Combustion cylinder, gas turbine combustor, and gas turbine
10961910 ยท 2021-03-30
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Cpc classification
F23R2900/03043
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F05D2240/35
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F23R3/42
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F23R3/005
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F23R2900/03041
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F23R3/06
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F01D9/023
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F23R3/46
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F23R3/002
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F02C7/18
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F23R2900/03045
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F01D5/082
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F23R3/50
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F23R2900/03042
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
International classification
F23R3/06
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F01D9/02
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F01D5/08
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F01D25/14
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F23R3/50
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F02C7/18
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
Abstract
In a combustion cylinder, an outer-side region of a cooling part on an outer side with regard to a reference line orthogonal to a radial direction and an axial direction of a gas turbine and passing through a center of a combustor basket, and an inner-side region of the cooling part on an inner side with regard to the reference line are set. A connection angle at an intersection between an extension line of an outer surface of the combustor basket along the axial direction and an inner surface of a combustor transition piece is set. First regions are set at positions near the reference line, and second regions, with a larger connection angle than the first regions, are set at positions farther from the reference line than the first regions. The second regions are set to have a higher flow rate of a cooling medium than the first regions.
Claims
1. A combustion cylinder of a gas turbine in which compressed air and fuel are to be mixed and combusted, an end portion of the combustion cylinder on a downstream side in a flow direction of combustion gas being inserted and connected to a transition piece with a radial gap between the combustion cylinder and the transition piece, the radial gap extending along a circumferential direction, and the combustion cylinder being configured to be cooled by a cooling medium in a cooling part at a connecting portion with the transition piece, wherein: an outer-side region of the cooling part is set, the outer-side region being farther on an outer side in a radial direction of the gas turbine than a reference line which is a straight line that passes through a center of the combustion cylinder and is orthogonal to: (i) an axial direction of the gas turbine; and (ii) the radial direction of the gas turbine; an inner-side region of the cooling part is set, the inner-side region being farther on an inner side in the radial direction of the gas turbine than the reference line; a connection angle at an intersection between an extension line of an outer surface of the combustion cylinder along the axial direction of the gas turbine and an inner surface of the transition piece is set; a first region is set at a position near the reference line in either the outer-side region or the inner-side region, and a second region, with a larger connection angle than the first region, is set at a position farther from the reference line than the first region; and the second region is set to have a higher flow rate of the cooling medium than the first region.
2. The combustion cylinder according to claim 1, wherein the connecting portion comprises the end portion of the combustion cylinder in the axial direction of the gas turbine and an end portion of the transition piece in the axial direction of the gas turbine overlapping in the radial direction of the gas turbine, and the cooling part is in the end portion of the combustion cylinder in the axial direction of the gas turbine or the end portion of the transition piece in the axial direction of the gas turbine.
3. The combustion cylinder according to claim 2, wherein the cooling part has a plurality of cooling passages defined in the end portion of the combustion cylinder on the downstream side in the flow direction of combustion gas at intervals in the circumferential direction so as to extend along the flow direction of the combustion gas, and an average interval of the plurality of cooling passages in the second region is set to be smaller than an average interval of the plurality of cooling passages in the first region.
4. The combustion cylinder according to claim 3, wherein the plurality of cooling passages have first end portions that open to the radial gap, and second end portions that open in an end surface of the combustion cylinder on the downstream side in the flow direction of the combustion gas.
5. The combustion cylinder according to claim 4, wherein the plurality of cooling passages in the second region include first passages of which first end portions open to the radial gap, second passages of which first end portions open in the end surface of the combustion cylinder, and a merging portion where second end portions of the first passages and second end portions of the second passages connect, and wherein the second passages are provided in a higher number than the first passages.
6. The combustion cylinder according to claim 3, wherein the average interval of the plurality of cooling passages in the first region is set within from 5.5 mm to 8.5 mm, and the average interval of the plurality of cooling passages in the second region is set within from 2.0 mm to 5.0 mm.
7. The combustion cylinder according to claim 2, wherein the cooling part has a plurality of cooling passages defined in the end portion of the combustion cylinder on the downstream side in the flow direction of the combustion gas at intervals in the circumferential direction so as to extend along the flow direction of the combustion gas, and a cross-sectional area of the cooling passages per unit length in the circumferential direction is set to be larger in the second region than in the first region.
8. The combustion cylinder according to claim 2, wherein the cooling part has a plurality of cooling passages defined in the end portion of the combustion cylinder on the downstream side in the flow direction of the combustion gas at intervals in the circumferential direction so as to extend along the flow direction of the combustion gas, and a number of the cooling passages in the outer-side region is set to be higher than a number of the cooling passages in the inner-side region.
