scholarly journals Revalorisation of the Szewalski’s concept of the law of varying the last-stage blade retraction in a gas-steam turbine

2021 ◽  
Vol 323 ◽  
pp. 00034
Author(s):  
Paweł Ziółkowski ◽  
Stanisław Głuch ◽  
Tomasz Kowalczyk ◽  
Janusz Badur
Keyword(s):  
Steam Turbine ◽  
Thermodynamic Analysis ◽  
Spatial Model ◽  
Low Pressure ◽  
Free Vortex ◽  
Axial Turbine ◽  
Last Stage ◽  
The Law ◽  
Pressure Part

The article presents the implementations of the free vortex law to the blade of the last stage of a gas-steam turbine. First, a thermodynamic analysis was carried out, determining the parameters at the inlet, then the number of stages of the high and low-pressure part of the turbine was constructed, together with the kinematics and velocity vectors for subsequent stages of the axial turbine. The last step of article was to take into account the law of variation of the peripheral component of the velocity of the medium working with the radius of the turbine in a discrete way and to make a 3D drawing of the resulting geometry. When creating the spatial model, the atlas of profiles of reaction turbine stages was used.

The Experimental Investigation of the Internal Support Effects on Exhaust Casing Pressure Recovery

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Kalista ◽  
Lukáš Mrózek ◽  
Michal Hoznedl
Keyword(s):  
Steam Turbine ◽  
Axial Length ◽  
Low Pressure ◽  
Pressure Recovery ◽  
Geometrical Parameters ◽  
Structural Factors ◽  
Exhaust Hood ◽  
Last Stage ◽  
Pressure Part ◽  
Horizontal Joint

As is well known, the performance of the last stage of the low pressure part of a steam turbine is strongly influenced by the effectivity of the downstream exhaust casing. The efficiency of the exhaust hood depends on many structural factors such as the design of the diffuser parts, dimensions of the outer casing or arrangement of internal supports. The aim of this paper is the experimental study of the influence of the internal supports of the axial-radial exhaust hood on its pressure recovery factor. For one geometry of its diffuser parts a few different variations of internal supports such as T-rib, tube grid or BV were tested. The effect of reducing the width of exhaust hood in the horizontal joint and the changing of axial length of the diffuser were observed. The width of exhaust hood in horizontal joint and the axial length of the diffuser define the area in the horizontal joint of the exhaust hood. How the diffuser behaves when reducing this area is very important in retrofitting of old machines, where there are so many geometric constrains. The effect of wall jet blowing into the diffuser wall was also evaluated. In this paper we concentrate to examine the sensitivity of these certain geometrical parameters of exhaust hood on the pressure recovery of the whole exhaust system of the low pressure part of the steam turbine. The main purpose of our analysis and experimental measuring was optimising the axial-radial exhaust hood of the steam turbine. For this reason, wind tunnel facilities with relevant measuring and traversing systems were designed and built. The measurements have been performed on 1/5th scale test rig which enabled rapid and efficient evaluation of multiple geometrical variants. The observed exhaust hood was designed for an extra long 54inch last stage blade. For measurements of flow parameters was used multi-hole pneumatic pressure probes and wall pressure taps in conjunction with CFD tools to explore physics based alterations to the exhaust configuration.

scholarly journals Failure Analysis in Lacing Wire Of Last Stage Low Pressure Steam Turbine Blade

2021 ◽  
Vol 1096 (1) ◽  
pp. 012097
Author(s):  
A M Kongkong ◽  
H Setiawan ◽  
J Miftahul ◽  
A R Laksana ◽  
I Djunaedi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Failure Analysis ◽  
Steam Turbine ◽  
Turbine Blade ◽  
Low Pressure ◽  
Pressure Steam ◽  
Steam Turbine Blade ◽  
Last Stage

Sequential vs Multidisciplinary Coupled Optimization and Efficient Surrogate Modelling of a Last Stage and the Successive Axial Radial Diffuser in a Low Pressure Steam Turbine

