The present invention relates to a compressor for a turbine and particularly relates to a stator blade airfoil profile for the compressor blades, particularly the eleventh stage blades.
The hot gas path of a turbine requires compressor airfoil stator blade profiles that meet system requirements of efficiency and loading. The airfoil shape of the compressor stator blades must optimize the interaction between other stages in the compressor, provide for aerodynamic efficiency and optimize aeromechanic life objectives. Accordingly, there is a need for a stator blade airfoil profile which optimizes these objectives.
In a example embodiment of the invention, there is provided a stator blade for a compressor having an airfoil, the airfoil having an uncoated nominal profile substantially in accordance with Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y and Z set forth in inches in Table I wherein the Z coordinate values are perpendicular distances from planes normal to a radius from the compressor centerline and containing the X and Y values with the Z value commencing at zero in the X, Y plane at a radial aerodynamic section of the airfoil and X and Y are coordinate values which, when connected by smooth continuing arcs, refine the airfoil profile at each distance Z, the profiles at the Z distances being joined smoothly with one another to form the complete airfoil shape.
In another example embodiment of the invention, there is provided a stator blade for a compressor having an airfoil, the airfoil having an uncoated nominal airfoil profile substantially in accordance with Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y and Z set forth in inches in Table I, wherein the Z coordinate values are perpendicular distances from planes normal to a radius from the compressor centerline and containing the X and Y values with the Z values commencing at zero in the X, Y plane at a radial aerodynamic section of the airfoil and X and Y are coordinate values which, when connected by smooth continuing arcs, define the airfoil profile at each distance Z, the profiles at the Z distances being joined smoothly with one another to form the complete airfoil profile, the X, Y and Z values being scaled as a function of the same constant or number to provide a scaled-up or scaled-down compressor airfoil.
In a further example embodiment of the invention, there is provided a compressor comprising a plurality of stator blades forming a portion of a compressor stage, the airfoil having an uncoated nominal profile substantially in accordance with Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y and Z set forth in inches in Table I, wherein the Z coordinate values are perpendicular distances from planes normal to a radius from the compressor centerline and containing the X and Y values with the Z values commencing at zero in the X, Y plane at a radial aerodynamic section of the airfoil and X and Y are coordinate values which, when connected by smooth continuing arcs, define the airfoil profile at each distance Z, the profiles at the Z distances being joined smoothly with one another to form the complete airfoil shape.
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The X axis lies parallel to the compressor rotor centerline, i.e., the rotary axis. By defining X and Y coordinate values at selected locations in a Z direction normal to the X, Y plane, the profile of airfoil 20 can be ascertained. By connecting the X and Y values with smooth continuing arcs, each profile section at each distance Z is fixed. The surface profiles at the various surface locations between the distances Z are connected smoothly to one another to form the airfoil. The tabular values given in Table I below are in inches and represent airfoil profiles at ambient, non-operating or non-hot conditions and are for an uncoated airfoil. The sign convention assigns a positive value Z in a radially inward direction and positive and negative values for the X and Y coordinate values as typically used in Cartesian coordinate systems.
The 1232 points in Table I, below, are a nominal cold or room temperature profile for each cross section of the airfoil. As the airfoil heats up in service, stress and temperature will cause a change in XYZ's. As noted, the values for the profile given in Table I, below, are for a nominal airfoil. There are typical manufacturing tolerances, as well as coatings which must be accounted for in the actual profile of the airfoil. It will therefore be appreciated that typical manufacturing tolerances, i.e., ± values and coating thicknesses are additive to or subtractive from the X, Y values given in Table I below. A profile is the range of the variation between measured points on an airfoil surface and their ideal position listed in Table I below. The actual profile on a manufactured blade may be different than those in Table I and the design is robust to this variation, meaning that mechanical and aerodynamic function is not impaired. In this regard, a distance of ±0.100 inches in a direction normal to any surface location along the airfoil profile, defines an airfoil profile envelope for this particular airfoil design and compressor.
The coordinate values given in Table I below are in inches and provide the nominal profile envelope. In an example embodiment, the vane airfoil profiles given in Table I are for the eleventh stage blades of the compressor.
It will also be appreciated that the airfoil disclosed in the above table may be scaled up or down geometrically for use in other similar compressor designs. Consequently, the coordinate values set forth in Table I may be scaled upwardly or downwardly such that the airfoil profile shape remains unchanged. A scaled version of the coordinates in Table I would be represented by X, Y and Z coordinate values multiplied or divided by the same constant or number.
While the invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be the most practical and preferred embodiment(s), it is to be understood that the invention is not to be limited to the disclosed embodiment, but on the contrary, is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.
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