9. The combustion cylinder according to claim 2, wherein the cooling part has a plurality of cooling passages defined in the end portion of the combustion cylinder on the downstream side in the flow direction of combustion gas at intervals in the circumferential direction so as to extend along the flow direction of the combustion gas, and a number of the cooling passages in the first region is set to be lower than a number of the cooling passages in the second region.
10. The combustion cylinder according to claim 1, wherein the transition piece has a cylindrical shape on an upstream side in the flow direction of the combustion gas, and has a rectangular cylindrical shape on the downstream side in the flow direction of the combustion gas, the rectangular cylindrical shape having a length of a second side along the circumferential direction longer than a length of a first side along the radial direction of the gas turbine, and the first region is on the first side and the second region is on the second side.
11. The combustion cylinder according to claim 1, wherein the outer-side region is set in an outer-side first region constituting the first region, and in an outer-side second region constituting the second region farther on the outer side in the radial direction of the gas turbine than the outer-side first region, and the outer-side second region is set to be larger than the outer-side first region.
12. The combustion cylinder according to claim 11, wherein the outer-side first region and the outer-side second region are adjacent in the circumferential direction, and a boundary position between the outer-side first region and the outer-side second region is set within a range of 15 degrees to 30 degrees from the reference line.
13. The combustion cylinder according to claim 1, wherein the inner-side region is set in an inner-side first region constituting the first region, and in an inner-side second region constituting the second region farther on the inner side in the radial direction of the gas turbine than the inner-side first region, and the inner-side second region is set to be smaller than the inner-side first region.
14. The combustion cylinder according to claim 13, wherein the inner-side first region and the inner-side second region are adjacent in the circumferential direction, and a boundary position between the inner-side first region and the inner-side second region is set within a range of 60 degrees to 75 degrees from the reference line.
15. The combustion cylinder according to claim 1, wherein: the outer-side region is set in an outer-side first region constituting the first region, and in an outer-side second region constituting the second region farther on the outer side in the radial direction of the gas turbine than the outer-side first region, and the outer-side second region is set to be larger than the outer-side first region; and the inner-side region is set in an inner-side first region constituting the first region, and in an inner-side second region constituting the second region farther on the inner side in the radial direction of the gas turbine than the inner-side first region, and the outer-side second region is set to be larger than the inner-side second region.
16. The combustion cylinder according to claim 1, wherein the reference line is a first reference line, and the first region and the second region are each set to be axisymmetric with regard to a second reference line orthogonal to the first reference line and an axial direction of the combustion cylinder.
17. The combustion cylinder according to claim 16, wherein the connection angle at a position where the combustion cylinder and the first reference line intersect is set at 0 degrees, the connection angle at a position intersecting with the second reference line in the outer-side region is set within from 12 degrees to 16 degrees, and the connection angle at a position intersecting with the second reference line in the inner-side region is set within from 8 degrees to 12 degrees.
18. A gas turbine combustor, comprising: the combustion cylinder according to claim 1; and the transition piece.
19. A gas turbine, comprising: a compressor configured to compress air; the gas turbine combustor according to claim 18; and a turbine configured to produce rotational power by combustion gas generated by the gas turbine combustor.
20. A combustion cylinder of a gas turbine in which compressed air and fuel are to be mixed and combusted, an end portion of the combustion cylinder on a downstream side in a flow direction of combustion gas being inserted and connected to a transition piece with a radial gap between the combustion cylinder and the transition piece, the radial gap extending along a circumferential direction, and the combustion cylinder being configured to be cooled by a cooling medium in a cooling part at a connecting portion with the transition piece, wherein: an outer-side region of the cooling part is set, the outer-side region being farther on an outer side in a radial direction of the gas turbine than a first reference line which is a straight line that passes through a center of the combustion cylinder and is orthogonal to: (i) an axial direction of the gas turbine; and (ii) the radial direction of the gas turbine; an inner-side region of the cooling part is set, the inner-side region being farther on an inner side in the radial direction of the gas turbine than the first reference line; a first region is set at a position near the first reference line in either the outer-side region or the inner-side region, and a second region is set at a position farther from the first reference line than the first region; the second region is set to have a higher flow rate of the cooling medium than the first region; the first region includes a region across which the first reference line passes; the second region includes a region across which a second reference line orthogonal to the first reference line and an axial direction of the combustion cylinder passes; and the radial gap, on the second reference line, at an axial position of the combustion cylinder in the second region is narrower than the radial gap, on the first reference line, at the axial position of the combustion cylinder in the first region.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
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DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS
(15) Preferred embodiments of a combustion cylinder, gas turbine combustor, and gas turbine according to the present invention are described in detail below while referring to the attached drawings. Note that the present invention is not limited by the embodiments, and includes configurations combining various embodiments when a plurality of embodiments are provided.
