GAS TURBINE COMBUSTOR
20210148573 · 2021-05-20
Assignee
Inventors
- Parikshit JAIN (Yokohama, JP)
- Yasunori Iwai (Yokohama, JP)
- Yuichi Morisawa (Yokohama, JP)
- Masao Itoh (Yokohama, JP)
Cpc classification
F01D9/023
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F23R3/46
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F23R3/002
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F23R2900/00012
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F05D2240/35
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F23R2900/03043
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F23R3/60
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F05D2260/941
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F23R2900/00005
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F23R2900/00017
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
International classification
F23R3/00
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
Abstract
The embodiment prevents the buckling of a combustor liner without causing any increase in thermal stress when applied to a plant that uses supercritical carbon dioxide as a working fluid. A gas turbine combustor includes: a fuel nozzle; a cylindrical combustor liner provided downstream of the fuel nozzle; and a transition piece provided downstream of the combustor liner to guide a fuel gas to a gas turbine stator blade, wherein the combustor liner is divided into and composed of a plurality of liner composing members which are coupled in an axial direction.
Claims
1. A gas turbine combustor comprising: a fuel nozzle; a cylindrical combustor liner provided downstream of the fuel nozzle; and a transition piece provided downstream of the combustor liner to guide a fuel gas to a gas turbine stator blade, wherein the combustor liner is divided into and composed of a plurality of liner composing members which are coupled in an axial direction.
2. The gas turbine combustor according to claim 1, wherein the combustor liner is two-divided into and composed of the liner composing members which are coupled in the axial direction.
3. The gas turbine combustor according to claim 1, wherein, at a connection portion where the liner composing members are coupled, an end portion of one of the liner composing members is located on an outer peripheral side of an end portion of the other liner composing member in an overlapping manner, and in a gap between the end portions, a spring seal or a ring-shaped member is fit.
4. The gas turbine combustor according to claim 3, wherein the end portion of the liner composing member located on the outer peripheral side is larger in thickness than the end portion of the other liner composing member located on an inner side.
5. The gas turbine combustor according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of reinforcing ribs each extending in the axial direction are arranged in a circumferential direction on an outer surface of the combustor liner.
6. The gas turbine combustor according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of annular reinforcing ribs are arranged in the axial direction on an outer surface of the combustor liner.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0024] A gas turbine combustor of embodiments includes a fuel nozzle, a cylindrical combustor liner provided downstream of the fuel nozzle, and a transition piece provided downstream of the combustor liner to guide a fuel gas to a gas turbine stator blade. The combustor liner is divided into and composed of a plurality of liner composing members which are coupled in an axial direction.
[0025] The embodiments of the present invention will be hereinafter described with reference to the drawings.
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[0027] As illustrated in
[0028] A combustion gas made up of carbon dioxide and water vapor, which are generated by the combustion, and the carbon dioxide which is the working fluid is discharged from the gas turbine combustor 20 and is introduced to a turbine 21. The combustion gas having performed expansion work in the turbine 21 passes through a heat exchanger 22 and further through a heat exchanger 23. When the combustion gas passes through the heat exchanger 23, the water vapor is condensed into water. The water is discharged outside through a pipe 24. Incidentally, a power generator 25 is coupled to the turbine 21.
[0029] The dry working gas (carbon dioxide) separated from the water vapor is increased in pressure in a compressor 26 to be a supercritical fluid. At an outlet of the compressor 26, the dry working gas has a pressure of, for example, about 30 MPa.
[0030] Part of the dry working gas increased in pressure in the compressor 26 is heated in the heat exchanger 22 and is supplied as the working fluid to the gas turbine combustor 20. The dry working gas introduced to the gas turbine combustor 20 is, for example, jetted to a combustion zone from an upstream side of the gas turbine combustor 20 together with the fuel and an oxidizer, or is jetted from a dilution hole or the like to a downstream side of the combustion zone in a combustor liner after the combustor liner is cooled.
[0031] Further, part of the dry working fluid which is the supercritical fluid is introduced as a cooling medium to the turbine 21 through a pipe branching off from the middle of a flow path in the heat exchanger22. The temperature of the cooling medium is preferably, for example, about 350° C. to about 550° C., considering a cooling effect and thermal stress generated in a cooling target.
[0032] The remainder of the dry working gas having worked in the turbine 21 and deprived of the water in the pipe 24 is discharged to the outside of the system. The dry working gas discharged outside is, for example, recovered by a recovery device. The dry working gas discharged outside can also be used, for instance, in EOR (Enhanced Oil Recovery) or the like used in an oil drilling site. In the above-described system, for example, carbon dioxide whose amount corresponds to a generation amount of the carbon dioxide generated by the combustion of the fuel and the oxygen in the gas turbine combustor 20 is discharged to the outside of the system.
First Embodiment
[0033] Next, the structure of a gas turbine combustor 20 according to a first embodiment will be described.
