets or pins.
  • the magnetic property is applied to the member as a layer (e.g., layers 234 , 236 , 238 ) or coating, wherein the layer is applied to at least part of the surface of the member.
  • the magnetic layer may be an alloy (e.g., Alnico) powder, applied by sintering, cladding, adhesives and/or a spray, such as a cold spray.
  • the alloy powder is blended with a wax lubricant before the blend or mixture is compacted to the desired shape of the strip.
  • One or more strips are compacted to a thickness of 30 mils and sintered at a protective hydrogen atmosphere.
  • the sintered strips may be tested to ensure the desired magnetic properties are provided.
  • the strip may also be treated to achieve the desired strength properties. Further, the strips may be machined down to achieve a desired thickness to account for part expansion during heat treatment.
  • the magnetic layer is clad to the bucket shank or pin using a laser.
  • a spray technique such as cold spraying, may be used to apply the layer or coating of magnetic alloy powder to the slashface and/or pins.
  • Alnico and/or SmCo 5 powders are sprayed directly on to the shank of the buckets or pins and are then heat treated.
  • the application process may use a High Velocity Oxygen Fuel (HVOF) spray or cold spray depending on the application.
  • HVOF High Velocity Oxygen Fuel
  • FIG. 3 is a detailed side section view of an embodiment of a turbine assembly 300 .
  • the turbine assembly 300 includes a first bucket 302 and second bucket 304 .
  • a member, such as a pin 310 is positioned in a recess 312 of the first bucket to reduce fluid flow between the buckets.
  • the assembled parts include the first bucket 302 with a slashface 306 adjacent to a slashface 308 of the second bucket 304 .
  • the slashfaces 306 and 308 may be oriented at a variety of angles with respect to a radius 314 of the turbine and, therefore, the pin 310 may be subjected to a variety of forces that may affect the pin's sealing properties.
  • a force such as a normal force, occurs at a contact point 322 , wherein the force acts to move the pin 310 away from the slashface 308 , thereby leading to an increased fluid flow between the buckets.
  • a centrifugal force caused by rotation of the buckets 302 , 304 may also urge the pin 310 away from the slashface 308 .
  • the slashface 308 has a magnetic property such as a magnetic layer 318 that urges the pin 310 in a tangential direction 316 toward the slashface 308 .
  • the contact between the pin and slashface provides a seal or fluid restriction to prevent flow of fluid between the first and second buckets 302 and 304 .
  • the recess 312 has a magnetic property, such as a magnetic layer 320 to repel or urge the pin 310 toward the slashface 308 .
  • the pin 310 may also have a magnetic property, such as magnetic layer 324 , which urges the pin 310 in the direction 316 toward the slashface 308 .
  • magnetic properties of the recess 312 (in slashface 306 ), slashface 308 , pin 310 or any combination thereof provide urging of the pin 310 toward slashface 308 .
  • the magnetic properties may include any suitable material or treatment of material, including layers and/or strips, applied by any suitable method to one or more parts of the turbine bucket assembly.

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JP2012280448A JP2013139792A (ja) 2012-01-04 2012-12-25 タービン構成要素間の流体流れを減少させるためのタービン組立体および方法
RU2012158304/06A RU2012158304A (ru) 2012-01-04 2012-12-27 Турбинный узел (варианты ) и способ уменьшения потока текучей среды между элементами турбины
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