Patent Application
20250180209
The present disclosure relates to a gas turbine combustor and a gas turbine.
The present application claims priority based on Japanese Patent Application No. 2022-039453 filed in Japan on Mar. 14, 2022, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
A combustor used in a gas turbine includes, for example, a fuel nozzle capable of supplying fuel and a combustion cylinder in which a combustion region through which a combustion gas generated by combustion of the fuel can flow is formed inside. The fuel supplied from the fuel nozzle is converted into a fuel gas by combustion, and drives a turbine provided on a downstream side via a combustion region of the combustion cylinder.
In the combustor of this type of gas turbine, the temperature of the combustion gas in the vicinity of an inner wall surface of the combustion cylinder is lower than that in a central portion. Therefore, there is a case where the timing at which the carbon monoxide (CO) contained in the combustion gas chemically reacts with the carbon dioxide (CO2) is delayed, and the generation of the carbon monoxide increases. Regarding these problems, PTL 1 discloses a method of providing a narrowing member on an inner wall surface of a combustion cylinder, which is provided in a combustor, to cause combustion gas in the vicinity of the inner wall surface to flow toward a central portion, thereby promoting combustion by mixing the combustion gas with a high temperature and suppressing the generation of carbon monoxide.
During a partial load operation of the gas turbine in which the temperature of the combustion gas is relatively low, the amount of carbon monoxide contained in the combustion gas is larger than that during a rated operation. Therefore, it is difficult to lower the lower limit of the operating load of the gas turbine.
As a result of the present inventors having conducted intensive studies, it has been found that a deviation in the temperature of the combustion gas in a circumferential direction is generated due to the influence of the shape of the region on the downstream side in the combustion cylinder. Therefore, in order to suppress the generation of carbon monoxide, it is desirable to suppress the deviation of the temperature of the combustion gas.
An object of at least one embodiment of the present disclosure is to provide a gas turbine combustor and a gas turbine in which the generation of carbon monoxide can be suitably suppressed even during a partial load operation of a gas turbine in view of the above-described circumstances.
According to at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, it is possible to provide a gas turbine combustor and a gas turbine in which the generation of carbon monoxide can be suitably suppressed even during a partial load operation of the gas turbine.
Hereinafter, some embodiments of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, dimensions, materials, shapes, and relative dispositions of components described as the embodiments or illustrated in the drawings are not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure, and are merely examples for describing the present disclosure.
For example, expressions representing relative or absolute dispositions such as “in a certain direction”, “along a certain direction”, “parallel”, “orthogonal”, “center”, “concentric”, or “coaxial” not only strictly represent the dispositions, but also represent a state where the dispositions are relatively displaced with a tolerance or at an angle or a distance to such an extent that the same function can be obtained.
For example, expressions representing that things are in an equal state such as “same”, “equal”, and “homogeneous” not only strictly represent an equal state, but also represent a state where a difference exists with a tolerance or to such an extent that the same function can be obtained.
For example, expressions representing shapes such as a quadrangular shape and a cylindrical shape not only represent shapes such as a quadrangular shape and a cylindrical shape in a geometrically strict sense, but also represent shapes including an uneven portion or a chamfered portion within a range where the same effect can be obtained.
In addition, expressions of “being provided with”, “being equipped with”, “including”, or “having” one component are not exclusive expressions excluding the presence of other components.
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The compressor 2 sucks and compresses the atmosphere, which is the outside air, and supplies the compressed air to one or more combustors 3.
The combustor 3 generates high-temperature gas (combustion gas) by using air compressed by the compressor 2 to combust fuel supplied from the outside. In the gas turbine 1 according to the embodiment, a plurality of the combustors 3 are disposed in an annular shape around the rotor 5. In the gas turbine 1 according to the embodiment, an oil fuel (liquid fuel) which is a flammable liquid is used as fuel. However, a gaseous fuel which is a flammable gas may be used as fuel.
The turbine 4 receives the supply of the high-temperature combustion gas generated by the combustor 3 to generate a rotational driving force, and outputs the generated rotational driving force to the compressor 2 and the external device.
