Systems for heating rotor disks in a turbomachine

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9359898-B2
Application number	US-201213450791-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 19, 2012
Priority date	Apr 19, 2012
Publication date	Jun 7, 2016
Grant date	Jun 7, 2016

Abstract

A system includes a turbomachine. The turbomachine includes at least one rotor disk. The system also includes a rotor disk heating system configured to resistively heat at least a portion of the at least one rotor disk via an electrical current or voltage applied to the portion of the at least one rotor disk.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A system, comprising:
a turbomachine, comprising:
at least one rotor disk; and

a rotor disk heating system configured to resistively heat at least a portion of the at least one rotor disk via an electrical current or voltage applied to the portion of the at least one rotor disk, wherein the rotor disk heating system comprises a socket coupled to the at least one rotor disk, and a removable probe configured to couple to the socket to provide power to heat the at least one rotor disk while the at least one rotor disk is at rest.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the rotor disk heating system is configured to vary the heating between portions of the at least one rotor disk.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the rotor disk heating system comprises a resistive network disposed on the at least one rotor disk, wherein portions of the resistive network comprise a multilayered heating material, and the resistive network is configured to apply the electrical current or voltage to the at least one rotor disk.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the at least one rotor disk comprises an annular surface having an inner perimeter and an outer perimeter, and grooves within the annular surface, wherein the resistive network is disposed within the grooves below the annular surface.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the multilayered heating material comprises at least a dielectric layer having a thermal conductivity and a resistive heating layer, and wherein the dielectric layer is disposed on a surface of each groove and the resistive heating layer is disposed on the dielectric layer.

6. The system of claim 3 , wherein the resistive network comprises a plurality of concentric circles having the multilayered heating material, and a plurality of radial conductors that radially extend from an inner perimeter towards an outer perimeter of the annular surface across the plurality of concentric circles.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein a radial spacing between the plurality of concentric circles varies to provide even heating of the at least one rotor disk.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one rotor disk comprises an annular surface, and the rotor disk heating system comprises a first dielectric layer having a thermal conductivity continuously disposed on at least a portion of the annular surface.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the first dielectric layer comprises a diamond powder.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the rotor disk heating system comprises a resistive heating layer continuously disposed on the first dielectric layer.

11. The system of claim 1 , wherein the rotor disk heating control system comprises at least one sensor, and a controller configured to control the electrical current or voltage applied to the at least one rotor disk based on feedback from the at least one sensor.

12. The system of claim 1 , wherein the turbomachine comprises a compressor or a turbine having the at least one rotor disk.

13. A system, comprising:
a rotary machine, comprising:
at least one rotor disk, wherein the at least one rotor disk comprises an annular surface having an inner perimeter and an outer perimeter, and grooves within the annular surface; and

a rotor disk heating system comprising a resistive network disposed within the grooves below the annular surface, wherein portions of the resistive network comprise a multilayered heating material, and the resistive network is configured to resistively heat at least a portion of the at least one rotor disk via an electrical current or voltage, and wherein the resistive network comprises a plurality of concentric circles having the multilayered heating material, and a plurality of radial conductors that radially extend from the inner perimeter towards the outer perimeter of the annular surface across the plurality of concentric circles.

14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the multilayered heating material comprises at least a dielectric layer having a thermal conductivity and a resistive heating layer, and wherein the dielectric layer is disposed on a surface of each groove and the resistive heating layer is disposed on the dielectric layer.

15. A system, comprising:
a turbomachine, comprising:
at least one rotor disk; and

a rotor disk heating system configured to resistively heat at least a portion of the at least one rotor disk via an electrical current or voltage applied to the portion of the at least one rotor disk, wherein the rotor disk heating system comprises a resistive network disposed on the at least one rotor disk, wherein portions of the resistive network comprise a multilayered heating material, and the resistive network is configured to apply the electrical current or voltage to the at least one rotor disk, and wherein the resistive network comprises a plurality of concentric circles having the multilayered heating material, and a plurality of radial conductors that radially extend from an inner perimeter towards an outer perimeter of the annular surface across the plurality of concentric circles.

Assignees

• Miller Christopher Edward
• Gen Electric

Inventors

• Miller Christopher Edward

Classifications

• F01D5/08 Primary

  Heating, heat-insulating or cooling means {(specially adapted for radial flow machines or engines F01D5/04)} · CPC title

• F01D11/24

  by selectively cooling-heating stator or rotor components · CPC title

• F01D25/10

  Heating, e.g. warming-up before starting · CPC title

• Y02T50/676

  Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic

• Y02T50/60

  Efficient propulsion technologies, e.g. for aircraft · CPC title