First Embodiment
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(17) As illustrated in
(18) The compressor 11 has an air intake port 20 through which air is taken in, an inlet guide vane (IGV) 22 disposed inside a compressor casing 21, a plurality of vanes 23 and blades 24 alternatingly disposed in a front-back direction (axial direction of a rotor 32 described later) in the compressor casing, and an air bleed chamber 25 disposed on an outer side thereof. The combustor 12 supplies fuel to compressed air compressed by the compressor 11, and enables combustion by igniting. The turbine 13 has a plurality of vanes 27 and blades 28 alternatingly disposed in the front-back direction (the axial direction of the rotor 32 described later) inside a turbine casing 26. An exhaust chamber 30 is disposed on a downstream side of the turbine casing 26 via an exhaust casing 29, and the exhaust chamber 30 has an exhaust diffuser 31 connected to the turbine 13.
(19) Furthermore, the rotor (rotating shaft) 32 is positioned so as to pass through centers of the compressor 11, combustor 12, turbine 13, and exhaust chamber 30. An end portion of the rotor 32 on a compressor 11 side is rotatably supported by a bearing portion 33, and an end portion of the rotor 32 on an exhaust chamber 30 side is rotatably supported by a bearing portion 34. Furthermore, a stack of a plurality of discs on which the blades 24 are mounted is secured to the rotor 32 in the compressor 11, a stack of a plurality of discs on which the blades 28 are mounted is secured to the rotor 32 in the turbine 13, and a drive shaft of the generator not illustrated in the drawings is connected to the end portion on the exhaust chamber 30 side.
(20) Furthermore, in the gas turbine 10, the compressor casing 21 of the compressor 11 is supported by a leg portion 35, the turbine casing 26 of the turbine 13 is supported by a leg portion 36, and the exhaust chamber 30 is supported by a leg portion 37.
(21) Therefore, air taken in through the air intake port 20 of the compressor 11 is compressed by passing through the inlet guide vane 22 and the plurality of vanes 23 and blades 24 to obtain high-temperature and high-pressure compressed air. Predetermined fuel is supplied to the compressed air in the combustors 12 and then combusted. Furthermore, high-temperature and high-pressure combustion gas serving as a working fluid generated by the combustors 12 passes through the plurality of vanes 27 and blades 28 configuring the turbine 13 to rotationally drive the rotor 32, and thus the generator connected to the rotor 32 is driven. On the other hand, the combustion gas having driven the turbine 13 is discharged to the atmosphere as exhaust gas.
(22) In the above-described combustor 12, a combustor basket 42 is supported at a predetermined interval inside of a combustor external cylinder 41, and a combustor transition piece 43 is connected to a tip end portion of the combustor basket 42, and thus a combustor casing is configured, as illustrated in
(23) To go into more detail, a base end portion of the combustor basket 42 is mounted to a base end portion of the combustor external cylinder 41 to form an air flow channel 51 therebetween. Furthermore, the pilot combustion burner 44 is disposed positioned at a center inside the combustor basket 42, and the plurality of main combustion burners 45 are disposed on a periphery thereof.
(24) The pilot combustion burner 44 is configured from a pilot cone 52 supported on the combustor basket 42, a pilot nozzle 53 disposed inside the pilot cone 52, and a swirler vane 54 provided on an outer circumferential portion of the pilot nozzle 53. Furthermore, each main combustion burner 45 is configured from a burner cylinder 55, a main nozzle 56 disposed inside the burner cylinder 55, and a swirler vane 57 provided on an outer circumferential portion of the main nozzle 56.
(25) Furthermore, for the combustor external cylinder 41, a pilot fuel line not illustrated in the drawings is connected to a fuel port 58 of the pilot nozzle 53, and a main fuel line not illustrated in the drawings is connected to a fuel port 59 of the main nozzle 56.
(26) Therefore, when the airflow of the high-temperature and high-pressure compressed air flows into the air flow channel 51, the compressed air flows into the combustor basket 42, and the compressed air is mixed with fuel injected from the main combustion burners 45 to form a swirling flow of a premixed gas in the combustor basket 42. Furthermore, the compressed air is mixed with fuel injected from the pilot combustion burner 44, is ignited by a pilot light not illustrated in the drawings and combusted to obtain combustion gas, and then is spouted into the combustor basket 42. At this time, a portion of the combustion gas is spouted so as to diffuse in a periphery with a flame inside the combustor basket 42, and therefore is ignited and combusted by a premixed gas flowing from the main combustion burners 45 into the combustor basket 42. In other words, flame stabilization for performing stable combustion of a lean premixed fuel from the main combustion burners 45 can be performed by the diffusion flame based on the pilot fuel injected from the pilot combustion burner 44.
(27) As illustrated in
(28) Furthermore, as illustrated in
(29) Herein, a connecting portion of the combustor basket 42 and the combustor transition piece 43 is described in detail.