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More specifically, the combustor 3 according to some embodiments includes a nozzle unit 10 and a combustion cylinder 20. The combustion cylinder 20 includes an inner cylinder 12 and a transition piece 14. The inner cylinder 12 and the transition piece 14 may be integrally formed. A combustion chamber 18 in which the fuel injected from a main nozzle 64 and a pilot nozzle 54 is combusted is provided at an inner side of the combustion cylinder 20. That is, the fuel is mixed with the compressed air supplied from the compressor 2 in a combustion region in the combustion cylinder 20 and then is combusted to generate the combustion gas. The combustion gas is supplied to the turbine 4 by the combustion cylinder 20.
The nozzle unit 10 includes a pilot burner 50 and a plurality of main burners (premixed combustion burners) 60.
The pilot burner 50 is disposed along a center axis AX of the combustion cylinder 20. The plurality of main burners 60 are arranged to be spaced apart from each other in the circumferential direction of the combustion cylinder 20 to surround the pilot burner 50.
The pilot burner 50 includes the pilot nozzle 54 connected to a fuel port 52, a pilot nozzle cylinder 56 disposed to surround the pilot nozzle 54, and a swirler (not shown) provided on an outer periphery of the pilot nozzle 54.
The main burner 60 includes the main nozzle 64 connected to the fuel port 62, a main nozzle cylinder 66 disposed to surround the main nozzle 64, and a swirler (not shown) provided on an outer periphery of the main nozzle 64.
In the combustor 3 having the above configuration, the compressed air generated by the compressor 2 is supplied into the combustor installation space 8, and further flows into the main nozzle cylinder 66 from the combustor installation space 8. Then, the compressed air and the fuel supplied from the fuel port 62 are premixed in the ma in nozzle cylinder 66. At this time, the premixed gas is mainly formed into a swirling flow by a swirler (not shown) and flows into the inner cylinder 12. In addition, the compressed air and the fuel jetted from the pilot burner 50 via the fuel port 52 are mixed, ignited, and combusted by a pilot fire (not shown), and the combustion gas is generated. At this time, a part of the combustion gas diffuses to the surroundings with the flame, and is ignited and combusted by the premixed gas flowing into the inner cylinder 12 from each main burner 60. That is, the flame holding for performing the stable combustion of the premixed gas (premixed fuel) from the main burner 60 can be performed by the pilot flame caused by the pilot fuel jetted from the pilot burner 50.
For convenience of description, expressions such as upstream, downstream, up stream side, and downstream side used in the following description are based on a flow direction of a combustion gas flowing inside the combustion cylinder 20. That is, a side where the fuel nozzle (pilot nozzle 54, main nozzle 64) is provided with reference to the combustion cylinder 20 is referred to as an upstream side, and a side where the combustion cylinder 20 is provided with reference to the fuel nozzle is referred to as a downstream side.
In addition, a direction along the center axis AX of the combustion cylinder 20 is also referred to as simply an axial direction, a circumferential direction around the center axis AX is also referred to as simply a circumferential direction, and a radial direction around the center axis AX is also referred to as simply a radial direction.
Furthermore, the main flow of the combustion gas flowing inside the combustion cylinder 20 is appropriately referred to as a “main flow”.
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The reference position Pr on the first center axis AX1 may be, for example, a tip position of the fuel nozzle (the pilot nozzle 54 and the main nozzle 64) on the first center axis AX1, or may be a position of an end portion on the upstream side or the downstream side of the inner cylinder 12.
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In the gas turbine combustor in the related art, the temperature of the combustion gas in the vicinity of the inner wall surface of the combustion cylinder is lower than that in the central portion. Therefore, there is a case where the timing at which the carbon monoxide (CO) contained in the combustion gas chemically reacts with the carb on dioxide (CO2) is delayed, and the generation of the carbon monoxide is increased. In particular, during the partial load operation of the gas turbine in which the temperature of the combustion gas is relatively low, the amount of carbon monoxide contained in the combustion gas is larger than that during the rated operation. Therefore, it is difficult to lower the lower limit of the operating load of the gas turbine.
As a result of the present inventors having conducted intensive studies, it has been found that a deviation in the temperature of the combustion gas in a circumferential direction is generated due to the influence of the shape of the region on the downstream side in the combustion cylinder.
Specifically, in a case where the narrowing part 71 to be described in detail later is not provided, it was found that in a region on the relatively downstream side in the transition piece 14, the temperature of the combustion gas tends to be lower in the second region R2 than in the first region R1 in a region on a relatively radial outer side.
