The present invention relates to the field of thermal machines, in particular, gas turbines.
Gas turbines, as are described for example in printed publication DE-A1-196 19 438, in the turbine section have a rotor which is provided with rotor blade rows and is concentrically enclosed at a distance by a casing. Rings are formed on the casing and carry stator blades which, in common with the rotor blades on the rotor, extend into the hot gas passage which is formed between rotor and casing. Stator blade rows and rotor blade rows alternate in the axial direction or in the direction of the hot gas flow. Heat shield segments, which the rotor blades move past by their blade tips, and which are supplied with cooling air or another cooling medium from an annular cavity which encompasses the heat shield segments, are arranged in a circumferentially distributed manner between adjacent stator blade rows towards the outer limit of the hot gas passage. For cooling, an impingement cooling method, for example, is used, in which the cooling medium, through repeatedly applied openings in an impingement cooling plate, impinges upon the inner side of the wall, which delimits the hot gas passage, of the heat shield segment.
The heat shield segments (“heat shields”) behind the front-stage stator blades of the turbine are exposed to high heat-flow loads. In the region where the rotor blades rotate past, high heat-flow loads occur. High heat-flow loads also occur in the region of the stator blade wake. Wake pressure waves, which are associated with the wake, reduce the pressure margin (back flow margin BFM), i.e. the available pressure difference between hot gas passage and annular cavity, with regard to a hot-gas intrusion.
A “failsafe design” with regard to rubbing (rubbing cracks), loss of sealing (inter heat shield feather seals), part load, ambient conditions (off-ISO design), damage as a result of impact (FOD, i.e. foreign-object damage) and manufacturing tolerances, require an appreciable margin regarding BFM, which at ISO full-load conditions has a negative effect upon the performance.
The number of stator blades in the ring, in the case of conventional solutions, is independent of the number of associated heat shield segments. The number of parts is minimized as far as possible. Since the thermal and mechanical loads of the stator blades are higher, a larger number of stator blades are required in comparison to the number of heat shield segments.
The present disclosure is directed to a gas turbine including a rotor that is rotatable around an axis and equipped with rotor blades. The rotor is concentrically enclosed at a distance by a casing. The casing is equipped with stator blades, forming an annular hot gas passage. Rings including the stator blades and the rotor blades are arranged in an alternating manner in an axial direction. Between adjacent stator blades heat shield segments are arranged, which delimit the hot gas passage on its outside in a region of the rotor blades and are cooled by impingement cooling where a cooling medium from an outer annular cavity flows into the heat shield segment. The number of heat shield segments and adjacent stator blades in the rings is the same.
The invention shall subsequently be explained in more detail based on exemplary embodiments in conjunction with the drawing. All elements which are not essential for the direct understanding of the invention have been omitted. Like elements are provided with the same designations in the various figures. The flow direction of the media is indicated by arrows. In the drawing
Introduction to the Embodiments
The invention provides a remedy for the above-noted drawbacks. It is therefore the object of the invention to create a gas turbine with impingement-cooled heat shield segments which avoids the disadvantages of known solutions and in particular to reduce the consumption of cooling medium.
The object is achieved by means of the entirety of the features of claim 1. It is preferable that the number of heat shield segments and adjacent stator blades in the rings is the same. As a result of this, maximum occurring loads can be addressed locally, i.e. by means of local cooling. Margins and overall consumption of cooling medium can be appreciably reduced. This allows higher temperatures and a lower cooling medium requirement for a better performance and also flatter temperature profiles for lower emissions.
In one embodiment, two impingement cooling cavities, into which flows the cooling medium from the annular cavity, are arranged in each case in the heat shield segment in series in the axial direction, in that the downstream-disposed impingement cooling cavity is separated from the annular cavity and both annular cavities are exposed to admission of the cooling medium at the same pressure, wherein the heat shield segments in each case have a middle, hook-like fastening element, the two impingement cooling cavities are separated from each other by means of the middle fastening element, and the downstream-disposed impingement cooling cavity is separated from the annular cavity by means of a cover plate which is arranged between the impingement cooling cavity and the annular cavity.
