Transition piece, combustor, gas turbine, and gas turbine equipment

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12247499-B2
Application number	US-202017612400-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 5, 2020
Priority date	May 24, 2019
Publication date	Mar 11, 2025
Grant date	Mar 11, 2025

Abstract

A tail pipe ( 50 ) comprises: a pipe ( 51 ); an acoustic attenuator ( 61 ) that forms an acoustic space (Ss) on the outer peripheral side of the pipe ( 51 ); and a cooling air jacket ( 65 ) that forms a cooling air space (Sa) isolated from the outer space (So), which is the space on the outer peripheral side of the pipe ( 51 ). The pipe ( 51 ) has: a first air flow path ( 56 ) that is formed between the outer peripheral surface ( 55 o ) and the inner peripheral surface ( 55 i ); and an acoustic hole ( 59 ) that penetrates from the acoustic space (Ss) to a combustion space (Sc), which is a space on the inner peripheral side of the pipe ( 51 c ). The first air flow path ( 56 ) has: an inlet ( 56 i ) that faces into the cooling air space (Sa) and guides the air in the cooling air space (Sa) into the first air flow path ( 56 ); and an outlet ( 56 o ) that faces into the acoustic space (Ss) and guides the air passing through the first air flow path ( 56 ) into the acoustic space (Ss).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A transition piece comprising:
a pipe which has a tubular shape around an axis for combustion of fuel on an inner peripheral side of the pipe;
an acoustic damper including a first part of a panel defining the pipe, and an acoustic cover defining an acoustic space on an outer peripheral side of the pipe together with the first part of the panel; and
a cooling air jacket defining a cooling air space together with a second part of the panel other than the first part of the panel, the cooling air space being isolated from an outer space on the outer peripheral side of the pipe, the cooling air jacket being configured to be supplied with air having a higher pressure and a lower temperature than air in the outer space,
wherein the pipe includes:
an inlet opening defined at a first end on an upstream side in an axial direction in which the axis extends;
an outlet opening defined at a second end on a downstream side in the axial direction;
an outer peripheral surface facing the outer peripheral side of the pipe;
an inner peripheral surface facing the inner peripheral side of the pipe;
a first air flow path defined between the outer peripheral surface and the inner peripheral surface;
a second air flow path defined between the outer peripheral surface and the inner peripheral surface; and
an acoustic hole penetrating through the pipe from the acoustic space to a combustion space on the inner peripheral side of the pipe,
wherein:
the cooling air jacket is on the downstream side of the acoustic cover;
the first air flow path includes a first inlet facing the cooling air space and being configured to guide the air in the cooling air space into the first air flow path, and a first outlet facing the acoustic space and being configured to guide the air, which has passed through the first air flow path, into the acoustic space;
the second air flow path includes a second inlet facing the outer space and being configured to guide the air in the outer space into the second air flow path, and a second outlet facing the acoustic space and being configured to guide the air, which has passed through the second air flow path, into the acoustic space;
the second inlet is on the upstream side of the acoustic cover; and
the first outlet is spaced apart from the second outlet.

2. The transition piece according to claim 1 , further comprising:
an attachment flange extending from the outer peripheral surface of the pipe to the outer peripheral side of the pipe at the second end on the downstream side of the pipe,
wherein the cooling air jacket is in contact with the attachment flange.

3. The transition piece according to claim 1 , wherein:
the pipe further includes a third air flow path defined between the outer peripheral surface and the inner peripheral surface; and
the third air flow path includes a third inlet facing the cooling air space and being configured to guide the air in the cooling air space into the third air flow path, and a third outlet facing the outer space and being configured to guide the air, which has passed through the third air flow path, into the outer space.

4. The transition piece according to Claim 1 ,
wherein an opening area of the first outlet is larger than an opening area of the second outlet.

5. A combustor comprising:
the transition piece according to claim 1 ; and
a burner configured to inject fuel and air into the combustion space.

6. A gas turbine comprising:
the combustor according to claim 5 ;
a compressor;
a turbine; and
an intermediate casing,
wherein:
the compressor includes a compressor rotor configured to rotate around a rotor axis, and a compressor casing covering the compressor rotor;
the turbine includes a turbine rotor configured to rotate integrally with the compressor rotor around the rotor axis, and a turbine casing covering the turbine rotor;
the intermediate casing (i) is between the compressor casing and the turbine casing in a rotor axial direction in which the rotor axis extends; (ii) connects the compressor casing and the turbine casing; and (iii) is configured to receive compressed air that has been discharged from the compressor; and
the combustor is in the intermediate casing.

7. Gas turbine equipment comprising:
the gas turbine according to claim 6 ;
a cooling air line configured to guide the compressed air in the intermediate casing to an outside of the intermediate casing, and then into the cooling air jacket;
a cooler in the cooling air line, the cooler being configured to cool the compressed air passing through the cooling air line; and
a boost compressor in the cooling air line, the boost compressor being configured to boost the compressed air that has been cooled by the cooler.

Assignees

• Mitsubishi Power Ltd
• Mitsubishi Heavy Ind Ltd

Inventors

• Kinoshita Taiki
• Nakamura Sosuke
• Miyauchi Kotaro
• Sato Kenji
• Taniguchi Kenta
• Mizukami Satoshi
• Wakita Yoshinori
• Akamatsu Shinji

Classifications

• F05D2260/963

  by Helmholtz resonators · CPC title

• F02C7/185

  Cooling means for reducing the temperature of the cooling air or gas · CPC title

• F23R2900/00014

  Reducing thermo-acoustic vibrations by passive means, e.g. by Helmholtz resonators · CPC title

• F05D2240/35

  Combustors or associated equipment · CPC title

• F05D2220/32

  in gas turbines · CPC title