Therefore, in the combustor 3 according to some embodiments, as will be described in detail later, a total value S2 of a projected area of the narrowing part 71 present in the second region R2 when viewed from the extension direction of the center axis AX is set to be larger than a total value S1 of a projected area of the narrowing part 71 present in the first region R1 when viewed from the extension direction of the center axis AX.
In this manner, the total value S2 of the projected areas of the narrowing parts 71 present in the second region R2 when viewed from the extension direction of the center axis AX is set to be larger than the total value S1 of the projected areas of the narrowing parts 71 present in the first region R1 when viewed from the extension direction of the center axis AX. In this manner, the combustion gas flowing in the vicinity of the inner wall surface 20i of the combustion cylinder 20 is more easily guided toward the central portion of the combustion cylinder 20 in the second region R2 than in the first region R1. Accordingly, the combustion can be further promoted by mixing the combustion gas having a relatively low temperature in the second region R2 with the high-temperature combustion gas. Therefore, the difference between the temperature of the combustion gas in the second region R2 and the temperature of the combustion gas in the first region R1 can be suppressed, and the generation of carbon monoxide can be suitably suppressed even during the partial load operation of the gas turbine 1.
In addition, according to the gas turbine 1 including the combustor 3 according to some embodiments, the combustion can be further promoted by mixing the combustion gas having a relatively low temperature in the second region R2 with the high-temperature combustion gas. Therefore, the difference between the temperature of the combustion gas in the second region R2 and the temperature of the combustion gas in the first region R1 can be suppressed, and the generation of carbon monoxide can be suitably suppressed even during the partial load operation of the gas turbine 1.
The respective projected areas of the narrowing parts 71 when viewed from the extension direction of the center axis AX are the projected areas of the narrowing parts 71 when viewed from the direction of the tangent to the center axis AX at the position on the center axis AX that is the position closest to each of the narrowing parts 71, which is the position on the center axis AX.
In the following description, the projected area of the narrowing part 71 when viewed from the extension direction of the center axis AX is also simply referred to as a projected area.
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Accordingly, the combustion gas flowing in the vicinity of the inner wall surface 20i of the combustion cylinder 20 in the second region R2 is easily guided toward the central portion of the combustion cylinder 20, and is easily mixed with the high-temperature combustion gas to promote combustion.
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The higher the protrusion height h2 of the second narrowing part 712 is, the more easily the combustion gas flowing in the vicinity of the inner wall surface 20i of the combustion cylinder 20 is guided toward the central portion of the combustion cylinder 20. However, there is a concern that the flow of the main flow of the combustion gas may be disturbed and the combustion efficiency may be adversely affected.
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Accordingly, the combustion gas flowing in the vicinity of the inner wall surface 20i of the combustion cylinder 20 in the second region R2 is easily guided toward the central portion of the combustion cylinder 20, and is easily mixed with the high-temperature combustion gas to promote combustion.
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As the angle at which the inclined surface 71u is inclined with respect to the inner wall surface 20i becomes larger, the combustion gas flowing in the vicinity of the inner wall surface 20i of the combustion cylinder 20 is more easily guided toward the central portion of the combustion cylinder 20.
By making the angle θ2 at which the inclined surface 71u of at least one of the second narrowing parts 712 is inclined with respect to the inner wall surface 20i greater than the angle θ1 at which the inclined surface 71u of the first narrowing part 711 is inclined with respect to the inner wall surface 20i, the combustion gas flowing in the vicinity of the inner wall surface 20i of the combustion cylinder 20 in the second region R2 is more easily guided toward the central portion of the combustion cylinder 20, and is more easily mixed with the high-temperature combustion gas to promote combustion.
In the combustor 3 according to some embodiments, the angle θ2 at which the inclined surface 71u for at least one of the second narrowing parts 712 is inclined with respect to the inner wall surface 20i may be 50 degrees or more and 85 degrees or less.
As the angle at which the inclined surface 71u is inclined with respect to the inner wall surface 20i becomes larger, the combustion gas flowing in the vicinity of the inner wall surface 20i of the combustion cylinder 20 is more easily guided toward the central portion of the combustion cylinder 20. However, there is a concern that the flow of the main flow of the combustion gas may be disturbed and the combustion efficiency may be adversely affected.