(30) As illustrated in
(31) The combustor basket 42 has a plate-shaped buggy clip 67 that can elastically deform and is secured on an outer circumferential surface of the end portion 71. The buggy clip 67 forms a curved shape where a middle portion in the flow direction of the combustion gas G protrudes to an outer side, and is secured to the outer circumferential surface of the end portion 71. The spring clip 66 fulfills a role of connecting the combustor basket 42 to the combustor transition piece 43 so as to prevent the combustor basket 42 from falling. The spring clip 66 is a plate spring member that can elastically deform, and an end portion thereof on the downstream side in the flow direction of the combustion gas G is secured to an outer circumferential surface of the end portion 71 in the combustor basket 42, while an end portion thereof on the upstream side in the flow direction of the combustion gas G floats from the outer circumferential surface of the combustor basket 42 and is held between an inner surface of the cylindrical portion 61 and the buggy clip 67.
(32) The spring clip 66 and the buggy clip 67 are disposed on an outer side of the combustor basket 42, along the entire circumference thereof. Furthermore, the spring clip 66 is pressed on the inner circumferential surface of the combustor transition piece 43 by a force with which the buggy clip 67 squeezed between the combustor basket 42 and the combustor transition piece 43 tries to return to an original shape, in a condition where the end portion 71 of the combustor basket 42 is inserted in the cylindrical portion 61 of the combustor transition piece 43. Therefore, the combustor basket 42 is prevented from falling from the combustor transition piece 43.
(33) Furthermore, in the first embodiment, as illustrated in
(34) As described above, for the combustor transition piece 43, the shape transitioning portion 62 and the rectangular cylindrical portion 63 form a drawn shape with regard to the cylindrical portion 61, and therefore, a rear end portion of the shape transitioning portion 62 of the combustor transition piece 43 is bent to a center side with regard to the end portion 71 of the combustor basket 42, a connection angle is set, and the connection angle varies in the circumferential direction.
(35) Specifically, as illustrated in
(36) Herein, the distance from a rear end of the combustor basket 42 to the connection point D is constant in the circumferential direction, and a position of a connecting bent portion between the cylindrical portion 61 and the shape transitioning portion 62 varies in the circumferential direction. However, the position of the connecting bent portion may be constant in the circumferential direction, and the distance from the rear end of the combustor basket 42 to the connection point D may vary in the circumferential direction. Furthermore, in a case where the outer surface of the combustor basket 42 is curved, a tangent at the position of the rear end is the extension line L, and in a case where the inner surface of the combustor transition piece 43 is curved, an angle formed by the extension line L and a tangent of the inner surface at the connection point D on the inner surface of the combustor transition piece 43 is the connection angle . Furthermore, when the shape transitioning portion 62 is not inclined, and the extension line L does not intersect with the inner surface of the shape transitioning portion 62, the connection angle =0.
(37) As illustrated in
(38) In this case, the first cooling part 81 is provided in the first regions 1, 2 with the small connection angle 2, and the second cooling part 91 is provided in the second regions 3, 4 with the large connection angle 1. Furthermore, the first regions 1, 2 are provided on the first sides 64a, 64b (refer to
(39) As illustrated in
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(41) Furthermore, as illustrated in
(42) Therefore, the first cooling part 81 and the second cooling part 91 are provided penetrating a plate thickness of the combustor basket 42, and therefore, a total passage area of compressed air in the second cooling part 91 (second passages 93) provided in the second regions 3, 4 with the large connection angle 1 is larger than a total passage area of compressed air in the first cooling part 81 (first cooling passages 82) provided in the first regions 1, 2 with the small connection angle 2. As a result, the flow rate of compressed air in the second cooling part 91 provided in the second regions 3, 4 with the large connection angle 1 is higher than the flow rate of compressed air in the first cooling part 81 provided in the first regions 1, 2 with the small connection angle 2.
(43) Therefore, as illustrated in
(44) Herein, the combustor transition piece 43 has the small connection angle 2 in the first regions 1, 2 and the large connection angle 1 in the second regions 3, 4, and therefore, in the second regions 3, 4, the combustion gas G flowing through the combustor basket 42 flows from the end portion 71 to the inner side of the shape transitioning portion 62, and thus the end portion 71 of the combustor basket 42 easily reaches a high temperature. However, for the second cooling part 91, a large amount of compressed air flows in the second passages 93 as compared to the first cooling part 81, and therefore, the second regions 3, 4 in the end portion 71 of the combustor basket 42 which is prone to reach a high temperature can be efficiently cooled.
(45) Thus, the gas turbine combustor of the first embodiment is provided with the combustor basket 42 in which compressed air and fuel are mixed and combusted, the combustor transition piece 43 to which the end portion 71 of the combustor basket 42 on the downstream side in the flow direction of the combustion gas G is inserted and connected with the radial gap S extending along the circumferential direction left therebetween, and the cooling parts 81, 91 that cool using compressed air (cooling medium), provided at the connecting portion C of the combustor basket 42 and the combustor transition piece 43. The flow rate of compressed air in the second cooling part 91 that cools the second regions 3, 4 with the large connection angle 1 is set to be higher than the flow rate of compressed air in the first cooling part 81 that cools the first regions 1, 2 with the small connection angle 2.
