IP Library Granted Patent US 11,066,933
Granted Patent B2
US 11,066,933 · App. 16/315,206 · Granted Jul 20, 2021

Rotor shaft and method for producing a rotor shaft

Inventors: Stefan Brussk (Mülheim an der Ruhr, DE); Torsten-Ulf Kern (Wesel, DE); Alexander Luithle (Bochum, DE)
Assignee: Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG
F01D5/063B23K9/028B23K9/0213B23K9/167B23K9/173B23K9/23F01D5/025B23K2101/001F05D2220/31F05D2230/233F05D2230/235F05D2260/95
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Patent No.
US 11,066,933
App. No.
16/315,206
Granted
Jul 20, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A rotor shaft for a turbine rotor of a turbine, in particular a steam turbine, having a shaft main body made of a first material and at least one ring which is made of a second material and is attached to the shaft main body, wherein the second material has equal or greater strength and/or greater corrosion resistance than the first material, wherein at least one blade slot is formed on the ring, and wherein the ring is materially bonded to the shaft main body by narrow-gap welding.

Claims (18)

1. A rotor shaft for a turbine rotor of a turbine or a steam turbine, comprising:

a shaft base member comprising a first material and at least one ring which is applied to the shaft base member and which comprises a second material, wherein the second material comprises at least one of an identical strength, a higher strength, and a higher corrosion resistance than the first material,

wherein at least one blade groove is formed in the at least one ring and wherein the at least one ring is connected to the shaft base member by narrow-gap welding in a materially integral manner,

wherein the at least one ring comprises a composition of 0.10-0.30% by weight C, 1.0-6.0% by weight Cr, 3.0-6.0% by weight Ni,

wherein the at least one ring is connected to the shaft base member via at least one weld seam which is produced by the narrow-gap welding,

wherein the at least one weld seam comprises axially external outer portions comprising a first welding material and a central portion which is located between the axially external outer portions and which comprises a second welding material, and

wherein the first welding material comprises a higher corrosion resistance than the second welding material.

2. The rotor shaft as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the at least one ring is produced by rolling or forging.

3. The rotor shaft as claimed in claim 1 ,

wherein the at least one ring comprises at least two rings which are arranged so as to be offset toward a shaft end of the shaft base member and which are applied to the shaft base member, and

wherein an outer diameter of an application portion of the shaft base member, which portion is arranged nearer the shaft end and carries a first ring of the at least two rings, is smaller than an outer diameter of an application portion of the shaft base member, which portion is arranged further away from the shaft end and carries a second ring of the at least two rings.

4. The rotor shaft as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the at least one ring is connected to the shaft base member via a weld seam that has been eroded back to a production contour of the shaft base member.

5. A rotor shaft for a turbine rotor of a turbine or a steam turbine, comprising:

a shaft base member comprising a first material and at least one ring which is applied to the shaft base member and which comprises a second material, wherein the second material comprises at least one of an identical strength, a higher strength, and a higher corrosion resistance than the first material,

wherein at least one blade groove is formed in the at least one ring and wherein the at least one ring is connected to the shaft base member by narrow-gap welding in a materially integral manner,

wherein the at least one ring comprises a composition of 0.10-0.30% by weight C, 1.0-6.0% by weight Cr, 3.0-6.0% by weight Ni,

wherein the ring comprises a shoulder and the shaft base member comprises a projection that cooperates with the shoulder to center the ring on the shaft base member,

wherein the shoulder and the projection are disposed closer to an end of the at least one ring which faces away from a nearest end of the shaft base member than to an opposite end of the at least one ring.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 16, 2021
From: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
To: SIEMENS ENERGY GLOBAL GMBH & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 055615/0389 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 4, 2019
From: BRUSSK, STEFAN; KERN, TORSTEN-ULF; LUITHLE, ALEXANDER
To: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
Reel/Frame 047899/0404 →
Priority Claims (1)
EP 16179383 · Jul 14, 2016 · regional
Continuity (1)
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