By setting the angle θ2 at which the inclined surface 71u of at least one of the second narrowing parts 712 is inclined with respect to the inner wall surface 20i to 50 degrees or more and 85 degrees or less, the combustion gas flowing in the vicinity of the inner wall surface 20i of the combustion cylinder 20 in the second region R2 can be guided toward the central portion of the combustion cylinder 20 and can be mixed with the high-temperature combustion gas to promote combustion while suppressing the influence on the flow of the main flow of the combustion gas.
The combustor 3 according to some embodiments includes, for example, a plurality of main nozzles 64 disposed at intervals in the circumferential direction in the combustion cylinder 20 (inner cylinder 12), as shown in
In a region between the two main nozzles 64 adjacent to each other in the circumferential direction when viewed from the extension direction of the center axis AX, the temperature of the combustion gas tends to be lower than that in a region overlapping the main nozzle 64 when viewed from the extension direction of the center axis AX.
By disposing at least one of the narrowing parts 71 to be located between the two main nozzles 64 adjacent to each other in the circumferential direction when viewed from the extension direction of the center axis AX, the combustion gas flowing in the vicinity of the inner wall surface 20i of the combustion cylinder 20 at a position where the temperature of the combustion gas tends to be low when viewed from the extension direction of the center axis AX can be guided toward the central portion of the combustion cylinder 20, and can be mixed with the high-temperature combustion gas to promote combustion.
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Accordingly, the combustion gas flowing in the vicinity of the inner wall surface 20i of the combustion cylinder 20 can be guided toward the central portion of the combustion cylinder 20 by the second narrowing part 712 provided at the first position P1 and the second position P2. Therefore, the combustion can be further promoted by mixing the combustion gas flowing in the vicinity of the inner wall surface 20i of the combustion cylinder 20 in the second region R2 with a larger amount of the high-temperature combustion gas.
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As a result of the present inventors having conducted intensive studies, it has been found that when the second narrowing part 712 provided at the second position P2 is different from the second narrowing part 712 provided at the first position P1 in a disposition position in the circumferential direction, the effect of guiding the combustion gas by means of the second narrowing part 712 provided at the second position P2 is enhanced as compared with a case where the second narrowing part 712 provided at the first position P1 and the second narrowing part 712 provided at the second position P2 are disposed at the same disposition position in the circumferential direction.
By making the disposition position of the second narrowing part 712 provided at the second position P2 in the circumferential direction to be different from the disposition position of the second narrowing part 712 provided at the first position P1, the effect of guiding the combustion gas by means of the second narrowing part 712 provided at the second position P2 can be enhanced.
In the combustor 3 according to some embodiments, the combustion cylinder 20 may have a through-hole 23 that is open at a position overlapping the narrowing part 71, that is, at a position overlapping the narrowing part 71 in the axial direction, when viewed from the center axis AX toward the radial outer side.
Accordingly, the air (compressed air) flowing on the outer side of the combustion cylinder 20 can flow toward the narrowing part 71 via the through-hole 23, and the narrowing part 71 exposed to the high-temperature combustion gas can be cooled.
The through-holes 23 may be provided to correspond to all the narrowing parts 71, or may be provided to correspond only to the second narrowing parts 712 in which the projected area of each of the second narrowing parts 712 is larger than that of the first narrowing part 711.
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As described above, by providing the protruding portion 71b that further protrudes to the radial inner side at the end portion 71a on the radial inner side of the narrowing part 71, the number of vortices of the combustion gas generated by guiding the combustion gas flowing in the vicinity of the inner wall surface 20i of the combustion cylinder 20 toward the central portion of the combustion cylinder 20 can be increased, and the combustion gas flowing in the vicinity of the inner wall surface 20i of the combustion cylinder 20 can be more easily mixed with the high-temperature combustion gas and combustion can be promoted.
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The present disclosure is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and also includes a form in which modifications are added to the above-described embodiments or a form in which the embodiments are combined with each other as appropriate.
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For example, contents described in each of the above-described embodiments are understood as follows.
