IP Library Granted Patent US 7,841,833
Granted Patent B2
US 7,841,833 · App. 11/695,786 · Granted Nov 30, 2010

Turbine rotor and turbine blade

Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 7,841,833
App. No.
11/695,786
Granted
Nov 30, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

A turbine rotor improved in machinability, appropriately balanced in stress, and having rotor hooks and rotor necks constructed to form an attachment structure with respect to an inverted fir tree blade root that has blade hooks and blade necks. The turbine rotor has rotor hooks and rotor necks constructed to form an attachment structure with respect to an inverted fir tree blade root that has blade hooks and blade necks with an “n” number of hooks, where n≧3. In this structure, a convex portion of the innermost circumferential rotor hook is formed to be concave in a circumferential direction, with respect to a tangential line that connects a convex portion of the (n−1)th hook from the outermost circumferential rotor hook, and a convex portion of the (n−2)th hook.

Claims (36)

1. A turbine rotor with a rotor hook and a rotor neck constructed to form an attachment structure with respect to an inverted fir tree blade root having blade hooks and blade necks with an “n” number of the hooks (n≧3), wherein:

a convex portion of the innermost circumferential rotor hook is formed to offset in a circumferential direction, with respect to a tangential line that connects a convex portion of the (n−1)th hook from the outermost circumferential rotor hook and a convex portion of the (n−2)th hook, to form a gap between the convex portion and the tangential line.

2. The turbine rotor according to claim 1 , wherein:

the relationship of Wr n >Wr n-1 −2Hr n ×tan βr is satisfied, where

βr is an angle formed between a tangential line connecting the convex portion of the (n−1)th hook from the outermost circumferential rotor hook and the convex portion of the (n−2)th hook, and a radial centerline,

Hr n is a radial distance between a convex portion of the nth hook from the outermost circumferential rotor hook and the convex portion of the (n−1)th hook,

Wr n is a circumferential width of the innermost circumferential rotor hook, and

Wr n-1 is a circumferential width of the (n−1)th hook from the outermost circumferential rotor hook.

3. The turbine rotor according to claim 1 , wherein:

the relationship of Dr n <Dr i is satisfied, where Dr n is a distance between a normal to a hook contact surface of the nth hook from the outermost circumferential rotor hook and a normal to a hook contact surface of the (n−1)th hook, and Dr i is a distance between a normal to a hook contact surface of the ith hook (i=2 to (n−1)) from the outermost circumferential rotor hook and a normal to a hook contact surface of the (i−1)th hook.

4. The turbine rotor according to claim 1 , wherein:

a concave portion of the rotor innermost circumferential neck is formed to be concave in a circumferential direction, with respect to a tangential line that connects a concave portion of the (n−1)th neck from the rotor outermost circumferential neck and a concave portion of the (n−2)th neck.

5. The turbine rotor according to claim 1 , wherein:

the relationship of Lr n >Lr i is satisfied, where Lr n is a hook contact surface distance at which a rotating blade and the rotor come into contact at the innermost circumferential rotor hook, and Lr i is a hook contact surface distance at which the rotating blade and the rotor come into contact at the ith hook (i=2 to (n−1)) from the outermost circumferential rotor hook.

6. The turbine rotor according to claim 1 , wherein:

a contact surface on which the blade and the rotor come into contact at a hook of the rotor, and a non-contact surface formed at an outer circumferential position with respect to the contact surface are constructed to be interconnected by a flat surface and inscribed circle surfaces formed at both ends of the flat surface.

7. The turbine rotor according to claim 1 , wherein:

an insertion angle for attaching to the blade is oblique with respect to an axial direction of the rotor.

8. An inverted fir tree type turbine rotating blade with blade hooks and blade necks with an “n” number of the hooks (n≧3), the hooks being constructed to form an attachment structure with respect to a turbine rotor which has rotor hooks and rotor necks, wherein:

a concave portion of the blade innermost circumferential neck is formed to offset in a circumferential direction, with respect to a tangential line that connects a concave portion of the (n−1)th neck from the blade outermost circumferential neck and a concave portion of the (n−2)th neck, to form a gap between the convex portion and the tangential line.

9. The turbine rotating blade according to claim 8 , wherein:

the relationship of Wb n >Wb n-1 −2Hb n ×tan βb is satisfied, where

βb is an angle formed between a tangential line connecting the concave portion of the (n−1)th neck from the blade outermost circumferential neck and the concave portion of the (n−2)th neck, and a radial centerline,

Hb n is a radial distance between a concave portion of the nth neck from the blade outermost circumferential neck and the concave portion of the (n−1)th neck,

Wb n is a circumferential width of the blade innermost circumferential neck, and

Wb n-1 is a circumferential width of the (n−1)th neck from the blade outermost circumferential neck.

10. The turbine rotating blade according to claim 8 , wherein:

the relationship of Db n <Db i is satisfied, where Db n is a distance between a normal to a hook contact surface of the nth hook from the outermost circumferential blade hook and a normal to a hook contact surface of the (n−1)th hook, and Db i is a distance between a normal to a hook contact surface of the ith hook (i=2 to (n−1)) from the outermost circumferential blade hook and a normal to a hook contact surface of the (i−1)th hook.

11. The turbine rotating blade according to claim 8 , wherein:

a convex portion of the innermost circumferential blade hook is formed to be convex in a circumferential direction; with respect to a tangential line that connects a convex portion of the (n−1)th hook from the outermost circumferential blade hook and a convex portion of the (n−2)th hook.

12. The turbine rotating blade according to claim 8 , wherein:

the relationship of Lb n >Lb i is satisfied, where Lb n is a hook contact surface distance at which the rotating blade and the rotor come into contact at the innermost circumferential blade hook, and Lb i is a hook contact surface, distance at which the rotating blade and the rotor come into contact at the ith hook (i=2 to (n−1)) from the outermost circumferential blade hook.

13. The turbine rotating blade according to claim 8 , wherein:

a contact surface on which the blade and the rotor come into contact at a hook of the blade, and a non-contact surface formed at an inner circumferential position with respect to the contact surface are constructed to be interconnected by a flat surface and inscribed circle surfaces formed at both ends of the flat surface.

14. The turbine rotating blade according to claim 8 , wherein:

an angle of insertion of the blade root into the rotor is oblique with respect to an axial direction of the rotor.

Assignments (5)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE REMOVING PATENT APPLICATION NUMBER 11921683 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 054975 FRAME: 0438. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded May 26, 2023
From: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
To: MITSUBISHI POWER, LTD.
Reel/Frame 063787/0867 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 13, 2021
From: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
To: MITSUBISHI POWER, LTD.
Reel/Frame 054975/0438 →
CONFIRMATORY ASSIGNMENT Recorded Oct 8, 2014
From: HITACHI, LTD.
To: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 033917/0209 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 22, 2014
From: HITACHI, LTD.
To: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 033003/0648 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 15, 2007
From: SUZUKI, FUMIYUKI; ASAI, KUNIO; KUDO, TAKESHI; NAKAMURA, TATEKI
To: HITACHI, LTD.
Reel/Frame 019295/0930 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2006-104816 · Apr 6, 2006 · national
Continuity (1)
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