The present invention relates to a turbine rotor blade assembly.
A steam turbine that converts heat energy generated by, for example, thermal power into mechanical energy through working gas has been operated. The steam turbine includes a stator blade and a rotor blade inside a chamber. As the rotor blade, a plurality of ISBs (Integral Shroud Blades) provided on an outer periphery of a rotor disc are coupled to one another (e.g., Patent Literature 1 and Patent Literature 2). The rotor blade configured by the ISBs (hereinafter, ISB rotor blade) contributes to improvement of vibration-resistance strength of the rotor blade through the coupling of the blades.
The ISB rotor blade includes platforms, blade roots that extend from the respective platforms to an inside of the rotor disc in a radial direction and are fixed to the rotor disc by implantation, profiles that extend outward in the radial direction from the respective platforms, and shrouds provided at respective front ends of the profiles.
The ISB rotor blade achieves the coupling with use of centrifugal force loaded during operation of the steam turbine. In other words, the rotor blades are inclined in a predetermined direction during assembly, whereas the rotor blades rise by the centrifugal force loaded during the operation, and the shrouds are simulatively configured as an integrated structure with use of contact reactive force that is generated by strong contact of the shrouds adjacent to each other. In the ISB rotor blade, a pitch in a circumferential direction of each of the shrouds in an inclined state can be set larger than that in a rising state. Accordingly, in a case where an increased amount of the pitch obtained geometrically is larger than a separation amount of contact surfaces of the shrouds adjacent to each other of the ISB rotor blade due to the centrifugal force and heat during rotation, the contact surfaces are not separated from each other and maintain the coupled state during the rotation.
Patent Literature 1: JP 2001-200703 A
Patent Literature 2: JP 2002-349204 A
The above-described rising function of the turbine rotor blades is based on the premise that the centrifugal force sufficient to cause rising acts on the turbine rotor blades. The centrifugal force acting on the turbine rotor blades is proportional to angular velocity ω (or square of angular velocity ω) of the turbine rotor blades. If the number of rotations (or rotation speed) of the turbine rotor blades is low, the turbine rotor blades cannot rise to a degree achieving the coupling.
Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a turbine rotor blade assembly in which the turbine rotor blades easily rise even at low-speed rotation.
The present invention relates to a turbine rotor blade assembly in which a plurality of turbine rotor blades are provided in a circumferential direction of a turbine disc, and the plurality of turbine rotor blades are inclined in a predetermined direction during assembly whereas the plurality of turbine rotor blades rise during rotation operation.
Each of the turbine rotor blades according to the present invention includes a platform including a blade root implanted in a blade groove provided on an outer peripheral surface of the turbine disc, a profile rising from the platform, and a shroud provided at a front end of the profile.
In each of the turbine rotor blades according to the present invention, values A, CF, T, and L are set to satisfy the following expression in two-dimensional coordinates illustrated in accompanying
1.2×105≤(A×CF)/(T×L)≤17×105,
where A is an arm length [mm] of each of the turbine rotor blades, CF is centrifugal force [kgf] occurring on each of the turbine rotor blades, T is a thickness [mm] of each of the shrouds, and L is a lap amount [mm] of the shrouds adjacent to each other.
In the turbine rotor blade assembly according to the present invention, the values A, CF, T, and L are preferably set to satisfy the following expression in two-dimensional coordinates illustrated in accompanying
T≤8.3×10−6×(A×CF/L) and T≤0.6×10−6×(A×CF/L).
The present invention is effective to the turbine rotor blade assembly performing low-speed rotation in which the turbine rotor blades are operated at the number of rotations of 4000 rpm to 8000 rpm.
Further, the present invention is effective to the turbine rotor blade assembly in which the profile of each of the turbine rotor blades has a height of 20 mm to 80 mm, that is short in blade length.
This is because both turbine rotor blade assemblies are classified into a kind in which the turbine rotor blades are difficult to rise.
In the present invention, a gravity center of each of the profiles is preferably offset from a center of the corresponding blade root to rear side or front side to which the turbine rotor blades are inclined during the assembly.
In the turbine rotor blade assembly according to the present invention, the values A, CF, T, and L are preferably set to satisfy the following expression in the two-dimensional coordinates illustrated in
2.3×105≤(A×CF)/(T×L)≤10.6×105.