(1) A gas turbine combustor (combustor 3) according to at least one embodiment of the present disclosure includes a combustion cylinder 20 in which a combustion region through which combustion gas generated by combustion of a fuel is allowed to flow is formed on an inner side and that includes an ejection part 20e that is formed at an end portion on a downstream side and that forms an ejection port 20d for the combustion gas; and a plurality of narrowing parts 71 that are provided on an inner wall surface 20i of the combustion cylinder 20 at intervals in a circumferential direction and that protrude toward the inner side of the combustion cylinder 20. A center axis AX of the combustion cylinder 20 includes an upstream center axis (first center axis AX1) extending in a linear shape in an upstream region of the combustion cylinder 20, and extends in a direction different from an extension direction of the upstream center axis (first center axis AX1) in the ejection part 20e. The combustion cylinder 20 which is orthogonal to a virtual flat plane Pv1 that includes the center axis AX extending from the upstream region to the ejection part 20e, and includes a first region R1 and a second region R2 that are divided by a virtual plane Pv2 which includes the center axis AX extending from the upstream region to the ejection part 20e. A straight line L1 obtained by extending the upstream center axis (first center axis AX1) passes through the first region R1 in the ejection part 20e. A total value S2 of projected areas of the narrowing parts 71 (second narrowing parts 712) present in the second region R2 when viewed from the extension direction of the center axis AX is larger than a total value S1 of projected areas of the narrowing parts 71 (first narrowing parts 711) present in the first region R1 when viewed from the extension direction of the center axis AX.
According to the configuration of (1), the total value S2 of the projected areas of the narrowing parts 71 (second narrowing parts 712) present in the second region R 2 when viewed from the extension direction of the center axis AX is set to be larger than the total value S1 of the projected areas of the narrowing parts 71 (first narrowing parts 711) present in the first region R1 when viewed from the extension direction of the center axis AX. In this manner, the combustion gas flowing in the vicinity of the inner wall surface 20i of the combustion cylinder 20 is more easily guided toward the central portion of the combustion cylinder 20 in the second region R2 than in the first region R1. Accordingly, the combustion can be further promoted by mixing the combustion gas having a relatively low temperature in the second region R2 with the high-temperature combustion gas. Therefore, the difference between the temperature of the combustion gas in the second region R2 and the temperature of the combustion gas in the first region R1 can be suppressed, and the generation of carbon monoxide can be suitably suppressed even during the partial load operation of the gas turbine 1.
(2) A gas turbine combustor (combustor 3) according to at least one embodiment of the present disclosure includes a combustion cylinder 20 in which a combustion region through which combustion gas generated by combustion of a fuel is allowed to flow is formed on an inner side and that includes an ejection part 20e that is formed at an end portion on a downstream side and that forms an ejection port 20d for the combustion gas; and a plurality of narrowing parts 71 that are provided on an inner wall surface 20i of the combustion cylinder 20 at intervals in a circumferential direction and that protrude toward the inner side of the combustion cylinder 20. A center axis AX of the combustion cylinder 20 includes an upstream center axis (first center axis AX1) extending in a linear shape in an upstream region of the combustion cylinder 20, and extends in a direction different from an extension direction of the upstream center axis (first center axis AX1) in the ejection part 20e. The combustion cylinder 20 which is orthogonal to a virtual flat plane Pv1 that includes the center axis AX extending from the upstream region to the ejection part 20e, and includes a first region R1 and a second region R2 that are divided by a virtual plane Pv2 which includes the center axis AX extending from the upstream region to the ejection part 20e. A distance traced along the inner wall surface 20i in the virtual flat plane Pv1 from a position corresponding to a reference position on the upstream center axis (first center axis AX1) to the ejection port 20d is shorter in the second region R2 than in the first region R1. A total value S2 of projected areas of the narrowing parts 71 (second narrowing parts 712) present in the second region R2 when viewed from the extension direction of the center axis AX is larger than a total value S1 of projected areas of the narrowing parts 71 (first narrowing parts 711) present in the first region R1 when viewed from the extension direction of the center axis AX.
According to the configuration of (2), the total value S2 of the projected areas of the narrowing parts 71 (second narrowing parts 712) present in the second region R 2 when viewed from the extension direction of the center axis AX is set to be larger than the total value S1 of the projected areas of the narrowing parts 71 (first narrowing parts 711) present in the first region R1 when viewed from the extension direction of the center axis AX. In this manner, the combustion gas flowing in the vicinity of the inner wall surface 20i of the combustion cylinder 20 is more easily guided toward the central portion of the combustion cylinder 20 in the second region R2 than in the first region R1. Accordingly, the combustion can be further promoted by mixing the combustion gas having a relatively low temperature in the second region R2 with the high-temperature combustion gas. Therefore, the difference between the temperature of the combustion gas in the second region R2 and the temperature of the combustion gas in the first region R1 can be suppressed, and the generation of carbon monoxide can be suitably suppressed even during the partial load operation of the gas turbine 1.
