Damper for gas turbine

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10260745-B2
Application number	US-201815866671-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 10, 2018
Priority date	May 24, 2013
Publication date	Apr 16, 2019
Grant date	Apr 16, 2019

Abstract

The invention relates to a damper for reducing pulsations in a gas turbine, which includes an enclosure, a main neck extending from the enclosure, a spacer plate disposed in the enclosure to separate the enclosure into a first cavity and a second cavity and an inner neck with a first end and a second end, extending through the spacer plate to interconnect the first cavity and the second cavity. The first end of the inner neck remains in the first cavity and the second end remains in the second cavity. A flow deflecting member is disposed proximate the second end of the inner neck to deflect a flow passing through the inner neck. With the solution of the present invention, as a damper according to embodiments of the present invention operates, flow field hence damping characteristic in the second cavity constant regardless the adjustment of the spacer plate in the enclosure.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A damper for reducing pulsations in a gas turbine, the damper comprising:
an enclosure;
a spacer plate disposed in the enclosure to separate the enclosure into a first cavity and a second cavity;
a main neck extending from the second cavity of the enclosure;
an inner neck with a first end and a second end, the inner neck extending through the spacer plate to interconnect the first cavity and the second cavity, wherein the first end of the inner neck remains in the first cavity and the second end remains in the second cavity; and
a flow deflecting member disposed proximate the second end of the inner neck to deflect a flow passing through the inner neck, the flow deflecting member comprising at least one guiding tube disposed proximate the second end of the inner neck, an outlet of the guiding tube configured to direct a flow at an angle shifted from a longitudinal axis of the inner neck, wherein the outlet of the guiding tube is configured to direct the flow at the angle ranging from greater than 0 to 90 degrees shifted from the longitudinal axis of the inner neck, wherein the guiding tube is arranged as a quarter of a ring.

2. The damper according to claim 1 , wherein the second end of the inner neck is plugged.

3. The damper according to claim 1 , wherein the second end of the inner neck is blinded.

4. The damper according to claim 1 , wherein the outlet of the guiding tube is configured to direct the flow at an angle ranging from 0 degrees to 45 degrees shifted from the longitudinal axis of the inner neck.

5. The damper according to claim 1 , wherein the outlet of the guiding tube is configured to direct the flow at an angle of 45 degrees shifted from the longitudinal axis of the inner neck.

6. The damper according to claim 1 , wherein the flow deflecting member has a plurality of holes and the guiding tube is a quarter of a ring tube.

7. The damper according to claim 1 , wherein the holes are arranged adjacent a peripheral surface of the inner neck proximate the second end of the inner neck.

8. The damper according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one guiding tube is comprised of a plurality of guiding tubes.

9. The damper according to claim 8 , wherein the guiding tubes are evenly spaced around a peripheral surface of the inner neck and disposed on the peripheral surface proximate the second end of the inner neck.

10. The damper according to claim 9 , wherein the second end of the inner neck is plugged and each of the guiding tube is a quarter of a ring tube.

11. The damper according to claim 9 , wherein the second end of the inner neck is blinded and each of the guiding tube is a quarter of a ring tube.

12. The damper according to claim 1 , wherein the guiding tube is configured to direct fluid radially outwardly and the guiding tube is a quarter of a ring tube.

13. The damper according to claim 12 , wherein a first end of the guiding tube is attached to the inner neck proximate the second end of the inner neck.

14. The damper according to claim 13 , wherein the guiding tube is configured so that the outlet of the guiding tube directs fluid toward a spacer plate.

Assignees

• Ansaldo Energia Ip Uk Ltd

Inventors

• Bothien Mirko Ruben
• Noiray Nicolas
• Schuermans Bruno

Classifications

• F01N1/023

  Helmholtz resonators · CPC title

• H04R1/2869

  Reduction of undesired resonances, i.e. standing waves within enclosure, or of undesired vibrations, i.e. of the enclosure itself · CPC title

• F01N1/02

  by using resonance · CPC title

• F05D2260/963

  by Helmholtz resonators · CPC title

• F05D2260/964

  counteracting thermoacoustic noise · CPC title