Analysis of Geometric Errors of Throat Sizes of Last Stage Blades in a Mid-Size Steam Turbine

Steam turbine technology with enhanced flexibility will continue to participate in electric power supply mixes. Last stage blades secure the reliability of a steam turbine and require high precision manufacturing and assembly. This case study presents a statistical analysis of geometric errors of th...

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Main Authors: Petr Eret, Michal Hoznedl
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Language:English
Published: Publishing House of Wrocław Board of Scientific Technical Societies Federation NOT 2022-06-01
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description Steam turbine technology with enhanced flexibility will continue to participate in electric power supply mixes. Last stage blades secure the reliability of a steam turbine and require high precision manufacturing and assembly. This case study presents a statistical analysis of geometric errors of the throat sizes of the last stage blades in a mid-size steam turbine. A 3D optical scanner is employed to capture detailed geometries of rotor blades and a half of assembled nozzle diaphragm. Unrolled cylinder cross-sections are used to evaluate 2D geometrical features such as blade throats and areas at three different diameters, and the results are compared to intended designs. In addition, linear correlations between the throat size and blade pitch, area and trailing edge thickness are established, and blade throat position shifts are quantified. Such a comprehensive study is presented for the first time, and some useful conclusions can be retrieved from this case study.
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spelling doaj-art-42bbc869d1a243a29935bba59bb06ec22025-08-20T02:06:42ZengPublishing House of Wrocław Board of Scientific Technical Societies Federation NOTJournal of Machine Engineering1895-75952391-80712022-06-0122313214710.36897/jme/151118151118Analysis of Geometric Errors of Throat Sizes of Last Stage Blades in a Mid-Size Steam TurbinePetr Eret0Michal Hoznedl1Dept. of Power System Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of West Bohemia, Czech RepublicExperimental Research of Flow, Doosan Skoda Power, Czech RepublicSteam turbine technology with enhanced flexibility will continue to participate in electric power supply mixes. Last stage blades secure the reliability of a steam turbine and require high precision manufacturing and assembly. This case study presents a statistical analysis of geometric errors of the throat sizes of the last stage blades in a mid-size steam turbine. A 3D optical scanner is employed to capture detailed geometries of rotor blades and a half of assembled nozzle diaphragm. Unrolled cylinder cross-sections are used to evaluate 2D geometrical features such as blade throats and areas at three different diameters, and the results are compared to intended designs. In addition, linear correlations between the throat size and blade pitch, area and trailing edge thickness are established, and blade throat position shifts are quantified. Such a comprehensive study is presented for the first time, and some useful conclusions can be retrieved from this case study.http://jmacheng.not.pl/Analysis-of-Geometric-Errors-of-Throat-Sizes-of-Last-Stage-Blades-in-a-Mid-Size-Steam,151118,0,2.htmlsteam turbine last stage bladesblade throat3d optical scanninggeometric deviation
spellingShingle Petr Eret
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Analysis of Geometric Errors of Throat Sizes of Last Stage Blades in a Mid-Size Steam Turbine
Journal of Machine Engineering
steam turbine last stage blades
blade throat
3d optical scanning
geometric deviation
title Analysis of Geometric Errors of Throat Sizes of Last Stage Blades in a Mid-Size Steam Turbine
title_full Analysis of Geometric Errors of Throat Sizes of Last Stage Blades in a Mid-Size Steam Turbine
title_fullStr Analysis of Geometric Errors of Throat Sizes of Last Stage Blades in a Mid-Size Steam Turbine
title_full_unstemmed Analysis of Geometric Errors of Throat Sizes of Last Stage Blades in a Mid-Size Steam Turbine
title_short Analysis of Geometric Errors of Throat Sizes of Last Stage Blades in a Mid-Size Steam Turbine
title_sort analysis of geometric errors of throat sizes of last stage blades in a mid size steam turbine
topic steam turbine last stage blades
blade throat
3d optical scanning
geometric deviation
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