Further, the values A, CF, T, and L are more preferably set to satisfy the following expression,
3.0×105≤(A×CF)/(T×L)≤5.0×105.
In the turbine rotor blade assembly according to the present invention, the values A, CF, T, and L are preferably set to satisfy the following expression in the two-dimensional coordinates illustrated in
T≤4.3×10−6×(A×CF/L) and T≥0.9×10−6×(A×CF/L).
Further, the values A, CF, T, and L are more preferably set to satisfy the following expression,
T≤3.3×10−6×(A×CF/L) and T≥2.0×10−6×(A×CF/L).
According to the present invention, the values A, CF, T, and L are set to satisfy the following expression in the two-dimensional coordinates illustrated in
1.2×105≤(A×CF)/(T×L)≤17×105,
and further, the values A, CF, T, and L are set to satisfy the following expression in the two-dimensional coordinates illustrated in
T≤8.3×10−6×(A×CF/L) and T≥0.6×10−6×(A×CF/L),
where, in (A×CF)/(T×L), A is the arm length [mm] of each of the turbine rotor blades, CF is the centrifugal force [kgf] occurring on each of the turbine rotor blades, T is the thickness [mm] of each of the shrouds, and L is the lap amount [mm] of the shrouds adjacent to each other. This makes it possible to provide the turbine rotor blade assembly in which the turbine rotor blades can rise even at the low-speed rotation.
An embodiment of the present invention is described below with reference to accompanying drawings.
As illustrated in
Each of the turbine rotor blades 10 includes a platform 11, a profile 13, and a shroud 14. The platform 11 includes a blade root 12 that is implanted in the corresponding blade groove 31 of the turbine disc 30, thereby being fixed to the turbine disc 30. The profile 13 rises from the platform 11 on side opposite to the side provided with the blade root 12. The shroud 14 is provided at a front end of the profile 13. In each of the turbine rotor blades 10, the platform 11, the blade root 12, the profile 13, and the shroud 14 may be integrally formed, or for example, the shroud 14 separately fabricated may be joined to the platform 11, the blade root 12, and the profile 13 that are integrally formed.
[Platform 11]
Each of the platforms 11 is a member having a substantially rectangular outer shape in a planar view. The blade roots 12 extend from rear surfaces of the respective platforms 11 toward a center in a radial direction while the turbine rotor blades 10 are assembled to the turbine disc 30. Each of the blade roots 12 according to the present embodiment includes teeth 12A, 12B, and 12C in three stages from a root communicating with the corresponding platform 11 toward a front end. The first tooth 12A, the second tooth 12B, and the third tooth 12C protrude toward both sides in the circumferential direction C of the turbine disc 30. Further, a first tooth groove 12D that is recessed from the platform 11 and the first tooth 12A is provided therebetween, a second tooth groove 12E that is recessed from the first tooth 12A and the second tooth 12B is provided therebetween, and a third tooth groove 12F that is recessed from the second tooth 12B and the third tooth 12C is provided therebetween. Each of the blade grooves 31 of the turbine disc 30 is formed in a shape engaging with the first tooth 12A, the second tooth 12B, and the third tooth 12C as well as the first tooth groove 12D, the second tooth groove 12E, and the third tooth groove 12F.
As illustrated in
When the blade roots 12 of the turbine rotor blades 10 are implanted in the respective blade grooves 31 of the turbine disc 30, the turbine rotor blades 10 are inclined by an inclination angle θ as illustrated in
[Profile 13]
As illustrated in
[Shroud 14]
As illustrated in
[Operation of Turbine Rotor Blade 10]
When the turbine rotor blade assembly 1 is assembled, the turbine rotor blade 10 is inclined by the predetermined inclination angle θ as illustrated in
When the turbine rotor blade assembly 1 rotates, rotational moment M occurs from the rear sides 13B toward the front sides 13A of the turbine rotor blades 10 because of a centrifugal force generated on the turbine rotor blade assembly 1. As a result, the turbine rotor blade assembly 1 shifts from the inclined state to a rising state illustrated in
In the turbine rotor blades 10, a pitch P1 (
The rising function of the turbine rotor blades 10 during the operation is based on the premise that centrifugal force necessary for rising of the turbine rotor blades 10 acts on the turbine rotor blades 10. Centrifugal force CF acting on the turbine rotor blades 10 is increased or decreased from a general formula of the centrifugal force (F=m·r·ω2), depending on the number of rotations (or rotation speed) of the turbine rotor blades 10. Accordingly, when the number of rotations of the turbine rotor blades 10 is low, the turbine rotor blades 10 cannot rise to a degree enough to coupling in some cases even in the same turbine rotor blades 10. Therefore, in the present embodiment, a new condition of the turbine rotor blades 10 that has not existed before and enables the turbine rotor blades 10 to easily rise even at the low-speed rotation is set.