In another embodiment, a multiplicity of pillars are arranged in a distributed manner in the impingement cooling cavities for increasing the transfer of heat, wherein the multiplicity of pillars comprise spacers for the impingement cooling plates and cooling pins for increasing the transfer of heat between cooling medium and heat shield segment, and wherein the pillars are accommodated in the impingement cooling cavities in arrangements which are regular at least in sections, and the spacers and cooling pins are arranged in a staggered manner in relation to each other.
In a further embodiment, the heat shield segments have a leading edge, a trailing edge and two side sections in each case with regard to the flow of the hot gas, and in that for film cooling of the edges and side sections of the heat shield segment, provision is made for cooling holes which, extending from the impingement cooling cavities, pass through the heat shield segment to all sides and terminate in the outer space. In particular, the cooling holes which terminate on the oppositely disposed side sections of the heat shield segment are arranged in this case in a staggered manner in relation to each other so that the discharging cooling medium in adjoining heat shield segments is not mutually impeded at the outlet.
Furthermore, it is advantageous if for unimpeded discharging of the cooling medium the cooling holes at the leading edge and in the side sections terminate in a set-back manner in a recess, and if the cooling holes in the region of the corners of the heat shield segment are formed in a flared manner for improved cooling of the edge regions.
In another embodiment, each heat shield segment and the associated upstream-disposed stator blade are positioned relative to each other in the circumferential direction so that the wake pressure wave which is created by the stator blade can be compensated by a means of a corresponding arrangement and supply of the cooling holes in question, wherein the cooling holes lying in the region of the wake pressure wave above the impingement cooling plates lead into the impingement cooling cavities.
Detailed Description
In
In the simple case of
In the case of the sequential impingement cooling scheme of
In the case of the counterflow-impingement cooling scheme of
In
For improving the cooling of the heat shield segment 11, provision is preferably made for film cooling for the leading edge LE, the trailing edge TE and the side sections SW according to
In the leading edge section LE and in the side section SW, the cooling holes 20, 20′ and 25, 26 are arranged on the end faces in a set-back manner by means of corresponding recesses 22, 23 and 24 so that when the component makes contact with the adjacent component the air can still discharge without being impeded. The cooling holes 19′, 20′ are flared in the region of the corners of the heat shield segment 11 (flared cooling holes) in order to optimally cool the edge regions.
The impingement cooling can be further improved if according to
In the region behind the previous stator blade V1, where the wake in the form of a wake pressure wave 31 moves over the heat shield segment 11, specifically over the leading edge LE and the side edge SW (
In particular, by projecting or setting back the components 11, V1 in the parting plane in relation to each other, the wake pressure wave 31 is positioned on the heat shield segment 11 (displacement arrows in
The size of the impingement cooling cavities 17, 18 is selected so that optimum cooling occurs. The heat shield segment 11 is preferably provided with a ceramic thermal barrier coating (TBC), wherein different thicknesses and tolerances are selected in the regions upstream of the rotating-past of the rotor blade B1 and at the place where the rotor blade B1 moves past. For the region upstream of the rotating-past of the rotor blade B1, large thicknesses of the thermal barrier coating are selected in order to reduce the wake effect, and for the region where the rotor blade B1 moves past, however, small manufacturing tolerances are selected in order to minimize performance losses.
The cooling holes 19, 19′ 20, 20′, 25, 26 are positioned as close as possible to the hot gas in the hot gas passage 29. Manufacturing tolerances and global wall thicknesses are subject to minimum criteria for rubbing and oxidation. Therefore, locally, where the cooling holes lead into the impingement cooling cavities, the wall thickness is preferably reduced by means of a slot 32 (
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This application is a continuation of International Application No. PCT/EP2009/058895 filed Jul. 13, 2009, which claims priority to Swiss Patent Application No. 01146/08, filed Jul. 22, 2008, the entire contents of all of which are incorporated by reference as if fully set forth.
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