Steam turbine

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9429022-B2
Application number	US-201113811738-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 15, 2011
Priority date	Sep 28, 2010
Publication date	Aug 30, 2016
Grant date	Aug 30, 2016

Abstract

A turbine includes an annular turbine blade body disposed on a flow path, a diaphragm outer ring installed at a tip side of the annular turbine blade body via a clearance, and seal fins formed to protrude from the diaphragm outer ring and configured to form small clearances with the annular turbine blade body, wherein dead water region-filling sections are formed in cavities in which main vortexes are generated, such that a dead water region that the main vortexes cannot reach is filled.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A turbine comprising:
a shaft body;
a turbine blade fixed to the shaft body and disposed on a flow path through which a fluid flows;
a tip shroud formed at a tip of the turbine blade;
a structure; and
a plurality of turbine blade side seal fins protruded from the structure,
wherein:
the structure is located close to the tip shroud so that a space is provided between the tip shroud and the plurality of turbine blade side seal fins,
the plurality of turbine blade side seal fins are configured to form small clearances which are provided between the tip shroud and the plurality of turbine blade side seal fins,
the tip shroud has a stepped part in cross section,
the plurality of turbine blade side seal fins correspond to stages of the tip shroud,
dead water region-filling sections are formed in spaces defined by the tip shroud, the structure, and the plurality of turbine blade side seal fins and in which a vortex flow of the fluid is generated, such that dead water regions that the vortex flow cannot reach are filled,
the dead water region-filling sections are formed in both of a first corner of each of the spaces and a second corner of each of the spaces,
the first corner of each of the spaces is formed by a first axial direction wall surface disposed on an upstream side along an axial direction of the turbine blade and a radial direction wall surface disposed along a radial direction of the turbine blade,
the radial direction wall surface is connected between the first axial direction wall surface and a second axial direction wall surface disposed closer to a structure side than the first axial direction wall surface and disposed on a downstream side,
the first corner of each of the spaces is continuously formed between the first axial direction wall surface and the second axial direction wall surface, and
the second corner of each of the spaces is formed by the structure and a surface facing toward an upstream side of one of the plurality of turbine blade side seal fins opposed to the second axial direction wall surface.

2. The turbine according to claim 1 , wherein the dead water region-filling sections have inclined surfaces along the vortex flow of the fluid.

3. The turbine according to claim 2 , wherein the inclined surfaces are formed in concave-shaped curves in a cross section in an axial direction thereof.

4. The turbine according to claim 2 , wherein the inclined surfaces are formed in substantially linear shapes in a cross section in an axial direction thereof.

5. The turbine according claim 3 , wherein:
the dead water region-filling sections include the first corner of each of the spaces and the second corner of each of the spaces,
the inclined surfaces of the dead water region-filling sections of the first corner of each of the spaces and the second corner of each of the spaces have a shape of a curve of an oval, and
the shape of the curve of the oval of the first corner of each of the spaces is elongated in the radial direction, and the shape of the curve of the oval of the second corner of each of the spaces is elongated in the axial direction.

6. The turbine according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of turbine blade side seal fins are formed at downstream sides of the radial direction wall surfaces of the stages of the tip shroud.

7. The turbine according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a casing;
a turbine vane held in the casing;
a hub shroud formed at a tip of the turbine vane; and
a plurality of turbine vane side seal fins protruded from the hub shroud and configured to form small clearances which are provided between the shaft body and the plurality of turbine vane side seal fins, wherein,
among the plurality of turbine vane side seal fins, a first turbine vane side seal fin formed at a furthest upstream side in an axial direction is disposed on a same surface as an upstream end surface disposed at the furthest upstream side in the axial direction of the hub shroud.

8. The turbine according to claim 7 , wherein an axial direction wall surface in an axial direction of the shaft body steps down in a radial direction at an upstream side of the first turbine vane side seal fin.

9. The turbine according to claim 7 , wherein an axial direction wall surface in an axial direction of the shaft body has a step difference in a radial direction between adjacent ones of the plurality of turbine vane side seal fins.

10. The turbine according to claim 7 , wherein dead water region-filling sections are formed in spaces defined by the hub shroud, the structure, and the plurality of turbine vane side seal fins and in which an additional vortex flow of the fluid is generated, such that dead water regions that the additional vortex flow cannot reach are filled.

11. The turbine according to claim 8 , wherein dead water region-filling sections are formed in spaces defined by the hub shroud, the structure, and the plurality of turbine vane side seal fins and in which an additional vortex flow of the fluid is generated, such that dead water regions that the additional vortex flow cannot reach are filled.

12. The turbine according to claim 9 , wherein dead water region-filling sections are formed in spaces defined by the hub shroud, the structure, and the plurality of turbine vane side seal fins and in which an additional vortex flow of the fluid is generated, such that dead water regions that the additional vortex flow cannot reach are filled.

13. The turbine according to claim 1 , wherein:
the tip shroud has a stepped part in cross section in a flow direction of steam, such that small clearances which are provided between the tip shroud and the structure are reduced, and
the plurality of turbine blade side seal fins have reduced lengths, such that the plurality of turbine blade side seal fins correspond to the stages of the tip shroud.

Assignees

• Matsumoto Kazuyuki
• Kuwamura Yoshihiro
• Oyama Hiroharu
• Tanaka Yoshinori
• Machida Yukinori
• Matsuo Asaharu
• Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Sys

Inventors

• Matsumoto Kazuyuki
• Kuwamura Yoshihiro
• Oyama Hiroharu
• Tanaka Yoshinori
• Machida Yukinori
• Matsuo Asaharu

Classifications

• F01D11/001

  for sealing space between stator blade and rotor · CPC title

• F01D11/08

  for sealing space between rotor blade tips and stator (specially-shaped blade tips therefor F01D5/20) · CPC title

• F01D5/225 Primary

  by shrouding · CPC title

• F01D5/12 Primary

  Blades ({specially adapted for radial flow machines or engines F01D5/04}; blade roots F01D5/30; rotors with blades adjustable in operation F01D7/00; stator blades F01D9/02) · CPC title

• F01D5/20 Primary

  Specially-shaped blade tips to seal space between tips and stator {(F01D5/225 takes precedence)} · CPC title