Rotor with sealing element and ring seal

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11319823-B2
Application number	US-201916957223-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 7, 2019
Priority date	Feb 2, 2018
Publication date	May 3, 2022
Grant date	May 3, 2022

Abstract

A sealing element and a rotor of a gas turbine having at least one rotor disc and having an annular rotor component arranged adjacently to the rotor disc and having a plurality of sealing elements arranged distributed around the circumference. The sealing elements are fastened to the rotor disc at least in the axial direction. An inner edge portion of each of the sealing elements is adjacent to a sealing portion of the rotor component. In order to provide a seal between the sealing element and rotor component whilst at the same time enabling a relative axial displacement, a ring seal is arranged in a receiving space formed by the sealing element and rotor component.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A rotor, comprising:
at least one rotor disc which has a plurality of rotor blade retaining grooves arranged distributed around a circumference and a plurality of fastening projections arranged axially in front of a front side between the rotor blade retaining grooves, and
a plurality of sealing elements arranged distributed over the circumference which are fastened by retaining projections to the fastening projections,
wherein each sealing element extends at least in a circumferential direction and in a radial direction and forms at least sectionally a portion of a ring-shaped disc and a radially outwardly pointing outer edge portion and an inner edge portion pointing to a rotor shaft and an inner side pointing to the rotor disc and an opposite outer side and each retaining projection arranged on the inner side,
wherein the inner edge portion is conical in design on an underside pointing to the rotor shaft,
wherein each retaining projection is configured to fasten each sealing element to the rotor disc, and
wherein the conical underside forms a sealing surface, wherein a distance between the sealing surface and the rotor shaft on the inner side is smaller than on the outer side.

2. The rotor as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:
a plurality of rotor blades which are each fastened with a blade root in the blade retaining grooves and each has a blade platform adjacent to the blade root and enclosing the rotor disc sectionally,
wherein in the blade platform in a portion projecting beyond a front side of the rotor disc, a ring segment groove is arranged running in the circumferential direction and opening to the rotor shaft, and
wherein the outer edge portions of the sealing elements are mounted at least axially in the ring segment groove.

3. The rotor as claimed in claim 1 ,
wherein each retaining projection is formed by a hook pointing to the rotor shaft and each fastening projection is formed by a radially outwardly pointing hook, wherein transmission of centrifugal forces takes place via the outer edge portions; or
wherein each retaining projection is formed by a radially outwardly pointing hook and each fastening projection is formed by a hook pointing to the rotor shaft, wherein the transmission of centrifugal forces takes place via each retaining projection; or
wherein each retaining projection has a T-shaped form and each fastening projection has a C-shaped form; or
wherein each retaining projection has a C-shaped form and each fastening projection has a T-shaped form.

4. The rotor as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:
a one-piece or multi-piece sealing ring which bears against the sealing elements on the inner edge portions and is a piston ring.

5. The rotor as claimed in claim 4 ,
wherein a width of the sealing surface in the axial direction is between 0.6 times and 0.9 times a width of the sealing ring; or
wherein a width of the sealing ring is between 0.6 times and 0.9 times a width of the sealing surface in the axial direction.

6. The rotor as claimed in claim 5 ,
wherein the width of the sealing surface in the axial direction is between 0.7 times and 0.8 times the width of the sealing ring; or
wherein the width of the sealing ring is between 0.7 times and 0.8 times the width of the sealing surface in the axial direction.

7. The rotor as claimed in claim 4 ,
wherein a center of an area of a cross section through the sealing ring is located in the sealing surface in the axial direction.

8. The rotor as claimed in claim 4 , further comprising:
a circumferential ring surface which limits the position of the sealing ring toward the rotor shaft, and a sealing edge which limits the position of the sealing ring on the outer side.

9. The rotor as claimed in claim 8 ,
wherein an outer diameter of the sealing edge is greater than an outer diameter of the sealing ring.

10. The rotor as claimed in claim 8 , further comprising:
a supporting edge which limits the position of the sealing ring on the inner side in a play-free manner.

11. The rotor as claimed in claim 10 ,
wherein an outer diameter of the supporting edge is smaller than an outer diameter of the sealing edge and/or greater than the smallest outer diameter of the sealing ring.

12. The rotor as claimed in claim 8 , further comprising:
a rotor component mounted on the rotor disc, wherein the rotor component forms the sealing edge and the ring surface, wherein the sealing edge has limited axial displaceability relative to the fastening projections at least on account of thermal expansions.

13. The rotor as claimed in claim 12 ,
wherein the sealing edge is axially displaceable in the axial direction by at least 0.2 times a width of the sealing ring with a greater width of the sealing surface, or
wherein the sealing edge is axially displaceable by at least 0.2 times a width of the sealing surface in the axial direction with a greater width of the sealing ring.

14. The rotor as claimed in claim 13 ,
wherein the sealing edge is axially displaceable in the axial direction by at least 0.5 times the width of the sealing ring with a greater width of the sealing surface, or
wherein the sealing edge is axially displaceable by at least 0.5 times the width of the sealing surface in the axial direction with a greater width of the sealing ring.

15. The rotor as claimed in claim 1 ,
wherein the rotor comprises a gas turbine rotor.

16. A rotor, comprising:
at least one rotor disc which has a plurality of rotor blade retaining grooves arranged distributed around its circumference and a plurality of fastening projections arranged axially in front of a front side between the rotor blade retaining grooves,
a rotor component which is mounted on the rotor disc and has at least limited axial displaceability and has a sealing portion, and
a plurality of sealing elements arranged distributed over the circumference, which extend substantially in the circumferential direction and in the radial direction and form a portion of a ring-shaped disc and a radially outwardly pointing outer edge portion and an inner edge portion pointing to the rotor shaft and an inner side pointing to the rotor disc and an opposite outer side and a retaining projection arranged on the inner side,
wherein the sealing elements are fastened with the retaining projections to the fastening projections of the rotor disc,
wherein the inner edge portion of the sealing elements is arranged adjacent to the sealing portion of the rotor component, and
wherein the sealing portion has a conical sealing surface on its radially outwardly pointing side and the inner edge portion of the sealing elements has a sealing edge extending in the circumferential direction and radially inwardly and a circumferential ring surface which extends axially, wherein a one-piece or multi-piece sealing ring is arranged between the sealing surface and the ring surface and the sealing edge.

17. The rotor as claimed in claim 16 ,
wherein the rotor comprises a gas turbine rotor.

Assignees

• Siemens Energy Global Gmbh & Co Kg

Inventors

• Schroder Peter
• Kolk Karsten
• Kury Peter
• Springborn Dirk
• Kampka Kevin
• Ross Christopher W
• Bagaeva Yulia

Classifications

• F01D11/001

  for sealing space between stator blade and rotor · CPC title

• F05D2230/60

  Assembly methods · CPC title

• F01D5/326

  Locking of axial insertion type blades by other means · CPC title

• F01D5/3007

  of axial insertion type · CPC title

• F05D2240/58

  Piston ring seals · CPC title