(46) Therefore, the cooling parts 81, 91 that cool using compressed air are provided at the connecting portion C of the combustor basket 42 and the combustor transition piece 43, and the end portion 71 of the combustor basket 42 is kept from reaching a high temperature due to combustion gas by the compressed air in the cooling parts 81, 91. At this time, in the second regions 3, 4 with the large connection angle 1, the end portion 71 of the combustor basket 42 is more likely to reach a high temperature due to the combustion gas. Therefore, the flow rate of the compressed air in the second cooling part 91 is higher than the flow rate of the compressed air in the first cooling part 81, and thus the end portion 71 of the combustor basket 42 can be appropriately cooled by the compressed air, regardless of the shape of the combustor transition piece 43 in the circumferential direction. As a result, the combustor basket 42 is efficiently cooled, and therefore, reliability can be improved, repair costs can be reduced, and long life can be achieved.
(47) In the gas turbine combustor of the first embodiment, the connecting portion C is configured by the end portion 71 of the combustor basket 42 and the cylindrical portion 61 of the combustor transition piece 43 overlapping in the radial direction, and the cooling parts 81, 91 are provided in the end portion 71 in the axial direction of the combustor basket 42. The end portion 71 of the combustor basket 42 can be efficiently cooled by the compressed air.
(48) In the gas turbine combustor of the first embodiment, the plurality of first cooling passages 82 provided at predetermined intervals in the circumferential direction are provided as the first cooling part 81, the plurality of the first passages 92 provided at predetermined intervals in the circumferential direction are provided as the second cooling part 91, and the pitch P2 of the plurality of second passages 93 is set to be smaller than the pitch P1 of the plurality of first cooling passages 82. Therefore, the cooling parts 81, 91 are provided as the plurality of passages 82, 92, 93 along the flow direction of the combustion gas, and thus the cooling parts 81, 91 can be simplified. The pitch P2 of the second passages 93 is set to be smaller than the pitch P1 of the first cooling passages 82, and thus the end portion 71 of the combustor basket 42 in the second regions 3, 4 with the large connection angle 1 can be efficiently cooled by a simple configuration.
(49) In the gas turbine combustor of the first embodiment, the first end portions of the passages 82, 92, 93 of the cooling parts 81, 91 open to the radial gap S, and the second end portions thereof open in the end surface of the combustor basket 42 on the downstream side in the flow direction of the combustion gas. Therefore, the end portion 71 of the combustor basket 42 is cooled by compressed air taken in from the outside, and then this compressed air is discharged to a combustion gas passage, and thus reduction in combustor efficiency can be suppressed.
(50) In the gas turbine combustor of the first embodiment, the second cooling holes 95 with the first end portions opening to the radial gap S, the first passages 92 with the first end portions connecting to the second cooling holes 95, the second passages 93 in a higher number than the first passages 92, with the first end portions opening in the end surface of the combustor basket 42, and the merging portion 94 where the second end portions of the first passages 92 and the second end portions of the second passages 93 connect are provided as the second cooling part 91. Therefore, after flowing from the plurality of second cooling holes 95 through the first passages 92 to the merging portion 94 and merging there, the compressed air flows through the second passages 93 in a higher number and then is discharged, and thus the cooling area in the end portion 71 of the combustor basket 42 that reaches a high temperature is increased, and the end portion 71 of the combustor basket 42 can be efficiently cooled.
(51) In the gas turbine combustor of the first embodiment, the combustor transition piece 43 is configured from the cylindrical portion 61, the shape transitioning portion 62, and the rectangular cylindrical portion 63, and the first regions 1, 2 are provided on the first sides 64a, 64b along the radial direction, and the second regions 3, 4 are provided on the second sides 65a, 65b along the circumferential direction. Therefore, even with the combustor transition piece 43 that changes from a cylindrical shape to a rectangular cylindrical shape, the end portion 71 of the combustor basket 42 connected to the combustor transition piece 43 can be efficiently cooled around the entire circumference.
(52) In the gas turbine combustor of the first embodiment, the length in the circumferential direction of the second region 3 positioned on the outer side in the radial direction of the gas turbine 10 is set to be longer than the length in the circumferential direction of the second region 4 positioned on the inner side in the radial direction of the gas turbine 10. Therefore, the lengths in the circumferential direction of the second regions 3, 4 are set based on the shape of the combustor transition piece 43, and thus the end portion 71 of the combustor basket 42 can be efficiently cooled around the entire circumference.
