IP Library Granted Patent US 11,149,562
Granted Patent B2
US 11,149,562 · App. 16/463,906 · Granted Oct 19, 2021

Method for disassembling/assembling gas turbine, seal plate assembly, and gas turbine rotor

Inventors: Masahiro Murata (Yokohama, JP); Eiichi Tsutsumi (Yokohama, JP); Yoshimasa Takaoka (Yokohama, JP); Shinya Hashimoto (Yokohama, JP); Naoki Ikushima (Yokohama, JP); Tetsuya Shimmyo (Yokohama, JP)
Assignee: MITSUBISHI POWER, LTD.
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Patent No.
US 11,149,562
App. No.
16/463,906
Granted
Oct 19, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for disassembling/assembling a gas turbine including a seal plate disposed on a first side of a rotor disc in an axial direction of the rotor disc, and a seal plate restraint part for restricting movement of the seal plate relative to the rotor disc in a radial direction of the rotor disc includes a seal-plate-restraint-state switching step of moving the seal plate restraint part along the axial direction to switch between a seal plate non-restraint state where the seal plate restraint part does not restrict movement of the seal plate in the radial direction and a seal plate restraint state where at least a part of the seal plate restraint part protrudes in the axial direction from the seal plate and thereby restricts movement of the seal plate in the radial direction.

Claims (45)

1. A method for disassembling/assembling a gas turbine,

the gas turbine including a seal plate disposed on a first side of a rotor disc in an axial direction of the rotor disc, and a seal plate restraint part for restricting movement of the seal plate relative to the rotor disc in a radial direction of the rotor disc, the seal plate restraint part being disposed entirely on the first side of the rotor disc,

the method comprising switching a state of the seal plate restraint part by moving the seal plate restraint part along the axial direction to switch between a seal plate non-restraint state where the seal plate restraint part does not restrict movement of the seal plate in the radial direction, and a seal plate restraint state where at least a part of the seal plate restraint part protrudes in the axial direction from the seal plate and thereby restricts movement of the seal plate in the radial direction,

wherein the switching of the state of the seal plate restraint part includes operating the seal plate restraint part from a second side of the rotor disc, that is opposite to the first side in the axial direction, to switch between the seal plate non-restraint state and the seal plate restraint state.

2. The method for disassembling/assembling a gas turbine according to claim 1 , wherein the first side in the axial direction is a downstream side of a combustion gas flow in the axial direction, and a second side in the axial direction is an upstream side of the combustion gas flow in the axial direction.

3. The method for disassembling/assembling a gas turbine according to claim 1 , wherein the switching of the state of the seal plate restraint part includes operating the seal plate restraint part through a space between two adjacent blades, on a radially inner side of platforms of the two blades, to switch between the seal plate non-restraint state and the seal plate restraint state.

4. The method for disassembling/assembling a gas turbine according to claim 1 ,

wherein the rotor disc includes a through hole extending along the axial direction, and

wherein the switching of the state of the seal plate restraint part includes operating the seal plate restraint part via the through hole to switch between the seal plate non-restraint state and the seal plate restraint state.

5. The method for disassembling/assembling a gas turbine according to claim 1 , wherein the switching of the state of the seal plate restraint part includes switching between a state where the seal plate restraint part does not engage with the rotor disc and a state where the seal plate restraint part engages with the rotor disc by moving the seal plate restraint part along the axial direction to switch between the seal plate non-restraint state and the seal plate restraint state.

6. The method for disassembling/assembling a gas turbine according to claim 1 , wherein the switching of the state of the seal plate restraint part includes moving the seal plate restraint part between a position where the seal plate restraint part and the rotor disc do not overlap in the axial direction and a position where the seal plate restraint part and the rotor disc overlap in the axial direction to switch between the seal plate non-restraint state and the seal plate restraint state.

7. The method for disassembling/assembling a gas turbine according to claim 1 , wherein the switching of the state of the seal plate restraint part includes rotating the seal plate restraint part while one of a female thread or a male thread provided in the seal plate restraint part is screwed with the other of the female thread or the male thread provided in the seal plate to switch between the seal plate non-restraint state and the seal plate restraint state.

8. A method for disassembling/assembling a gas turbine,

the gas turbine including a seal plate disposed on a first side of a rotor disc in an axial direction of the rotor disc, and a seal plate restraint part for restricting movement of the seal plate relative to the rotor disc in a radial direction of the rotor disc,

the method comprising switching a state of the seal plate restraint part by moving the seal plate restraint part along the axial direction to switch between a seal plate non-restraint state where the seal plate restraint part does not restrict movement of the seal plate in the radial direction, and a seal plate restraint state where at least a part of the seal plate restraint part protrudes in the axial direction from the seal plate and thereby restricts movement of the seal plate in the radial direction,

wherein the switching of the state of the seal plate restraint part includes rotating the seal plate restraint part while one of a female thread or a male thread provided in the seal plate restraint part is screwed with the other of the female thread or the male thread provided in the seal plate to switch between the seal plate non-restraint state and the seal plate restraint state,

and wherein the switching of the state of the seal plate restraint part includes moving the seal plate restraint part along the axial direction against a biasing force of a biasing part biasing the seal plate restraint part to switch from the seal plate restraint state to the seal plate non-restraint state.

9. The method for disassembling/assembling a gas turbine according to claim 1 , wherein the switching of the state of the seal plate restraint part includes switching between a state where the seal plate restraint part does not engage with the seal plate and a state where the seal plate restraint part engages with the seal plate to switch between the seal plate non-restraint state and the seal plate restraint state.