(3) In some embodiments, in the configuration of (1) or (2), a height (protrusion height h2) of at least one of the narrowing part 71 (second narrowing part 712) present in the second region R2 in a radial direction of the combustion cylinder 20 may be higher than a height (protrusion height h1) of the narrowing part 71 (first narrowing part 711) present in the first region R1 in the radial direction.
According to the configuration of (3), the combustion gas flowing in the vicinity of the inner wall surface 20i of the combustion cylinder 20 in the second region R2 is easily guided toward the central portion of the combustion cylinder 20, and is easily mixed with the high-temperature combustion gas to promote combustion.
(4) In some embodiments, in the configuration of (3), the height (protrusion height h2) of at least one of the narrowing parts 71 (second narrowing part 712) present in the second region R2 in the radial direction of the combustion cylinder 20 may be 1.5 times or more and 3.0 times or less the height (protrusion height h1) of the narrowing part 71 (first narrowing part 711) present in the first region R1 in the radial direction.
The higher the height (protrusion height h2) of the narrowing part 71 (second narrowing part 712) present in the second region R2 in the radial direction is, the more easily the combustion gas flowing in the vicinity of the inner wall surface 20i of the combustion cylinder 20 is guided toward the central portion of the combustion cylinder 20. However, there is a concern that the flow of the main flow of the combustion gas may be disturbed and the combustion efficiency may be adversely affected.
According to the configuration of (4), the combustion gas flowing in the vicinity of the inner wall surface 20i of the combustion cylinder 20 in the second region R2 can be guided toward the central portion of the combustion cylinder 20 and can be mixed with the high-temperature combustion gas to promote the combustion while suppressing the influence on the flow of the main flow of the combustion gas.
(5) In some embodiments, in any one of the configurations of (1) to (4), a width w2 of at least one of the narrowing parts 71 (second narrowing part 712) present in the second region R2 in the circumferential direction of the combustion cylinder 20 may be larger than a width w1 of the narrowing part 71 (first narrowing part 711) present in the first region R1 in the circumferential direction.
According to the configuration of (5), the combustion gas flowing in the vicinity of the inner wall surface 20i of the combustion cylinder 20 in the second region R2 is easily guided toward the central portion of the combustion cylinder 20, and is easily mixed with the high-temperature combustion gas to promote combustion.
(6) In some embodiments, in any one of the configurations of (1) to (5), a surf ace (inclined surface 71u) of the narrowing part 71 on an upstream side may be an inclined surface 71u that is inclined to approach the center axis AX while moving toward the downstream side of the combustion cylinder 20. An angle θ2 at which the inclined surface 71u for at least one of the narrowing parts 71 (second narrowing parts 712) present in the second region R2 is inclined with respect to the inner wall surface 20i may be larger than an angle θ1 at which the inclined surface 71u for the narrowing part 71 (first narrowing part 711) present in the first region R1 is inclined with respect to the inner wall surface 20i.
As the angle at which the inclined surface 71u is inclined with respect to the inner wall surface 20i becomes larger, the combustion gas flowing in the vicinity of the inner wall surface 20i of the combustion cylinder 20 is more easily guided toward the central portion of the combustion cylinder 20.
According to the configuration of (6), the combustion gas flowing in the vicinity of the inner wall surface 20i of the combustion cylinder 20 in the second region R2 is easily guided toward the central portion of the combustion cylinder 20, and is easily mixed with the high-temperature combustion gas to promote combustion.
(7) In some embodiments, in the configuration of (6), the angle θ2 at which the inclined surface 71u for at least one of the narrowing parts 71 (second narrowing parts 712) present in the second region R2 is inclined with respect to the inner wall surface 20i may be 50 degrees or more and 85 degrees or less.
As the angle at which the inclined surface 71u is inclined with respect to the inner wall surface 20i becomes larger, the combustion gas flowing in the vicinity of the inner wall surface 20i of the combustion cylinder 20 is more easily guided toward the central portion of the combustion cylinder 20. However, there is a concern that the flow of the main flow of the combustion gas may be disturbed and the combustion efficiency may be adversely affected.
According to the configuration of (7), the combustion gas flowing in the vicinity of the inner wall surface 20i of the combustion cylinder 20 in the second region R2 can be guided toward the central portion of the combustion cylinder 20 and can be mixed with the high-temperature combustion gas to promote the combustion while suppressing the influence on the flow of the main flow of the combustion gas.