[0034] The combustor liner 102 is divided into and composed of two liner composing members 112, 113 which are coupled in the axial direction. That is, the two liner composing member 112 (length L1) and liner composing member 113 (length L2) which are shorter than a predetermined axial-direction length L required of the combustor liner 102 are coupled so that the whole combustor liner 102 has the length L.
[0035] In the liner composing member 113, the inside diameter of an end portion connected with the liner composing member 112 is larger than the outside diameter of an end portion of the liner composing member 112. The liner composing member 113 and the liner composing member 112 are connected with each other, with the aforesaid end portion of the liner composing member 113 located on the outer side of the end portion of the liner composing member 112 in an overlapping manner. For this connection, a spring seal 104 is used. The inside diameter of the liner composing member 113 may be larger only at the end portion connected with the liner composing member 112, or the inside diameter of the whole liner composing member 113 may be larger. Since the liner composing member 113 is disposed with its end portion overlapping with the outer side of the liner composing member 112, its actual length is longer than L2 by the length of the overlapping portion.
[0036] The spring seal 104 is annular and its inside diameter is set so as to fit the outside diameter of the liner composing member 112. The spring seal 104 is partly fixed to the liner composing member 112 by welding or the like. It is fit while pressing an inner wall side of the liner composing member 113 due to the elasticity of its spring, and when the liner composing member 112 and the liner composing member 113 thermally expand in the axial direction, they slide, whereby stress can be absorbed. A connection method other than the spring seal 104 can be to use a ring-shaped member such as a piston ring.
[0037] A reason why the above-described structure is adopted in the first embodiment will be described in detail below. The graph in
[0038] In the case where the operating pressure is large and accordingly the differential pressure acting on the combustor liner is also large, C on the vertical axis is smaller even if the plate thickness is the same, which indicates that buckling is more likely to occur. When the plate thickness is W1, buckling does not occur in the case of the conventional operating pressure of 2 MPa, while, in the case of the operating pressure of 30 MPa, the C value is far below 1, which indicates that buckling occurs. To avoid buckling in the case of the operating pressure of 30 MPa, the plate thickness needs to be increased to W2.
[0039] A high-temperature combustion gas flows inside the combustor liner, and the problem such as burning occurs in the liner metal unless it is cooled as previously described. To avoid this, a low-temperature cooling gas is made to flow on the outer surface of the liner metal of the combustor liner as illustrated in
[0040] The graph in
[0041] If the plate thickness of the combustor liner is increased to the plate thickness W2 indicated in
[0042] The graph in
[0043] Out of the three curves illustrated in the graph in
[0044] The graph in
[0045] The graph in
[0046] The theoretical formula for finding the curves illustrated in the above-described graphs is as follows.
F.sub.reL=C.sub.θL[π.sup.2E/12(1−ν.sup.2)](t/L).sup.2
[0047] F.sub.reL=buckling stress
[0048] C.sub.θL=buckling coefficient
[0049] ν=Poisson's ratio
[0050] E=Young's modulus
[0051] t=thickness of the combustor liner
[0052] L=length of the combustor liner
[0053] Further, the following relation holds:
buckling stress∝(Young's modulus of material/[{(r/t).sup.2.5}×(L/r)], where r=the inside radius of the combustor liner.
[0054] As described above, it is difficult to avoid buckling by adjusting the thickness, the inside diameter, the material, and so on of the combustor liner. Therefore, in the first embodiment, as a method to prevent buckling from occurring at the supercritical pressure in the liner having a plate thickness decided according to the limitation by the thermal stress, the combustor liner 102 is divided into and composed of the two liner composing members 112, 113 which are coupled in the axial direction.
[0055] In the first embodiment, the division number is 2, but the division number is determined by a relation of the length L required of the combustor liner, the thickness t determined by the limitation by the thermal stress, and the buckling curve of the material. Reducing the division number reduces the number of portions joined using the spring seals or the like, enabling to reduce an amount of a fluid leaking from the outside of the liner into the combustor, and therefore, the division number is preferably the minimum necessary number.
[0056] The graph in
[0057] On the other hand, as is seen in
[0058] As described above, in the first embodiment, since the two liner composing members 112, 113 are coupled in the axial direction to form the single combustor liner 102, the liner composing member 112 and the liner composing member 113 can each have such a length that buckling does not occur even when they are used at the supercritical pressure. Further, they can each have such a plate thickness that the thermal stress becomes equal to or less than the allowable thermal stress. Incidentally, the inside diameter D and the length L of the combustor liner 102 are decided to appropriate values according to the aforesaid design conditions, the length of the combustion zone, and so on. The buckling curve is determined by the relation of the inside diameter D and the length L, and the material used.
Second Embodiment
[0059] Next, the structure of a gas turbine combustor 20a according to a second embodiment will be described.
[0060] The combustor liner 102a is divided into and composed of three liner composing members 122, 123, and 124 which are coupled in the axial direction. That is, the three liner composing members 122, 123, 124 which are shorter than a predetermined axial-direction length L required of the combustor liner 102a are coupled so that the whole combustor liner 102a has the length L.