(53) Furthermore, the gas turbine of the first embodiment is provided with the compressor 11 that compresses air, the combustor 12 that mixes and combusts fuel and the compressed air compressed by the compressor 11, and the turbine 13 that produces rotational power by combustion gas generated by the combustor 12, and the cooling parts 81, 91 that cool using the compressed air (cooling medium) are provided at the connecting portion C of the combustor basket 42 and the combustor transition piece 43 in the combustor 12. Therefore, the combustor basket 42 is efficiently cooled, and thus reliability can be improved and long life can be achieved.
Second Embodiment
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(55) In the second embodiment, as illustrated in
(56) In the combustor transition piece 43, the shape transitioning portion 62 and the rectangular cylindrical portion 63 form a drawn shape with regard to the cylindrical portion 61 as described above, and therefore, the radial gaps S1, S2 between the end portion 71 of the combustor basket 42 and the shape transitioning portion 62 of the combustor transition piece 43 vary in the circumferential direction. Specifically, in the first regions 1, 2 on both sides in the circumferential direction of the gas turbine 10, a wall surface of the shape transitioning portion 62 forms a straight line, and therefore, the radial gap S1 between the combustor basket 42 and the combustor transition piece 43 is wider than the radial gap S2 in the second regions 3, 4. On the other hand, in the second regions 3, 4 on the outer side and inner side in the radial direction of the gas turbine 10, a wall surface of the shape transitioning portion 62 is inclined to a center portion side, and therefore, the radial gap S2 between the combustor basket 42 and the combustor transition piece 43 is narrower than the radial gap S1 in the first regions 1, 2. Therefore, in the second regions 3, 4, the combustion gas G flowing through the combustor basket 42 flows from the end portion 71 to an inner side of the shape transitioning portion 62, and the end portion 71 of the combustor basket 42 reaches a high temperature, and thus, reduction in thickness due to high-temperature oxidation may occur. Therefore, the second regions 3, 4 with the radial gap S2 narrower than the radial gap S1 in the first regions 1, 2 need to be more efficiently cooled as compared to the first regions 1, 2 with the wide radial gap S1.
(57) In this case, the first cooling part 81 is provided in the first regions 1, 2 with the wide radial gap S1, and the second cooling part 91 is provided in the second regions 3, 4 with the radial gap S2 narrower than the radial gap S1 in the first regions 1, 2. Furthermore, the first regions 1, 2 are provided on the first sides 64a, 64b (refer to
(58) Note that the first cooling part 81 and the second cooling part 91 are the same as in the first embodiment, and therefore, a description thereof is omitted.
(59) Therefore, the first cooling part 81 and the second cooling part 91 are provided penetrating a plate thickness of the combustor basket 42, and therefore, a total passage area of compressed air in the second cooling part 91 (second passages 93) provided in the second regions 3, 4 with the radial gap S2 narrower than the radial gap S1 in the first regions 1, 2 is larger than a total passage area of compressed air in the first cooling part 81 (first cooling passages 82) provided in the first regions 1, 2 with the wide radial gap S1. As a result, the flow rate of the compressed air in the second cooling part 91 provided in the second regions 3, 4 with the radial gap S2 narrower than the radial gap S1 in the first regions 1, 2 is higher than the flow rate of the compressed air in the first cooling part 81 provided in the first regions 1, 2 with the wide radial gap S1.
(60) Therefore, a portion of compressed air compressed by the compressor 11 is introduced into the radial gap S through a gap in the spring clip 66. In the first cooling part 81, the compressed air in the radial gap S is introduced into the first cooling passages 82 from the first cooling holes 83 and flows through the first cooling passages 82 to cool the first regions 1, 2 in the end portion 71 of the combustor basket 42. Furthermore, in the second cooling part 91, the compressed air in the radial gap S is introduced into the first passages 92 from the second cooling holes 95 and merges at the merging portion 94. Furthermore, the compressed air is introduced into the second passages 93 from the merging portion 94 and flows through the second passages 93 to cool the second regions 3, 4 in the end portion 71 of the combustor basket 42.
(61) Herein, the combustor transition piece 43 has the wide radial gap S1 in the first regions 1, 2 and the narrow radial gap S2 in the second region 3, 4, and therefore, the combustion gas G flowing through the combustor basket 42 flows from the end portion 71 to an inner side of the shape transitioning portion 62, and the end portion 71 of the combustor basket 42 is prone to reach a high temperature, in the second regions 3, 4. However, for the second cooling part 91, a large amount of compressed air flows in the second passages 93 as compared to the first cooling part 81, and therefore, the second regions 3, 4 in the end portion 71 of the combustor basket 42 which is prone to reach a high temperature can be efficiently cooled.
