Rotary atomizer turbine

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10493472-B2
Application number	US-201615544658-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 20, 2016
Priority date	Jan 20, 2015
Publication date	Dec 3, 2019
Grant date	Dec 3, 2019

Abstract

A rotary atomizer turbine is provided, the turbine including a turbine wheel with multiple turbine blades, a blade duct containing the turbine blades and being delimited radially by a duct wall, a braking air nozzle, a driving air nozzle and an outlet region at the outlet of the driving air nozzle. The outlet region is delimited at the outside by the duct wall of the blade duct and at the inside by the turbine blade respectively passing through it. The blade duct is delimited radially at the inside opposite the braking air nozzle by a stationary flow barrier. Furthermore, the outlet region of the individual driving air nozzles is a divergent cross-sectional region which widens in the flow direction and rotates with that turbine blade passing the driving air nozzle.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A radial turbine for driving a spraying body in a rotary atomizer, the turbine comprising:
a turbine wheel rotatably coupled about an axis, the turbine wheel having a plurality of turbine blades extending axially from the turbine wheel, the plurality of turbine blades being annularly arranged on the turbine wheel at a perimeter of the turbine wheel, the arrangement of the plurality of turbine blades defining a driving direction of the turbine wheel about the axis and a braking direction of the turbine wheel counter to the driving direction about the axis;
a duct wall radially encircling the turbine wheel and axially extending over the turbine blades and defining a blade duct over the turbine wheel, the blade duct being coaxially arranged with the turbine wheel;
at least one driving air nozzle opening into the blade duct and axially overlapping the turbine blades, the at least one driving air nozzle configured to direct a flow of driving air along the driving direction, the at least one driving air nozzle defining an outlet region between a circumference of the blade duct and a portion of the duct wall open to the at least one driving air nozzle;
at least one braking air nozzle opening into the blade duct and axially overlapping the turbine blades, the at least one braking air nozzle being configured to direct a flow of braking air to the plurality of turbine blades along the braking direction; and
a flow barrier fixed relative to the duct wall within the blade duct, the flow barrier being radially inside of the turbine blades and axially overlapped with the turbine blades, the flow barrier opposing the outlet region of the at least one braking air nozzle, the flow barrier configured to retain braking air within the blade duct.

2. The radial turbine according to claim 1 , wherein the flow barrier extends over a circumferential angle of greater than 5° and less than 90°.

3. The radial turbine according to claim 1 , wherein the turbine wheel defines an open region radially inside of the turbine blades.

4. The radial turbine according to claim 1 , wherein, upon rotation of the turbine blades respectively along the outlet region of the at least one driving air nozzle, each of the turbine blades respectively defines a divergent cross-sectional region between the portion of the duct wall open to the at least one driving air nozzle and a front surface of the respective turbine blade, the divergent cross-sectional regions each maintaining a shape that widens along the flow of driving air while passing the at least one driving air nozzle.

5. The radial turbine according to claim 4 , wherein each of the divergent cross-sectional regions angularly widens at least 2° along the flow of driving air.

6. The radial turbine according to claim 1 , wherein, in the outlet region of the at least one driving air nozzle, the portion of the duct wall open to the at least one driving air nozzle includes a recess arched radially outwardly and configured to form the divergent cross sections with the turbine blades, respectively.

7. The radial turbine according to claim 6 , wherein the recess circumferentially extends over an angle of at least 10° and at most 90°.

8. The radial turbine according to claim 1 , wherein each of the turbine blades is curved such that a front side thereof is directed counter to the driving direction of the turbine wheel.

9. The radial turbine according to claim 8 , wherein the front side at an outer free end is an angle between 15 degrees and 30 degrees.

10. The radial turbine according to claim 1 , wherein the driving air nozzle is a de Laval nozzle.

11. A radial turbine for driving a spraying body in a rotary atomizer, comprising:
a turbine wheel having multiple turbine blades annularly distributed over the circumference, the turbine wheel configured to rotate about an axis in a driving direction;
a duct wall coaxially encircling the turbine blades to define a blade duct therewithin;
at least one braking air nozzle opening into the blade duct, the at least one braking air nozzle configured to direct a flow of braking air counter to the driving direction of the turbine wheel; and
at least one driving air nozzle opening into the blade duct, the at least one driving air nozzle configured to direct a flow of driving air along the driving direction of the turbine wheel, the at least one driving air nozzle defining an outlet region between a portion of the duct wall open to the at least one driving air nozzle and a circumference of the blade duct,
wherein, upon rotation of the turbine wheel in the driving direction, and while each of the turbine blades respectively passes the at least one driving air nozzle, each of the turbine blades defines a divergent cross-sectional region between the portion of the duct wall open to the at least one driving air nozzle and a front surface of the respective turbine blade, the divergent cross-sectional regions each maintaining a shape that widens along the flow of driving air and a flow barrier fixed relative to the duct wall within the blade duct, the flow barrier being radially inside of the turbine blades and axially overlapped with the turbine blades, the flow barrier opposing the outlet region of the at least one braking air nozzle, the flow barrier configured to retain braking air within the blade duct.

12. The radial turbine according to claim 11 , wherein the flow barrier extends over a circumferential angle of greater than 5° and less than 90°.

13. The radial turbine according to claim 11 , wherein the turbine wheel defines an open region radially inside of the turbine blades.

14. The radial turbine according to claim 11 , wherein each of the divergent cross-sectional regions angularly widens at least 2° along the flow of driving air.

15. The radial turbine according to claim 11 , wherein, in the outlet region of the at least one driving air nozzle, the portion of the duct wall open to the at least one driving air nozzle includes a recess arched radially outwardly and configured to form the divergent cross sections with the turbine blades, respectively.

16. The radial turbine according to claim 11 , wherein each of the turbine blades is curved such that the outer end thereof is directed counter to the driving direction of the turbine wheel.

17. The radial turbine according to claim 16 , wherein a front surface at the outer end of each of the turbine blades extends radially inwardly at an angle of at least 2° from the circumference of the blade duct.

18. The radial turbine according to claim 11 , wherein the driving air nozzle is a de Laval nozzle.

19. A radial turbine for driving a spraying body in a rotary atomizer, comprising:
a turbine wheel having multiple turbine blades annularly distributed over the circumference, the turbine wheel configured to rotate about an axis in a driving direction;
a duct wall coaxially encircling the turbine blades to define a blade duct therewithin;
at least one braking air nozzle opening into the blade duct, the at least one braking air nozzle configured to direct a flow of braking air counter to the driving direction of the turbine wheel; and
at least one driving air nozzle opening into the blade duct, the at least one driving air nozzle configured to direct a flow of driving air along the driving direction of the turbine wheel, the at least one driving air nozzle defining an outlet region between a portion of the duct wall open to the at least one driving air nozzle and a circumference of the blade duct,
wherein, upon rotation of th

Assignees

• Duerr Systems Ag

Inventors

• Kutnjak Josip
• Krumma Harry
• Beyl Timo
• Seiz Bernhard

Classifications

• B05B5/0415

  Driving means; Parts thereof, e.g. turbine, shaft, bearings · CPC title

• B05B3/003

  with braking means, e.g. friction rings designed to provide a substantially constant revolution speed · CPC title

• B05B3/1035 Primary

  Driving means; Parts thereof, e.g. turbine, shaft, bearings · CPC title