[0061] In the liner composing member 123 located at the middle out of the three, the inside diameter of an end portion connected with the liner composing member 122 located upstream is larger than the outside diameter of an end portion of the liner composing member 122. The liner composing member 123 and the liner composing member 122 are connected with each other, with this end portion of the liner composing member 123 located on the outer side of the end portion of the liner composing member 122 in an overlapping manner. For this connection, a spring seal 104 or the like is usable as in the first embodiment. The inside diameter of the liner composing member 123 may be larger only at the end portion connected with the liner composing member 122, or the inside diameter of the whole liner composing member 123 may be larger.
[0062] In the liner composing member 124 located most downstream, the inside diameter of an end portion connected with the liner composing member 123 is larger than the outside diameter of an end portion of the liner composing member 123. The liner composing member 124 and the liner composing member 123 are connected with each other, with this end portion of the liner composing member 124 located on the outer side of the end portion of the liner composing member 123 in an overlapping manner. For this connection, a spring seal 104 or the like is usable as in the first embodiment. The inside diameter of the liner composing member 124 may be larger only at the end portion connected with the liner composing member 123, or the inside diameter of the whole liner composing member 124 may be larger.
[0063] The inside diameter D and the length L of the combustor liner are decided to appropriate values according to the length of a combustion zone, a combustion load, and so on. A relation between the inside diameter D and the length L, and a material used determine a buckling curve. The axial-direction division number of the combustor liner is sometimes set larger than two depending on the necessary length L, the buckling curve, and a plate thickness found from thermal stress. In this case, the division number can be n, that is, L=L1+L2+L3+ . . . +Ln, where L is the necessary length of the liner. As illustrated in
[0064] The graph in
Third Embodiment
[0065] Next, the structure of a gas turbine combustor 20b according to a third embodiment will be described.
[0066] In the gas turbine combustor 20b according to the third embodiment, the combustor liner 102b is divided into and composed of two liner composing members 112b, 113b which are coupled in the axial direction, as in the first embodiment. Besides, in the third embodiment, reinforcing ribs 130 are provided on the outer periphery of the combustor liner 102b (outer peripheries of the liner composing member 112b and the liner composing member 113b). The reinforcing ribs 130 are intended to attain a structure that does not easily buckle. This structure is applicable to a case where buckling may occur even if the combustor liner is multiply divided or a case where the division number needs to be reduced.
[0067] In the example illustrated in
Fourth Embodiment
[0068] Next, the structure of a gas turbine combustor 20c according to a fourth embodiment will be described.
[0069] In the gas turbine combustor 20c according to the fourth embodiment, the combustor liner 102c is divided into and composed of two liner composing members 112c, 113c which are coupled in the axial direction. That is, the two liner composing members 112c, 113c which are shorter than a predetermined axial-direction length L required of the combustor liner 102c are coupled so that the whole combustor liner 102c has the length L.
[0070] In the liner composing member 113c, the inside diameter of an end portion connected with the liner composing member 112c is larger than the outside diameter of an end portion of the liner composing member 112c. The liner composing member 113c and the liner composing member 112c are connected with each other, with this end portion of the liner composing member 113c located on the outer side of the end portion of the liner composing member 112c in an overlapping manner. For this connection, a spring seal 104 or the like is used as in the first embodiment. As is seen from a connection portion of the liner composing member 112c and the liner composing member 113c, which is illustrated in the enlarged view in
[0071] By thus making the plate thickness of the liner composing member 113c on the outer side at the connection portion of the liner composing members larger, it is possible to make buckling difficult to occur. Being surrounded by a low-temperature cooling fluid, the liner composing member 113c on the outer side is free from a concern about thermal stress and is allowed to have a large thickness. By thus making the thickness of the liner composing member 113c on the outer side at the connection portion large, it is possible to increase the whole rigidity to make the buckling limit high.
[0072] As has been described hitherto, according to the above-described embodiments, it is possible to prevent the buckling of the combustor liner without causing any increase in thermal stress when these embodiments are applied to a plant using supercritical carbon dioxide as a working fluid.
[0073] While certain embodiments of the present invention have been described, these embodiments have been presented by way of example only, and are not intended to limit the scope of the inventions. Indeed, the novel embodiments described herein may be embodied in a variety of other forms; furthermore, various omissions, substitutions and changes in the form of the embodiments described herein may be made without departing from the spirit of the inventions. The accompanying claims and their equivalents are intended to cover such forms or modifications as would fall within the scope and spirit of the inventions.
REFERENCE SIGNS LIST
[0074] 10 . . . gas turbine facility, 20, 20a, 20b, 20c, 200 . . . gas turbine combustor, 21 . . . turbine, 22, 23 . . . heat exchanger, 24 . . . pipe, 25 power generator, 26 . . . compressor, 101, 101a, 101b, 101c, 102c, 201 . . . fuel nozzle, 102, 102a, 102b, 102c, 202 . . . combustor liner, 103, 103a, 103b, 103c, 203 . . . transition piece, 104, 204 spring seal, 112, 112c, 113, 113c, 122, 123, 124 liner composing member, 130 reinforcing rib, 150 gas turbine stator blade