(8) In some embodiments, in any one of the configurations (1) to (7), a plurality of fuel nozzles (main nozzles 64) may be disposed in the combustion cylinder 20 at intervals in the circumferential direction of the combustion cylinder 20. At least one of the narrowing parts 71 is located between two of the fuel nozzles (main nozzles 64) adjacent to each other in the circumferential direction when viewed from the extension direction of the center axis AX.
According to the configuration of (8), the combustion gas flowing in the vicinity of the inner wall surface 20i of the combustion cylinder 20 at a position where the temperature of the combustion gas tends to be low when viewed from the extension direction of the center axis AX can be guided toward the central portion of the combustion cylinder 20, and can be mixed with the high-temperature combustion gas to promote combustion.
(9) In some embodiments, in any one of the configurations of (1) to (8), the narrowing parts 71 (second narrowing parts 712) present in the second region R2 may be provided at a first position P1 along the center axis AX and at a second position P2 in which a position along the center axis AX is different from the first position P1.
According to the configuration of (9), the combustion gas flowing in the vicinity of the inner wall surface 20i of the combustion cylinder 20 can be guided toward the central portion of the combustion cylinder 20 by the narrowing part 71 (the second narrowing part 712) provided at the first position P1 and the second position P2. Therefore, the combustion can be further promoted by mixing the combustion gas flowing in the vicinity of the inner wall surface 20i of the combustion cylinder 20 in the second region R2 with a larger amount of the high-temperature combustion gas.
(10) In some embodiments, in the configuration of (9), the combustion cylinder 20 may include a first combustion cylinder (inner cylinder 12) and a second combustion cylinder (transition piece 14) disposed on a downstream side of the first combustion cylinder 20. The first position P1 may be a position in the first combustion cylinder (inner cylinder 12). The second position P2 may be a position in the second combustion cylinder (transition piece 14).
In some cases, cooling air is introduced from a connecting portion between the first combustion cylinder (inner cylinder 12) and the second combustion cylinder (transition piece 14). In such a case, a decrease in the temperature of the combustion gas can be suppressed in the region on the downstream side of the second position P2 when the narrowing part 71 (the second narrowing part 712) is provided on the inner wall surface 14i of the second combustion cylinder (the transition piece 14).
According to the configuration of (10), a decrease in the temperature of the combustion gas can be suppressed in the region on the downstream side of the second position P2.
(11) In some embodiments, in the configuration of (9) or (10), among the narrowing parts 71 (second narrowing parts 712) present in the second region R2, the narrowing part 71 (second narrowing part 712) provided at the second position P2 may be disposed at a position different in the circumferential direction from a position of the narrowing part 71 (second narrowing part 712) provided at the first position P1 among the narrowing parts 71 (second narrowing parts 712) present in the second region R2.
According to the configuration of (11), the effect of guiding the combustion gas by means of the narrowing part 71 (second narrowing part 712) provided at the second position P2 can be enhanced.
(12) In some embodiments, in any one of the configurations of (1) to (11), the combustion cylinder 20 may have a through-hole 23 that is open at a position overlapping the narrowing part 71 when viewed from the center axis AX toward a radial outer side.
According to the configuration of (12), the air (compressed air) flowing on the outer side of the combustion cylinder 20 can flow toward the narrowing part 71 via the through-hole 23, and the narrowing part 71 exposed to the high-temperature combustion gas can be cooled.
(13) A gas turbine 1 according to at least one embodiment of the present disclosure includes a compressor 2 that generates compressed air; the gas turbine combustor (combustor 3) according to any one of (1) to (12); and a turbine 4 that is rotationally driven by combustion gas generated by the gas turbine combustor (combustor 3).
According to the configuration of (13), the combustion can be further promoted by mixing the combustion gas having a relatively low temperature in the second region R2 with the high-temperature combustion gas. Therefore, the difference between the temperature of the combustion gas in the second region R2 and the temperature of the combustion gas in the first region R1 can be suppressed, and the generation of carbon monoxide can be suitably suppressed even during the partial load operation of the gas turbine 1.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-039453 | Mar 2022 | JP | national |
| Filing Document | Filing Date | Country | Kind |
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| PCT/JP2023/008476 | 3/7/2023 | WO |
