Abnormality treatment apparatus for rotating machine, and rotating machine system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11060902-B2
Application number	US-201916443193-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 17, 2019
Priority date	Jun 26, 2018
Publication date	Jul 13, 2021
Grant date	Jul 13, 2021

Abstract

An abnormality treatment apparatus includes: a sensor which outputs a signal upon detecting an event caused by contact of a rotor of a rotating machine during rotation of the rotor; and a control unit which executes at least one of rotation number control of reducing the number of rotations of the rotor step by step, liquid injection control of injecting liquid into a housing chamber of the rotor step by step, and pressure control of lowering a discharge pressure of the rotating machine step by step based on reception of the signal output from the sensor.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An abnormality treatment apparatus for a rotating machine, comprising:
a sensor configured to output a signal upon detecting an event caused by contact of a rotor of the rotating machine with another portion of the rotating machine during rotation of the rotor; and
a control unit for executing at least one of a rotation number control of reducing a number of rotations of the rotor step by step, a liquid injection control of injecting liquid into a housing chamber of the rotor via a liquid injection line step by step, and a pressure control of lowering a discharge pressure of the rotating machine step by step, based on reception of the signal output from the sensor,
wherein the control unit is configured to simultaneously execute the rotation number control and the liquid injection control, or execute the liquid injection control after execution of the rotation number control.

2. The abnormality treatment apparatus for a rotating machine according to claim 1 , wherein the control unit is configured to execute the pressure control after execution of the rotation number control and the liquid injection control.

3. The abnormality treatment apparatus for a rotating machine according to claim 1 , wherein the control unit;
reduces the number of rotations of the rotor by a prescribed number of rotations step by step by the rotation number control,
monitors the discharge pressure or a discharge temperature of the rotating machine in the rotation number control, and
reduces the number of rotations of the rotor step by step by repeating the reducing of the number of rotations of the rotor by the prescribed number of rotations when the signal is output from the sensor even if the discharge pressure or the discharge temperature is stabilized.

4. The abnormality treatment apparatus for a rotating machine according to claim 1 , wherein the control unit:
executes the liquid injection by injecting liquid into the housing chamber of the rotor via the liquid injection line step by step,
monitors a discharge temperature of the rotating machine in the liquid injection control, and
executes the liquid injection into the housing chamber step by step by repeating the executing of the liquid injection when the signal is output from the sensor even if the discharge temperature is stabilized.

5. The abnormality treatment apparatus for a rotating machine according to claim 1 , wherein the control unit:
executes the pressure control of lowering the discharge pressure of the rotating machine step by step,
monitors the discharge pressure or a discharge temperature of the rotating machine in the pressure control, and
lowers the discharge pressure step by step by repeating the executing of the pressure control to lower the discharge pressure when the signal is output from the sensor even if the discharge pressure or the discharge temperature is stabilized.

6. A rotating machine system comprising:
a rotating machine which includes a casing in which a rotor, and a housing chamber housing the rotor are provided; and
the abnormality treatment apparatus for the rotating machine according to claim 1 , wherein
the sensor of the abnormality treatment apparatus for the rotating machine is attached to the casing.

7. The rotating machine system according to claim 6 , further comprising a liquid injection line for injecting liquid into the housing chamber of the rotor even when the signal is not output from the sensor during operation of the rotating machine, wherein
upon receiving the signal output from the sensor, the control unit is configured to inject more liquid than that in a case where the signal is not output from the sensor in the liquid injection control.

Assignees

• Kobe Steel Ltd

Inventors

• Takaki Shugo
• Kurioka Yoshinori
• Matsumoto Yasuharu
• Takahashi Eiji
• Araki Kaname

Classifications

• G01M13/00

  Testing of machine parts · CPC title

• G01M15/14

  Testing gas-turbine engines or jet-propulsion engines · CPC title

• F02C7/1435

  by water injection · CPC title

• G01H17/00 Primary

  Measuring mechanical vibrations or ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves, not provided for in the other groups of this subclass · CPC title

• F01D21/08

  Restoring position · CPC title