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin Cremanns ◽  
Dirk Roos ◽  
Arne Graßmann
Keyword(s):  
Steam Turbine ◽  
Design Process ◽  
Energy Demand ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Flow Simulation ◽  
Low Pressure ◽  
Steam Turbines ◽  
Low Pressure Turbine ◽  
Pressure Steam ◽  
Last Stage

In order to meet the requirements of rising energy demand, one goal in the design process of modern steam turbines is to achieve high efficiencies. A major gain in efficiency is expected from the optimization of the last stage and the subsequent diffuser of a low pressure turbine (LP). The aim of such optimization is to minimize the losses due to separations or inefficient blade or diffuser design. In the usual design process, as is state of the art in the industry, the last stage of the LP and the diffuser is designed and optimized sequentially. The potential physical coupling effects are not considered. Therefore the aim of this paper is to perform both a sequential and coupled optimization of a low pressure steam turbine followed by an axial radial diffuser and subsequently to compare results. In addition to the flow simulation, mechanical and modal analysis is also carried out in order to satisfy the constraints regarding the natural frequencies and stresses. This permits the use of a meta-model, which allows very time efficient three dimensional (3D) calculations to account for all flow field effects.

The Pressure Field at the Output From a Low Pressure Exhaust Hood and Condenser Neck of the 1090 MW Steam Turbine: Experimental and Numerical Research

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michal Hoznedl ◽  
Antonín Živný ◽  
Aleš Macálka ◽  
Robert Kalista ◽  
Kamil Sedlák ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Condition ◽  
Steam Turbine ◽  
Cross Section ◽  
Static Pressure ◽  
Cooling Water ◽  
Low Pressure ◽  
Maximum Temperature ◽  
Angle Distribution ◽  
Exhaust Hood ◽  
Last Stage

The paper presents the results of measurements of flow parameters behind the last stage of a 1090 MW nominal power steam turbine in a nuclear power plant. The results were obtained by traversing a pneumatic probe at a distance of about 100 mm from the trailing edges of the LSB (Last Stage Blade). Furthermore, both side walls as well as the front wall of one flow of the LP (Low Pressure) exhaust hood were fitted with a dense net of static pressure taps at the level of the flange of the turbine. A total of 26 static pressures were measured on the wall at the output from the LP exhaust hood. Another 14 pressures were measured at the output from the condenser neck. The distribution of static pressures in both cross sections for full power and 600 and 800 MW power is shown. Another experiment was measured pressure and angle distribution using a ball pneumatic probe in the condenser neck area in a total of four holes at a distance up to 5 metres from the neck wall. The turbine condenser is two-flow design. In one direction perpendicular to the axis of the turbine cold cooling water comes, it heats partially. It then reverses and it heats to the maximum temperature again. The different temperature of cooling water in the different parts of the output cross section should influence the distribution of the output static pressure. Differences in pressures may cause problems with uneven load of the tube bundles of the condenser as well as problems with defining the influential edge output condition in CFD simulations of the flow of the cold end of the steam turbine Due to these reasons an extensive 3D CFD computation, which includes one stator blade as well as all moving blades of the last stage, a complete diffuser, the exhaust hood and the condenser neck, has been carried out. Geometry includes all reinforcing elements, pipes and heaters which could influence the flow behaviour in the exhaust hood and its pressure loss. Inlet boundary conditions were assumed for the case of both computations from the measurement of the flow field behind the penultimate stage. The outlet boundary condition was defined in the first case by an uneven value of the static pressure determined by the change of the temperature of cooling water. In the second case the boundary condition in accordance with the measurement was defined by a constant value of the static pressure along all the cross section of the output from the condenser neck. Results of both CFD computations are compared with experimental measurement by the distribution of pressures and other parameters behind the last stage.

scholarly journals Study on water erosion simulation of low pressure last stage blade of nuclear steam turbine

2019 ◽  
Vol 504 ◽  
pp. 012057
Author(s):  
T J Wang ◽  
S S Wang ◽  
Y B Pei ◽  
J Di ◽  
J W Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Steam Turbine ◽  
Low Pressure ◽  
Water Erosion ◽  
Last Stage