To enable the turbine rotor blades 10 to easily rise even at the low-speed rotation, the following two elements are considered in the present embodiment, with reference to
(1) Thickness T of Shroud 14
When the turbine rotor blades 10 rise, the shrouds 14 of the turbine rotor blades 10 adjacent to each other come into contact with each other. The contact is a requirement necessary for coupling of the blades; however, the contact inhibits the turbine rotor blades 10 from rising to a degree necessary for the coupling. If the shrouds 14 are easily elastically deformable when the shrouds 14 are in contact with each other, the turbine rotor blades 10 can easily rise. Accordingly, to reduce rigidity of each of the shrouds 14, it is necessary to keep in mind reduction of a thickness T of each of the shrouds 14.
(2) Rising Moment M of Turbine Rotor Blades 10
When the turbine rotor blades 10 receive the centrifugal force CF, the turbine rotor blades 10 attempt to rise because the moment M acts. Therefore, if the rising moment M is increased, the turbine rotor blades 10 easily rise even at the low-speed rotation.
If the rising of the turbine rotor blades 10 is insufficient, partial contact occurs on the blade roots 12 of the turbine rotor blades 10. The partial contact is a phenomenon in which one of the front side 13A and the rear side 13B of each of the blade roots 12 implanted in the blade grooves 31 comes into strong contact with a wall surface of the corresponding blade groove 31 more than the other side during the operation of turbine rotor blade assembly 1. When the turbine rotor blade assembly 1 continues to operate while the partial contact occurs, the tooth grooves 12D to 12F may be cracked.
In accordance with the examination of the present inventors, the partial contact phenomenon can be recognized from balance of the contact force occurring on the front side 13A and the contact force occurring on the rear side 13B of each of the blade roots 12. In other words, the turbine rotor blades 10 easily rise even at the low-speed rotation as a ratio (hereinafter, contact force ratio) of the contact force occurring on the front side 13A and the contact force occurring on the rear side 13B is closer to one. The partial contact phenomenon is described with reference to
The turbine rotor blades 10 used in the simulation insufficiently rose. The stress determined by the simulation is an average value of main stress occurring in a width direction W of each of the first tooth groove 12D, the second tooth groove 12E, and the third tooth groove 12F of one blade root 12 illustrated in
In
Note that, in
Therefore, the inventors examined a guideline to bring the contact force ratio closer to one by taking into consideration the thickness T of each of the shrouds 14 and the rising moment M. As a result, the inventors found out that the contact force ratio can be balanced by the following expression (1) while considering the thickness T of each of the shroud 14 and an arm length A. Note that parts A, CF, and T of each of the turbine rotor blades 10 in the expression (1) are as illustrated in
(A×CF)/(T×L) (1)
where A is the arm length [mm] of each of the turbine rotor blades 10, CF is the centrifugal force [kgf] acting on each of the turbine rotor blades 10, T is the thickness [mm] of each of the shrouds 14, and L is the lap amount [mm] of the shrouds adjacent to each other.
The expression (1) is described below.
A term A×CF that is a numerator is first described.
In the expression (1), the arm length A is a distance from a rotation center C3 to a gravity center G of each of the turbine rotor blades 10, and CF is centrifugal force acting on each of the turbine rotor blades 10. Accordingly, in the expression (1), the term A×CF determines the rising moment M, and is referred to as a moment term in the following. The rotation center C3 of each of the turbine rotor blades 10 is a rotation center when each of the turbine rotor blades 10 receives the centrifugal force CF, thereby rising. The rotation center C3 is determined by design of the turbine rotor blade assembly 1.
Note that the centrifugal force CF can be determined from the following expression (2),
CF={M·R·(2π·N/60)2}/G (2)
where CF is the centrifugal force [kgf] acting on each of the turbine rotor blades 10, M is a mass [kg] of each of the turbine rotor blades 10, R is a rotation radius [m] of each of the turbine rotor blades 10, N is the number of rotations [rpm] of each of the turbine rotor blades 10, and G is gravity acceleration [m/s2].