10. The method for disassembling/assembling a gas turbine according to claim 9 ,

wherein the seal plate restraint part is a seal plate fall prevention pin extending along the axial direction, and

wherein the switching of the state of the seal plate restraint part includes switching between a state where a leading end of the seal plate fall prevention pin does not engage with a recess formed in the seal plate and a state where the leading end of the seal plate fall prevention pin engages with the recess formed in the seal plate to switch between the seal plate non-restraint state and the seal plate restraint state.

11. The method for disassembling/assembling a gas turbine according to claim 9 ,

wherein the seal plate restraint part is a seal plate fall prevention piece, and

wherein the switching of the state of the seal plate restraint part includes removing the seal plate fall prevention piece mounted in a recess formed in the seal plate from the recess, or mounting the seal plate fall prevention piece in the recess, to switch between the seal plate non-restraint state and the seal plate restraint state.

12. The method for disassembling/assembling a gas turbine according to claim 1 ,

wherein the seal plate and the seal plate restraint part are formed integrally, and

wherein the switching of the state of the seal plate restraint part includes plastically deforming the seal plate restraint part to switch between the seal plate non-restraint state and the seal plate restraint state.

13. The method for disassembling/assembling a gas turbine according to claim 1 , wherein the switching of the state of the seal plate restraint part includes rotating the seal plate restraint part while a male thread provided in the seal plate restraint part is screwed with a female thread provided in a through hole penetrating the seal plate to switch between the seal plate non-restraint state and the seal plate restraint state.

14. A method for disassembling/assembling a gas turbine,

the gas turbine including a seal plate disposed on a first side of a rotor disc in an axial direction of the rotor disc, and a seal plate restraint part for restricting movement of the seal plate relative to the rotor disc in a radial direction of the rotor disc,

the method comprising switching a state of the seal plate restraint part by moving the seal plate restraint part along the axial direction to switch between a seal plate non-restraint state where the seal plate restraint part does not restrict movement of the seal plate in the radial direction, and a seal plate restraint state where at least a part of the seal plate restraint part protrudes in the axial direction from the seal plate and thereby restricts movement of the seal plate in the radial direction,

wherein a jig engagement recess or a jig engagement protrusion capable of engaging with a jig is formed in a surface of the seal plate which faces toward a second side in the axial direction, and

wherein the method comprises moving the seal plate in the radial direction while the jig engagement recess or the jig engagement protrusion engages with the jig to switch between a blade non-restraint state where the seal plate does not restrict movement of a blade along the axial direction and a blade restraint state where the seal plate restricts movement of the blade along the axial direction.

15. A method for disassembling/assembling a gas turbine,

the gas turbine including a seal plate disposed on a first side of a rotor disc in an axial direction of the rotor disc, and a seal plate restraint part for restricting movement of the seal plate relative to the rotor disc in a radial direction of the rotor disc,

the method comprising switching a state of the seal plate restraint part by moving the seal plate restraint part along the axial direction to switch between a seal plate non-restraint state where the seal plate restraint part does not restrict movement of the seal plate in the radial direction, and a seal plate restraint state where at least a part of the seal plate restraint part protrudes in the axial direction from the seal plate and thereby restricts movement of the seal plate in the radial direction,

wherein the gas turbine includes a plurality of seal plate assemblies including the seal plate and the seal plate restraint part,

wherein the plurality of seal plate assemblies includes a pair of seal plate assemblies which are adjacent to each other in a circumferential direction of the rotor disc, and

wherein the method further comprises removing a pair of blades corresponding to the pair of seal plate assemblies from the rotor disc, moving other seal plates at different positions from the pair of seal plate assemblies in the circumferential direction through a space caused by removing the pair of blades, and removing the other seal plates.

16. The method for disassembling/assembling a gas turbine according to claim 1 , wherein the switching of the state of the seal plate restraint part includes switching the seal plate non-restraint state and the seal plate restraint state while the rotor disc is covered on an outer side in the radial direction.

17. A method for producing a gas turbine,

the gas turbine including a seal plate disposed on a first side of a rotor disc in an axial direction of the rotor disc, and a seal plate restraint part for restricting movement of the seal plate relative to the rotor disc in a radial direction of the rotor disc, the seal plate restraint part being disposed entirely on the first side of the rotor disc,

the method comprising switching a state of the seal plate restraint part by moving the seal plate restraint part along the axial direction to switch from a seal plate non-restraint state where the seal plate restraint part does not restrict movement of the seal plate in the radial direction to a seal plate restraint state where at least a part of the seal plate restraint part protrudes in the axial direction from the seal plate and thereby restricts movement of the seal plate in the radial direction,

wherein the switching of the state of the seal plate restraint part includes operating the seal plate restraint part from a second side of the rotor disc, that is opposite to the first side in the axial direction, to switch from the seal plate non-restraint state to the seal plate restraint state.

18. The method for disassembling/assembling a gas turbine according to claim 1 , wherein the switching of the state of the seal plate restraint part includes switching between a state where the seal plate restraint part does not engage with the outer peripheral surface of the rotor disc and a state where the seal plate restraint part engages with the outer peripheral surface of the rotor disc by moving the seal plate restraint part along the axial direction to switch between the seal plate non-restraint state and the seal plate restraint state.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 27, 2021
From: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
To: MITSUBISHI POWER, LTD.
Reel/Frame 055051/0532 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 24, 2019
From: MURATA, MASAHIRO; TSUTSUMI, EIICHI; TAKAOKA, YOSHIMASA; HASHIMOTO, SHINYA; IKUSHIMA, NAOKI; SHIMMYO, TETSUYA
To: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 049276/0736 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2016-241693 · Dec 13, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
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