Aerodynamic Numerical Investigation of Low-Pressure Steam Turbine Last Stage Under Low Load Conditions With Mode Decomposition Methods

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ping Hu ◽  
Tong Lin ◽  
Rui Yang ◽  
Xiaocheng Zhu ◽  
Zhaohui Du
Keyword(s):  
Steam Turbine ◽  
Frequency Spectrum ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Low Pressure ◽  
Unsteady Pressure ◽  
Mode Decomposition ◽  
Low Load ◽  
Last Stage ◽  
Operating Points ◽  
Load Conditions

Abstract It is common that steam turbine works at different operating points, especially under low load conditions, to cater to complex and varied demands for power generation recently. Considering the long and thin shape of last stage moving blades (LSMBs) in a low-pressure (LP) steam turbine, there are many challenges to design a suitable case which balances global efficiency against sufficient structure strength when suffering excitations at low load operating points. In present work, the aim is to extract specific aerodynamic excitations and recognize their distribution and propagation features. Firstly, steady 3D computational fluid dynamics (CFD) calculations are simulated at 25GV and 17GV (25% and 17% of design mass flow conditions) and corresponding unsteady calculations are performed with enough rotor revolutions to obtain integrated flow periodicities. Unsteady pressure signals near tip region of LSMBs are monitored circumferentially in both static and rotating coordinates. The fast Fourier transformation (FFT) results of unsteady pressure signals show that there are broadband humps with small disturbance amplitudes in low frequency spectrum at 25GV, however, a sharp spike is shown in low frequency spectrum at 17GV. Further, circumferential mode decomposition (CMD) method has been applied to distinguish different fluctuations in frequency and the mode numbers and circumferential propagating pace of which have been obtained. Finally, dynamic mode decomposition (DMD) method has been performed to describe detailed mode shapes of featured flow perturbances both in static and rotating coordinate system. These analyses indicate that at 25GV, a band of unsteady responses with very low amplitude was noted which has some features similar to rotating instability (RI). However, distribution and propagation features of flow unsteadiness at 17GV are in good agreement with rotating stall (RS) in compressor.

Unsteady Wet Steam Flow Field Measurements in the Last Stage of Low Pressure Steam Turbine

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilias Bosdas ◽  
Michel Mansour ◽  
Anestis I. Kalfas ◽  
Reza S. Abhari ◽  
Shigeki Senoo
Keyword(s):  
Flow Field ◽  
Steam Turbine ◽  
Total Pressure ◽  
Low Pressure ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Test Facility ◽  
Flow Structures ◽  
Wet Steam ◽  
Operating Condition ◽  
Last Stage

Modern steam turbines need to operate efficiently and safely over a wide range of operating conditions. This paper presents a unique unprecedented set of time-resolved steam flowfield measurements from the exit of the last two stages of a low pressure (LP) steam turbine under various volumetric massflow conditions. The measurements were performed in the steam turbine test facility in Hitachi city in Japan. A newly developed fast response probe equipped with a heated tip to operate in wet steam flows was used. The probe tip is heated through an active control system using a miniature high-power cartridge heater developed in-house. Three different operating points, including two reduced massflow conditions, are compared and a detailed analysis of the unsteady flow structures under various blade loads and wetness mass fractions is presented. The measurements show that at the exit of the second to last stage the flow field is highly three dimensional. The measurements also show that the secondary flow structures at the tip region (shroud leakage and tip passage vortices) are the predominant sources of unsteadiness at 85% span. The high massflow operating condition exhibits the highest level of periodical total pressure fluctuation compared to the reduced massflow conditions at the inlet of the last stage. In contrast at the exit of the last stage, the reduced massflow operating condition exhibits the largest aerodynamic losses near the tip. This is due to the onset of the ventilation process at the exit of the LP steam turbine. This phenomenon results in 3 times larger levels of relative total pressure unsteadiness at 93% span, compared to the high massflow condition. This implies that at low volumetric flow conditions the blades will be subjected to higher dynamic load fluctuations at the tip region.

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