Next, the term T×L that is a denominator is described.
In the expression (1), T is the thickness of each of the shrouds 14, and L is the lap amount of the shrouds 14 adjacent to each other. Accordingly, in the expression (1), the term T×L determines the contact reactive force F of the shrouds 14 adjacent to each other, and is referred to as a contact force term in the following.
Further, the inventors found out from the examination that a ratio of the contact reactive force F(13A) of the front side 13A to the contact reactive force F(13B) of the rear side 13B of each of the blade roots 12 (hereinafter, contact force ratio α/β) significantly correlates with the result obtained from the expression (1).
As illustrated in
1.2×105≤(A×CF)/(T×L)≤17×105 Condition 1-1
2.3×105≤(A×CF)/(T×L)≤10.6×105 Condition 1-2
3.0×105≤(A×CF)/(T×L)≤5.0×105 Condition 1-3
When the arm length A, the centrifugal force CF, the shroud thickness T, and the lap amount L satisfy any of the above-described conditions, it is possible to reduce the difference of the stress occurring on each of the blade roots 12 between the front side 13A and the rear side 13B as illustrated in
Here, as illustrated in
Next, the present inventors found out that, in order to settle the contact force ratio α/β within the range of 0.4 to 2.5, it is sufficient to determine relationship of the shroud thickness T, the arm length A, the centrifugal force CF acting on each of the turbine rotor blades 10, and the lap amount L.
As illustrated in
T≤8.3×10−6×(A×CF/L) and T≥0.6×10−6×(A×CF/L) Condition 2-1
T≤4.3×10−6×(A×CF/L) and T≥0.9×10−6×(A×CF/L) Condition 2-2
T≤3.3×10−6×(A×CF/L) and T≥2.0×10−6×(A×CF/L) Condition 2-3
The present embodiment is particularly suitable to the turbine rotor blades 10 each having a short blade length. As obvious from the expression (2), the centrifugal force CF becomes large as the blade length of each of the turbine rotor blades 10 is larger, and in contrast, the centrifugal force CF becomes small as the blade length of each of the turbine rotor blades 10 is smaller. Therefore, when the blade length is small, the turbine rotor blades 10 is difficult to rise during the operation. More specifically, the present embodiment is preferably applied to the turbine rotor blades 10 in which the profiles each have the short height of 20 mm to 80 mm, and further, is preferably applied to the turbine rotor blades 10 in which the profiles each have the short height of 30 mm to 60 mm.
As illustrated in
Note that, in the case of the present embodiment, the gravity center G of each of the profiles 13 is offset toward the rear side 13B because the turbine rotor blades 10 are assembled while being inclined toward the rear side 13B; however, the gravity center G of each of the profiles 13 is offset toward the front side 13A in order to assemble the turbine rotor blades 10 while the turbine rotor blades 10 are inclined toward the front side 13A. In other words, in the present invention, it is sufficient to offset the gravity center G of each of the profiles 13 from the center line C2 of the corresponding blade root 12 to the rear side 13B or the front side 13A to which the turbine rotor blades 10 are inclined during the assembly.
Although the preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the configurations described in the above-described embodiment may be selected or appropriately modified without departing from the scope of the present invention.
For example, the shapes of the platforms 11, the blade roots 12, the profiles 13, and the shrouds 14 are mere examples. For example, each of the blade roots 12 according to the present embodiment includes three teeth, namely, the first tooth 12A, the second tooth 12B, and the third tooth 12C; however, the present invention is applicable to the turbine rotor blades including blade roots that each include two or less teeth or four or more teeth. Further, for example, the planar shape of each of the shrouds 14 is not limited to a simple rectangular shape, and each of the shrouds 14 may include a portion protruded or recessed in a planar direction.
1 Turbine Rotor Blade Assembly
10 Turbine rotor blade
11 Platform
12 Blade root
12A First tooth
12B Second tooth
12C Third tooth
12D First tooth groove
12E Second tooth groove
12F Third tooth groove
13 Profile
13A Front side
13B Rear side
14 Shroud
30 Turbine disc
31 Blade groove
33 Outer peripheral surface
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