(62) Thus, the gas turbine combustor of the second embodiment is provided with the combustor basket 42 in which compressed air and fuel are mixed and combusted, the combustor transition piece 43 to which the end portion of the combustor basket 42 on the downstream side in the flow direction of the combustion gas is inserted and connected with the radial gap S left therebetween, and the cooling parts 81, 91 that cool using compressed air (cooling medium), provided at the connecting portion C of the combustor basket 42 and the combustor transition piece 43. The flow rate of compressed air in the second cooling part 91 that cools the second regions 3, 4 with the narrow radial gap S2 is set to be higher than the flow rate of compressed air in the first cooling part 81 that cools the first regions 1, 2 with the wide radial gap S1.
(63) Therefore, the cooling parts 81, 91 that cool using compressed air are provided at the connecting portion C of the combustor basket 42 and the combustor transition piece 43, and the end portion 71 of the combustor basket 42 is kept from reaching a high temperature due to combustion gas by the compressed air in the cooling parts 81, 91. At this time, in the second regions 3, 4 with the narrow radial gap S2, the end portion 71 of the combustor basket 42 is more likely to reach a high temperature due to the combustion gas. Therefore, the flow rate of the compressed air in the second cooling part 91 is higher than the flow rate of the compressed air in the first cooling part 81, and thus the end portion 71 of the combustor basket 42 can be appropriately cooled by the compressed air, regardless of the shape of the combustor transition piece 43 in the circumferential direction. As a result, the combustor basket 42 is efficiently cooled, and therefore, reliability can be improved, repair costs can be reduced, and long life can be achieved.
(64) Note that in the first embodiment, the flow rate of the compressed air to the second regions 3, 4 with the large connection angle 1 is set to be higher than the flow rate of the compressed air to the first regions 1, 2 with the small connection angle 2, and in the second embodiment, the flow rate of the compressed air to the second regions 3, 4 with the narrow radial gap S2 is set to be higher than the flow rate of the compressed air to the first regions 1, 2 with the wide radial gap S1. Herein, by adding the second embodiment to the first embodiment, the flow rate of the compressed air to the second regions 3, 4 with the large connection angle 1 and the narrow radial gap S2 may be set to be higher than the flow rate of the compressed air to the first regions 1, 2 with the small connection angle 2 and the wide radial gap S1.
Third Embodiment
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(66) In the third embodiment, as illustrated in
(67) Furthermore, in the third embodiment, a cooling part 101 that cools using compressed air (cooling medium) is provided at the connecting portion C of the combustor basket 42 and the combustor transition piece 43. In the present embodiment, the cooling part 101 is provided in the cylindrical portion 61 of the combustor transition piece 43, and is set such that the flow rate of the compressed air in a second cooling part provided in the second regions 3, 4 (refer to
(68) In the third embodiment, although not illustrated in the drawings, the number of the cooling passages 102 provided in the second regions 3, 4 (refer to
(69) Therefore, a portion of the compressed air compressed by the compressor 11 is introduced into the radial gap S from the plurality of cooling passages 102, and contacts the end portion 71 of the combustor basket 42 to cool the end portion 71 of the combustor basket 42. Herein, the number of the cooling passages 102 is high in the second regions 3, 4 with the narrow radial gap S2, and therefore, the second regions 3, 4 in the end portion 71 of the combustor basket 42 which is prone to reach a high temperature can be efficiently cooled.
(70) Note that herein, the cooling part 101 is the plurality of cooling passages 102 provided in the cylindrical portion 61 of the combustor transition piece 43, but the configuration is not restricted thereto.
(71) In the modified example of the third embodiment, as illustrated in
(72) In the modified example of the third embodiment, although not illustrated in the drawings, the number of the cooling passages 112, 113 provided in the second regions 3, 4 (refer to
(73) Thus, the gas turbine combustor of the third embodiment is provided with the cooling parts 101, 111 that cool using compressed air (cooling medium) at the connecting portion C of the combustor basket 42 and the combustor transition piece 43, and the flow rate of the compressed air in the second cooling part that cools the second regions 3, 4 with the radial gap S2 narrower than the radial gap S1 in the first regions 1, 2 is set to be higher than the flow rate of the compressed air in the first cooling part that cools the first regions 1, 2 with the wide radial gap S1.
(74) Therefore, the end portion 71 of the combustor basket 42 can be appropriately cooled by the compressed air, regardless of the shape of the combustor transition piece 43 in the circumferential direction. As a result, the combustor basket 42 is efficiently cooled, and therefore, reliability can be improved and long life can be achieved.
Fourth Embodiment
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(76) In the fourth embodiment, as illustrated in
(77) Furthermore, the first regions 1, 2 set at positions near the reference line L1 in either the outer-side region or the inner-side region, and the second regions 3, 4 with the narrower radial gap S than the first regions 1, 2, set at positions farther from the reference line L1 than the first regions 1, 2 are set, and the second regions 3, 4 are set to have a higher flow rate of the compressed air (cooling medium) than the first regions 1, 2. The configuration is essentially the same configuration as in the second embodiment.
