Turbine assembly method
A turbine assembly method includes a positional information measurement process in which positional information on a plurality of specific portions set on an outer surface of a casing is measured in a state before releasing of bolt fastening of the casing at a time of disassembly of the turbine and in a predetermined disassembly state after the releasing of the bolt fastening, and an alignment process in which positional adjustment of a stationary component with respect to the casing is made based on the measurement results of the positional information on the specific portions in the positional information measurement process.
1. A method of assembling a turbine including a casing divided into a casing lower part and a casing upper part, a turbine rotor contained in the casing, and a stationary component supported inside the casing and divided into a lower side and an upper side, the casing lower part and the casing upper part being connected together by bolt fastening, the method comprising:
a positional information measurement process in which positional information on a plurality of specific portions set on an outer surface of the casing is measured in a state before releasing of bolt fastening of the casing at a time of disassembly of the turbine and in a predetermined disassembly state after the releasing of the bolt fastening;
an alignment process in which positional adjustment of the stationary component with respect to the casing is made based on measurement results in the positional information measurement process; and
a casing assembly process in which the casing lower part and the casing upper part are fastened together by bolts,
wherein
the casing includes:
an outer casing divided into an outer casing lower part and an outer casing upper part, the outer casing lower part and the outer casing upper part being connected together by bolt fastening; and
an inner casing divided into an inner casing lower part and an inner casing upper part, the inner casing lower part and the inner casing upper part being connected together by bolt fastening, the inner casing supporting the stationary component therewithin, the inner casing being contained and supported within the outer casing,
the positional information measurement process includes:
a first measurement process in which positional information on a plurality of specific portions set on an outer surface of the outer casing is measured in a state before releasing of the bolt fastening of the outer casing and in a predetermined disassembly state after the releasing of the bolt fastening; and
a second measurement process in which positional information on a plurality of specific portions set on an outer surface of the inner casing upper part is measured in a state before releasing of the bolt fastening of the inner casing and in a disassembly state after the releasing of the bolt fastening of the inner casing and before removal of the inner casing upper part,
the alignment process is a process in which positional adjustment of the stationary component with respect to the inner casing is made based on measurement results in the first measurement process and in the second measurement process, and
the casing assembly process includes:
an inner casing assembly process in which the inner casing lower part and the inner casing upper part are fasten together by bolts; and
an outer casing assembly process in which the outer casing lower part and the outer casing upper part are fasten together by bolts.
2. The method of assembling the turbine according to claim 1 , wherein
the predetermined disassembly state after the releasing of the bolt fastening of the outer casing in the first measurement process is a state in which the outer casing upper part, the inner casing upper part, the upper side of the stationary component, and the turbine rotor are removed, and
the specific portions of the outer casing are set on the outer casing lower part.
3. The method of assembling the turbine according to claim 1 , wherein the predetermined disassembly state after the releasing of the bolt fastening of the outer casing in the first measurement process is a state before removal of the outer casing upper part.
4. The method of assembling the turbine according to claim 1 , wherein
the predetermined disassembly state after the releasing of the bolt fastening of the outer casing in the first measurement process includes both a state before removal of the outer casing upper part and a state in which the outer casing upper part, the inner casing upper part, the upper side of the stationary component, and the turbine rotor are removed, and
the specific portions of the outer casing are set on both the outer casing lower part and the outer casing upper part.
5. The method of assembling the turbine according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of specific portions are set on the outer surface in the vicinity of portions supporting the stationary component in the casing.
6. The method of assembling the turbine according to claim 5 , wherein the plurality of specific portions are set on at least one of both side surfaces of the casing at intervals in the axial direction of the turbine rotor.
7. The method of assembling the turbine according to claim 6 , wherein the plurality of specific portions are set on the both side surfaces of the casing.
8. The method of assembling the turbine according to claim 7 , wherein the plurality of specific portions are further set in the vicinity of a top portion of the casing upper part.
9. The method of assembling the turbine according to claim 1 , further comprising a temperature measurement process in which the temperature of the plurality of specific portions is also measured when the positional information measurement process is executed, wherein
the alignment process is a process in which the positional adjustment of the stationary component is made further taking into consideration measurement results in the temperature measurement process.
10. The method of assembling the turbine according to claim 1 , wherein the measurement of the positional information in the positional information measurement process is conducted by using a laser measuring instrument.
11. The method of assembling the turbine according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a temporary assembly process in which temporary assembly of at least the stationary component is conducted; and
a temporary assembly state measurement process in which information on a positional relationship of the stationary component in the temporary assembly state is measured, wherein
the alignment process is a process in which the positional adjustment of the stationary component is made further taking into consideration a measurement result in the temporary assembly state measurement process.