IP Library Granted Patent US 9,188,135
Granted Patent B2
US 9,188,135 · App. 13/635,551 · Granted Nov 17, 2015

Axial flow compressor

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Patent No.
US 9,188,135
App. No.
13/635,551
Granted
Nov 17, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

An axial flow compressor includes: a rotor having a rotor vane; a first pressing member joined to one end surface of the rotor; a second pressing member joined to the other end surface of the rotor; a rotor shaft portion penetrating the first pressing member, the rotor and the second pressing member; and a nut which fixes the first pressing member and the second pressing member on the rotor shaft portion with the first pressing member and the second pressing member holding the rotor between. The rotor shaft portion is made of a material having a lower linear expansion coefficient than that of a material making at least a part of the rotor. The material making at least a part of the rotor may be aluminum or aluminum alloy.

Claims (15)

1. An axial flow compressor which compresses a working fluid, comprising:

a rotor including a rotor vane;

a first pressing member coming into contact with one end surface of the rotor;

a second pressing member coming into contact with the other end surface of the rotor;

a rotor shaft portion penetrating the first pressing member, the rotor and the second pressing member; and

a fixing portion which fixes the first pressing member and the second pressing member on the rotor shaft portion with the first pressing member and the second pressing member holding the rotor between,

wherein the rotor shaft portion is made of a material having a lower linear expansion coefficient than that of a material making at least a part of the rotor.

2. The axial flow compressor according to claim 1 , wherein the working fluid is water vapor.

3. The axial flow compressor according to claim 1 , wherein the material making at least a part of the rotor is aluminum or aluminum alloy.

4. The axial flow compressor according to claim 1 , wherein the rotor includes a plurality of the rotor vanes in the axial directions of the rotor shaft portion, and rotor vanes other than at least the most upstream rotor vane are made of aluminum or aluminum alloy.

5. The axial flow compressor according to claim 4 , wherein the most upstream rotor vane is made of aluminum or aluminum alloy and is subjected to anodic coating.

6. The axial flow compressor according to claim 4 , wherein the most upstream rotor vane is made of titanium, titanium alloy, stainless steel or stainless alloy.

7. The axial flow compressor according to claim 1 , wherein the rotor includes a plurality of rotor vanes in the axial directions thereof and a spacer between the rotor vanes adjacent to each other, and the spacer and the rotor vanes are separate and fitted to each other.

8. The axial flow compressor according to claim 1 , wherein an inner space of the rotor penetrated by the rotor shaft portion is provided with a disk member, and the rotor shaft portion penetrates the disk member.

9. The axial flow compressor according to claim 8 , wherein the rotor shaft portion is made of titanium or titanium alloy.

Assignments (6)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 18, 2020
From: CHUBU ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INCORPORATED
To: TOKYO ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY HOLDINGS, INCORPORATED; THE KANSAI ELECTRIC POWER CO., INC.; KABUSHIKI KAISHA KOBE SEIKO SHO (KOBE STEEL, LTD.); DANISH TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE; JOHNSON CONTROL DNEMARK APS
Reel/Frame 052154/0552 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 18, 2020
From: KABUSHIKI KAISHA KOBE SEIKO SHO
To: KABUSHIKI KAISHA KOBE SEIKO SHO (KOBE STEEL, LTD.)
Reel/Frame 052188/0578 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ADDRESS OF ASSIGNEE AND EXECUTION DATE OF ASSIGNOR PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 042109 FRAME 0001. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded May 11, 2017
From: TOKYO ELECTRIC POWER CO., INC.
To: TOKYO ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY HOLDINGS, INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 042444/0419 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE THE ASSIGNEE ADDRESS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 041717 FRAME: 0286. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE CHANGE OF NAME. Recorded Mar 29, 2017
From: TOKYO ELECTRIC POWER CO., INC
To: TOKYO ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY HOLDINGS, INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 042109/0001 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 2, 2017
From: TOKYO ELECTRIC POWER CO., INC.
To: TOKYO ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY HOLDINGS, INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 041717/0286 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 19, 2012
From: NAKAYAMA, YOSHIHIRO; BABA, YOSHITAKA; IDE, SATOSHI; IIZUKA, KOICHIRO; FUJISAWA, RYO; TOSHIMA, MASATAKE; SUTO, KUNIHIKO; KURASHIGE, KAZUTAKA; SAKURABA, ICHIROU; HAYASHI, DAISUKE; SUGANO, KEIJI; RASMUSSEN, SVEND; AL-JANABI, ZIAD; JENSEN, FINN; MOLLER, LARS BAY; MADSBOLL, HANS; SVARREGAARD-JENSEN, CHRISTIAN; KRISTENSEN, KLAUS DAMGAARD
To: TOKYO ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INCORPORATED; CHUBU ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INCORPORATED; THE KANSAI ELECTRIC POWER CO., INC.; KABUSHIKI KAISHA KOBE SEIKO SHO; DANISH TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE; JOHNSON CONTROLS DENMARK APS
Reel/Frame 028988/0547 →