(78) A relationship between the first regions 1, 2 and the second regions 3, 4 and a relationship between the first cooling part 81 and the second cooling part 91 are specifically described below.
(79) A cross-sectional area of the cooling parts 81, 91 per unit length in the circumferential direction of the combustor basket 42 and the combustor transition piece 43 is set to be larger in the second regions 3, 4 than in the first regions 1, 2. In other words, the cross-sectional area per unit length in the first cooling part 81 in the circumferential direction is set to be larger than the cross-sectional area per unit length of the second cooling part 91 in the circumferential direction.
(80) The outer-side region is set in outer-side first regions 11, 21 constituting a portion of the first regions 1, 2, and in an outer-side second region 3 constituting the second region farther on an outer side in the radial direction of the gas turbine than the outer-side first regions 11, 21, and the outer-side second region 3 is set to be larger than a total region of the outer-side first regions 11, 21.
(81) The inner-side region is set in inner-side first regions 12, 22 constituting a portion of the first regions 1, 2, and an inner-side second region 4 constituting the second region farther on an inner side in the radial direction of the gas turbine than the inner-side first regions 12, 22, and the inner-side second region 4 is set to be smaller than a total region of the inner-side first regions 12, 22.
(82) In this case, the outer-side second region 3 is set to be larger than the inner-side second region 4.
(83) The first regions 1, 2 and the second regions 3, 4 are each set to be axisymmetric with regard to a second reference line L2 orthogonal to the reference line L1 and the axial direction of the combustor basket 42.
(84) The number of the cooling passages in the outer-side region is set to be higher than the number of the cooling passages in the inner-side region. Furthermore, the number of the cooling passages in the first regions 1, 2 is set to be lower than the number of the cooling passages in the second regions 3, 4.
(85) An average interval of the plurality of cooling passages is set within from 5.5 mm to 8.5 mm in the first regions 1, 2, and set within from 2.0 mm to 5.0 mm in the second regions 3, 4. In other words, the average interval of the cooling passages in the first cooling part 81 is set within from 5.5 mm to 8.5 mm, and the average interval of the cooling passages in the second cooling part 91 is set within from 2.0 mm to 5.0 mm.
(86) The outer-side first regions 11, 21 and the outer-side second region 3 are adjacent in the circumferential direction of the combustor basket 42, and a boundary position between each of the outer-side first regions 11, 21 and the outer-side second region 3 is set within a range of 15 degrees to 30 degrees from the reference line L1.
(87) The inner-side first regions 12, 22 and the inner-side second region 4 are adjacent in the circumferential direction of the combustor basket 42, and a boundary position between each of the inner-side first regions 12, 22 and the inner-side second region 4 is set within a range of 60 degrees to 75 degrees from the reference line L1.
(88) The connection angle at a position where the combustor basket 42 and the reference line L1 intersect is set at 0 degrees, the connection angle at a position intersecting with the second reference line L2 in the outer-side regions is set within from 12 degrees to 16 degrees, and the connection angle at a position intersecting with the second reference line L2 in the inner-side regions is set within from 8 degrees to 12 degrees.
(89) The relationship between the first regions 1, 2 and the second regions 3, 4 and the relationship between the first cooling part 81 and the second cooling part 91 are preferably set within the aforementioned ranges, and thus the combustor basket 42 can be efficiently cooled by this configuration.
(90) Note that in the above-described first embodiment, the cooling parts 81, 91 are provided as the passages 82, 92, 93 penetrating the plate thickness of the combustor basket 42 along the flow direction of the combustion gas G, and the cooling parts 101, 111 are provided as the passages 102, 112, 113 formed in the combustor transition piece 43, but the cooling parts are not restricted to these configurations. For example, the passages may be inclined with regard to the flow direction of the combustion gas G, or may extend along the circumferential direction of the combustor basket 42.
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(91) 10 Gas turbine 11 Compressor 12 Combustor 13 Turbine 41 Combustor external cylinder 42 Combustor basket (combustion cylinder) 43 Combustor transition piece 61 Cylindrical portion 64a, 64b First side 65a, 65b Second side 66 Spring clip 67 Buggy clip 71 End portion 81 First cooling part 82 First cooling passage 83 First cooling hole 91 Second cooling part 92 First passage (second cooling passage) 93 Second passage (second cooling passage) 94 Merging portion (second cooling passage) 95 Second cooling hole 101, 111 Cooling part 102, 112, 113 Cooling passage D Connection point (intersection) L Extension line L1 Reference line L2 Second reference line S, S1, S2 Radial gap , 1, 2 Connection angle 1, 2 First region 3 Outer-side second region (second region) 4 Inner-side second region (second region) 11, 21 Outer-side first region 12, 22 Inner-side first region