Rotor shaft and method for producing a rotor shaft

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11066933-B2
Application number	US-201716315206-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 7, 2017
Priority date	Jul 14, 2016
Publication date	Jul 20, 2021
Grant date	Jul 20, 2021

Abstract

A rotor shaft for a turbine rotor of a turbine, in particular a steam turbine, having a shaft main body made of a first material and at least one ring which is made of a second material and is attached to the shaft main body, wherein the second material has equal or greater strength and/or greater corrosion resistance than the first material, wherein at least one blade slot is formed on the ring, and wherein the ring is materially bonded to the shaft main body by narrow-gap welding.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A rotor shaft for a turbine rotor of a turbine or a steam turbine, comprising:
a shaft base member comprising a first material and at least one ring which is applied to the shaft base member and which comprises a second material, wherein the second material comprises at least one of an identical strength, a higher strength, and a higher corrosion resistance than the first material,
wherein at least one blade groove is formed in the at least one ring and wherein the at least one ring is connected to the shaft base member by narrow-gap welding in a materially integral manner,
wherein the at least one ring comprises a composition of 0.10-0.30% by weight C, 1.0-6.0% by weight Cr, 3.0-6.0% by weight Ni,
wherein the at least one ring is connected to the shaft base member via at least one weld seam which is produced by the narrow-gap welding,
wherein the at least one weld seam comprises axially external outer portions comprising a first welding material and a central portion which is located between the axially external outer portions and which comprises a second welding material, and
wherein the first welding material comprises a higher corrosion resistance than the second welding material.

2. The rotor shaft as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the at least one ring is produced by rolling or forging.

3. The rotor shaft as claimed in claim 1 ,
wherein the at least one ring comprises at least two rings which are arranged so as to be offset toward a shaft end of the shaft base member and which are applied to the shaft base member, and
wherein an outer diameter of an application portion of the shaft base member, which portion is arranged nearer the shaft end and carries a first ring of the at least two rings, is smaller than an outer diameter of an application portion of the shaft base member, which portion is arranged further away from the shaft end and carries a second ring of the at least two rings.

4. The rotor shaft as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the at least one ring is connected to the shaft base member via a weld seam that has been eroded back to a production contour of the shaft base member.

5. A rotor shaft for a turbine rotor of a turbine or a steam turbine, comprising:
a shaft base member comprising a first material and at least one ring which is applied to the shaft base member and which comprises a second material, wherein the second material comprises at least one of an identical strength, a higher strength, and a higher corrosion resistance than the first material,
wherein at least one blade groove is formed in the at least one ring and wherein the at least one ring is connected to the shaft base member by narrow-gap welding in a materially integral manner,
wherein the at least one ring comprises a composition of 0.10-0.30% by weight C, 1.0-6.0% by weight Cr, 3.0-6.0% by weight Ni,
wherein the ring comprises a shoulder and the shaft base member comprises a projection that cooperates with the shoulder to center the ring on the shaft base member,
wherein the shoulder and the projection are disposed closer to an end of the at least one ring which faces away from a nearest end of the shaft base member than to an opposite end of the at least one ring.

Assignees

• Siemens Ag
• Siemens Energy Global Gmbh & Co Kg

Inventors

• Brussk Stefan
• Kern Torsten-Ulf
• Luithle Alexander

Classifications

• B23K9/0213

  Narrow gap welding · CPC title

• B23K9/167

  and of a non-consumable electrode · CPC title

• B23K9/173

  and of a consumable electrode · CPC title

• F05D2230/235

  TIG or MIG welding · CPC title

• F05D2220/31

  in steam turbines · CPC title