IP Library Granted Patent US 10,563,529
Granted Patent B2
US 10,563,529 · App. 15/697,680 · Granted Feb 18, 2020

Turbine and turbine stator blade

Inventors: Kazutaka Tsuruta (Yokohama, JP); Iwataro Sato (Hiratsuka, JP); Hideyuki Maeda (Yokohama, JP); Satoru Sekine (Yokohama, JP)
Assignee: Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation
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Patent No.
US 10,563,529
App. No.
15/697,680
Granted
Feb 18, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

According to an embodiment, a turbine comprises: a cylindrical casing; and turbine stator blades arranged in the casing along a circumferential direction. The turbine stator blades each includes: a blade effective part; a coolant flow path through which a coolant flows in the blade effective part to cool the blade effective part; an outer ring sidewall provided on an outer periphery of the blade effective part; an inner ring sidewall provided on an inner periphery of the blade effective part; and a contact part provided at an end part of the inner ring sidewall with at least part thereof being along a flow direction of a working fluid, coming into contact with the inner ring sidewall of the adjacent blade during operation, and separating from the inner ring sidewall of the adjacent blade when the operation is stopped.

Claims (16)

1. A turbine comprising:

a cylindrical casing; and

a plurality of turbine stator blades arranged in the casing along a circumferential direction, the turbine stator blades each including:

a blade effective part;

a coolant flow path through which a coolant flows in the blade effective part to cool the blade effective part;

an outer ring sidewall provided on an outer periphery of the blade effective part; and

an inner ring sidewall provided on an inner periphery of the blade effective part; and

at least one contact part being provided at an end part of the inner ring sidewall with at least part thereof being disposed along a flow direction of a working fluid, the at least one contact part coming into contact with the inner ring sidewall of the adjacent blade during operation, and separating from the inner ring sidewall of the adjacent blade when the operation is stopped, wherein

a gap is formed between mutually facing end parts of the outer ring sidewalls that prevents the outer ring sidewalls from contacting and pushing each other, during operation and when the operation is stopped.

2. The turbine according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one contact part each includes at least one protrusion protruding toward the inner ring sidewall of the adjacent blade.

3. The turbine according to claim 2 , wherein the at least one contact part each includes:

at least one recess which is disposed in an end part of the inner ring sidewall so as to face the protrusion of the adjacent blade and in which the protrusion is fit when the contact parts come into contact with each other during the operation.

4. The turbine according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one contact part each includes:

a plurality of protrusions protruding toward the inner ring sidewall of the adjacent blade, and

a plurality of recesses which are disposed in an end part of the inner ring sidewall so as to face the protrusions of the adjacent blade and in which the protrusions are fit when the contact parts come into contact with each other during the operation.

5. The turbine according to claim 1 , wherein the turbine stator blades each includes at least one labyrinth fin provided on an inner periphery of the inner ring sidewall.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 7, 2018
From: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
To: TOSHIBA ENERGY SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 047433/0640 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 7, 2017
From: TSURUTA, KAZUTAKA; SATO, IWATARO; MAEDA, HIDEYUKI; SEKINE, SATORU
To: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
Reel/Frame 043520/0594 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2016001469 · Mar 15, 2016
Related Publication 20190120070A1 · Apr 25, 2019