IP Library Granted Patent US 11,021,978
Granted Patent B2
US 11,021,978 · App. 16/651,006 · Granted Jun 1, 2021

Gas turbine stator vane and gas turbine provided with same

Inventor: Yoshio Fukui (Yokohama, JP)
Assignee: MITSUBISHI POWER, LTD.
F01D9/023F01D5/187F01D25/12F02C7/18
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Patent No.
US 11,021,978
App. No.
16/651,006
Granted
Jun 1, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A shroud of a stator vane includes a suction-side passage, a pressure-side passage, and a plurality of rear-end passages. The plurality of rear-end passages are disposed to be aligned in a lateral direction between the suction-side passage extending along a suction-side end surface and the pressure-side passage extending along a pressure-side end surface, and open at a rear end surface. A suction-side first rear-end passage closest to the suction-side passage among the plurality of rear-end passages gradually extends closer to the suction-side passage toward a downstream side. A pressure-side first rear-end passage closest to the pressure-side passage among the plurality of rear-end passages gradually extends closer to the pressure-side passage toward the downstream side.

Claims (75)

1. A gas turbine stator vane comprising:

a vane body having a blade shape and disposed in a combustion gas flow path;

a shroud provided at an end in a vane height direction of the vane body; wherein

the shroud includes:

a gas path surface being in contact with combustion gas flowing through the combustion gas flow path;

a front end surface being an end surface on a front edge side with respect to a rear edge of the vane body, the front end surface facing an upstream side from which the combustion gas flows in the combustion gas flow path;

a rear end surface located back-to-back with the front end surface, the rear end surface facing a downstream side to which the combustion gas flows in the combustion gas flow path;

a suction-side end surface connecting the front end surface to the rear end surface, the suction-side end surface being an end surface on a suction-side surface side with respect to a pressure-side surface of the vane body;

a pressure-side end surface located back-to-back with the suction-side end surface, the pressure-side end surface connecting the front end surface to the rear end surface, and being an end surface on a pressure-side surface side with respect to the suction-side surface of the vane body;

a cavity formed in a region surrounded by the front end surface, the rear end surface, the suction-side end surface, and the pressure-side end surface, the cavity receiving cooling air;

a suction-side passage disposed on the suction-side end surface side with respect to the cavity in a lateral direction in which the suction-side end surface and the pressure-side end surface are aligned, the suction-side passage communicating with the cavity, extending along the suction-side end surface toward the downstream side, and opening at the rear end surface;

a pressure-side passage disposed on the pressure-side end surface side with respect to the cavity in the lateral direction, the pressure-side passage communicating with the cavity, extending along the pressure-side end surface toward the downstream side, and opening at the rear end surface; and

a plurality of rear-end passages disposed to be aligned in the lateral direction between the suction-side passage and the pressure-side passage on the rear end surface side with respect to the cavity, the plurality of rear-end passages communicating with the cavity, and opening at the rear end surface,

a suction-side first rear-end passage closest to the suction-side passage in the lateral direction among the plurality of rear-end passages gradually extends closer to the suction-side passage toward the downstream side,

a pressure-side first rear-end passage closest to the pressure-side passage in the lateral direction among the plurality of the rear-end passages gradually extends closer to the pressure-side passage toward the downstream side,

a plurality of the rear-end passages including the suction-side first rear-end passage and being aligned from the suction-side first rear-end passage in the lateral direction constitute a suction-side rear-end passage group,

a plurality of the rear-end passages including the pressure-side first rear-end passage and being aligned from the pressure-side first rear-end passage in the lateral direction constitute a pressure-side rear-end passage group,

the plurality of rear-end passages constituting the suction-side rear-end passage group are parallel to each other, and

the plurality of rear-end passages constituting the pressure-side rear-end passage group are parallel to each other.

2. The gas turbine stator vane according to claim 1 , comprising:

a gap located between the rear-end passages adjacent to each other in the lateral direction between a rear-end passage closest to a pressure-side passage among the plurality of rear-end passages constituting the suction-side rear-end passage group and a rear-end passage closest to a suction-side passage among the plurality of rear-end passages constituting the pressure-side rear-end passage group, the gap gradually becoming larger toward the downstream side.

3. The gas turbine stator vane according to claim 1 , wherein

among the plurality of rear-end passages, some of the plurality of rear-end passages except the plurality of rear-end passages constituting the suction-side rear-end passage group and the plurality of rear-end passages constituting the pressure-side rear-end passage group are parallel to the suction-side end surface.

