Effect of Manufacturing Processes on Blade Throat Size and Position in a Steam Turbine Diaphragm

Despite a sustainable energy future, steam turbines are requisite for the reliability and security of the electric power supply in many countries. Accurate and precise manufacturing of the steam path is crucial to turbine efficiency. Before entering the rotor blades, the steam must be correctly guid...

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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 Despite a sustainable energy future, steam turbines are requisite for the reliability and security of the electric power supply in many countries. Accurate and precise manufacturing of the steam path is crucial to turbine efficiency. Before entering the rotor blades, the steam must be correctly guided using stationary blading in a diaphragm. Steam turbine diaphragms are complicated components to manufacture, and welding is the most common fabrication method. A case study presented in this paper employs data from a 3D optical scanner for a geometric deviation analysis of the upper half of the diaphragm at two production steps, after complete welding and after final machining. Unrolled cylinder cross-sections at different diameters are used to evaluate the blade throat sizes and positions compared to the nominal geometry. The results indicate significant geometric changes between the two fabrication steps, and several suggestions are put forward for targeted future work.
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spelling doaj-art-dd047aab079a464daf37cf4e6b8745752025-08-20T02:56:24ZengPublishing House of Wrocław Board of Scientific Technical Societies Federation NOTJournal of Machine Engineering1895-75952391-80712022-06-0122314816010.36897/jme/150830150830Effect of Manufacturing Processes on Blade Throat Size and Position in a Steam Turbine DiaphragmPetr Eret0Michal Hoznedl1Dept. of Power System Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of West Bohemia, Czech RepublicExperimental Research of Flow, Doosan Skoda Power, Czech RepublicDespite a sustainable energy future, steam turbines are requisite for the reliability and security of the electric power supply in many countries. Accurate and precise manufacturing of the steam path is crucial to turbine efficiency. Before entering the rotor blades, the steam must be correctly guided using stationary blading in a diaphragm. Steam turbine diaphragms are complicated components to manufacture, and welding is the most common fabrication method. A case study presented in this paper employs data from a 3D optical scanner for a geometric deviation analysis of the upper half of the diaphragm at two production steps, after complete welding and after final machining. Unrolled cylinder cross-sections at different diameters are used to evaluate the blade throat sizes and positions compared to the nominal geometry. The results indicate significant geometric changes between the two fabrication steps, and several suggestions are put forward for targeted future work.http://jmacheng.not.pl/Effect-of-Manufacturing-Processes-on-Blade-Throat-Size-and-Position-in-a-Steam-Turbine,150830,0,2.htmlsteam turbine diaphragmmanufacturing processesblade throat3d optical scanning and geometric deviation
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Effect of Manufacturing Processes on Blade Throat Size and Position in a Steam Turbine Diaphragm
Journal of Machine Engineering
steam turbine diaphragm
manufacturing processes
blade throat
3d optical scanning and geometric deviation
title Effect of Manufacturing Processes on Blade Throat Size and Position in a Steam Turbine Diaphragm
title_full Effect of Manufacturing Processes on Blade Throat Size and Position in a Steam Turbine Diaphragm
title_fullStr Effect of Manufacturing Processes on Blade Throat Size and Position in a Steam Turbine Diaphragm
title_full_unstemmed Effect of Manufacturing Processes on Blade Throat Size and Position in a Steam Turbine Diaphragm
title_short Effect of Manufacturing Processes on Blade Throat Size and Position in a Steam Turbine Diaphragm
title_sort effect of manufacturing processes on blade throat size and position in a steam turbine diaphragm
topic steam turbine diaphragm
manufacturing processes
blade throat
3d optical scanning and geometric deviation
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