4. A gas turbine stator vane comprising:

a vane body having a blade shape and disposed in a combustion gas flow path;

a shroud provided at an end in a vane height direction of the vane body; wherein

the shroud includes:

a gas path surface being in contact with combustion gas flowing through the combustion gas flow path;

a front end surface being an end surface on a front edge side with respect to a rear edge of the vane body, the front end surface facing an upstream side from which the combustion gas flows in the combustion gas flow path;

a rear end surface located back-to-back with the front end surface, the rear end surface facing a downstream side to which the combustion gas flows in the combustion gas flow path;

a suction-side end surface connecting the front end surface to the rear end surface, the suction-side end surface being an end surface on a suction-side surface side with respect to a pressure-side surface of the vane body;

a pressure-side end surface located back-to-back with the suction-side end surface, the pressure-side end surface connecting the front end surface to the rear end surface, and being an end surface on a pressure-side surface side with respect to the suction-side surface of the vane body;

a cavity formed in a region surrounded by the front end surface, the rear end surface, the suction-side end surface, and the pressure-side end surface, the cavity receiving cooling air; and

a plurality of rear-end passage groups each including a plurality of rear-end passages disposed to be aligned in a lateral direction in which the suction-side end surface and the pressure-side end surface are aligned on the rear end surface side with respect to the cavity, the plurality of rear-end passages communicating with the cavity, and opening at the rear end surface,

the plurality of rear-end passages constituting each of the plurality of rear-end passage groups are parallel to each other,

a plurality of the rear-end passages constituting a suction-side rear-end passage group closest to the suction-side end surface in the lateral direction among the plurality of rear-end passage groups gradually extend closer to the suction-side end surface toward the downstream side, and

a plurality of the rear-end passages constituting a pressure-side rear-end passage group closest to the pressure-side end surface in the lateral direction among the plurality of rear-end passage groups gradually extend closer to the pressure-side end surface toward the downstream side.

5. The gas turbine stator vane according to claim 1 , comprising:

a central rear-end passage group including some of the plurality of rear-end passages and being located between the suction-side rear-end passage group and the pressure-side rear-end passage group in the lateral direction.

6. The gas turbine stator vane according to claim 5 , comprising: at least one of gaps including

a gap located between the rear-end passages adjacent to each other in the lateral direction between the rear-end passage closest to the pressure-side end surface among the plurality of rear-end passages constituting the suction-side rear-end passage group and a rear-end passage closest to a suction-side end surface among the plurality of rear-end passages constituting the central rear-end passage group, the gap gradually becoming larger toward the downstream side, and

a gap located between the rear-end passages adjacent to each other in the lateral direction between the rear-end passage closest to a suction-side end surface among the plurality of rear-end passages constituting the pressure-side rear-end passage group and a rear-end passage closest to a pressure-side end surface among the plurality of rear-end passages constituting the central rear-end passage group, the gap gradually becoming larger toward the downstream side.

7. The gas turbine stator vane according to claim 5 , wherein

any of the plurality of rear-end passages constituting the central rear-end passage group are parallel to the suction-side end surface.

8. The gas turbine stator vane according to claim 1 , comprising

a plurality of the vane bodies,

the plurality of vane bodies being provided in the one shroud.

9. A gas turbine comprising:

the gas turbine stator vane according to claim 1 ;

a rotor configured to rotate around an axis;

a casing covering an outer circumferential side of the rotor; and

a combustor configured to generate the combustion gas by combustion of fuel and send the combustion gas into the casing, wherein

the gas turbine stator vane is affixed to an inner circumferential side of the casing.

10. The gas turbine stator vane according to claim 2 , wherein

among the plurality of rear-end passages, some of the plurality of rear-end passages except the plurality of rear-end passages constituting the suction-side rear-end passage group and the plurality of rear-end passages constituting the pressure-side rear-end passage group are parallel to the suction-side end surface.

11. The gas turbine stator vane according to claim 4 , comprising:

a central rear-end passage group including some of the plurality of rear-end passages and being located between the suction-side rear-end passage group and the pressure-side rear-end passage group in the lateral direction.

12. The gas turbine stator vane according to claim 11 , comprising: at least one of gaps including

a gap located between the rear-end passages adjacent to each other in the lateral direction between the rear-end passage closest to the pressure-side end surface among the plurality of rear-end passages constituting the suction-side rear-end passage group and a rear-end passage closest to a suction-side end surface among the plurality of rear-end passages constituting the central rear-end passage group, the gap gradually becoming larger toward the downstream side, and

a gap located between the rear-end passages adjacent to each other in the lateral direction between the rear-end passage closest to a suction-side end surface among the plurality of rear-end passages constituting the pressure-side rear-end passage group and a rear-end passage closest to a pressure-side end surface among the plurality of rear-end passages constituting the central rear-end passage group, the gap gradually becoming larger toward the downstream side.

13. The gas turbine stator vane according to claim 6 , wherein

any of the plurality of rear-end passages constituting the central rear-end passage group are parallel to the suction-side end surface.

14. The gas turbine stator vane according to claim 11 , wherein

any of the plurality of rear-end passages constituting the central rear-end passage group are parallel to the suction-side end surface.

15. The gas turbine stator vane according to claim 12 , wherein

any of the plurality of rear-end passages constituting the central rear-end passage group are parallel to the suction-side end surface.

16. The gas turbine stator vane according to claim 4 , comprising

a plurality of the vane bodies,

the plurality of vane bodies being provided in the one shroud.

17. A gas turbine comprising:

the gas turbine stator vane according to claim 4 ;

a rotor configured to rotate around an axis;

a casing covering an outer circumferential side of the rotor; and

a combustor configured to generate the combustion gas by combustion of fuel and send the combustion gas into the casing, wherein

the gas turbine stator vane is affixed to an inner circumferential side of the casing.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 6, 2020
From: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
To: MITSUBISHI POWER, LTD.
Reel/Frame 054344/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 26, 2020
From: FUKUI, YOSHIO
To: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 052235/0855 →