Rotation mechanism and internal unit of rotation mechanism
10077783 ยท 2018-09-18
Assignee
Inventors
Cpc classification
F04D17/125
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F05D2230/68
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F04D29/4206
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F05D2230/64
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F04D29/083
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F04D29/622
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
International classification
F04D29/42
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F04D17/12
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
Abstract
A rotation mechanism includes a casing with an upper half portion and a lower half portion; and an internal unit disposed in the casing with a rotor rotating around an axis thereof. Additionally, a bearing portion rotatably supports the rotor, and an annular seal portion seals a gap surrounding a circumferential surface of the rotor. An axial movement restricting portion includes a fitting concave portion on one of the casing and the internal unit, and a fitting convex portion to be fitted into the fitting concave portion as a pair, which restricts relative movement between the casing and the internal unit in a direction of axis. A tapered surface is formed on the fitting concave portion and the fitting convex portion and a width thereof in the direction of axis increases toward an inner circumferential side in a radial direction.
Claims
1. A rotation mechanism for a compressor, comprising: a casing which is configured to be vertically split into two portions and includes an upper half portion on an upper side and a lower half portion on a lower side; an internal unit which is disposed in the casing and has a configuration in which a rotor which rotates around an axis thereof, a bearing portion which rotatably supports the rotor, and an annular seal portion which seals a gap surrounding a circumferential surface of the rotor and thereby enables the rotor to rotate are integrated; and an axial movement restricting portion which includes a fitting concave portion provided in the casing and formed to extend along a circumferential direction of the casing, and a fitting convex portion provided in the internal unit to be fitted into the fitting concave portion and formed to extend along the circumferential direction, the axial movement restricting portion which restricts relative movement between the casing and the internal unit in an axial direction of the rotation mechanism; wherein a bottom portion of the fitting concave portion includes a first side wall on a forward side in a direction with respect to an axial force applied to the internal unit and a second side wall on a rearward side in the direction of the axial force applied to the internal unit, the first side wall has a first vertical portion perpendicular to a bottom surface of the fitting concave portion, the second side wall has a second vertical portion perpendicular to the bottom surface of the fitting concave portion and facing the first vertical portion, and a concave side tapered surface formed on an opening edge portion of the fitting concave portion, a tip end portion of the fitting convex portion includes a third side wall on the forward side in the direction with respect to the axial force applied to the internal unit and a fourth side wall on the rearward side in the direction of the axial force applied to the internal unit, the third side wall has a third vertical portion perpendicularly connected to a top surface of the fitting convex portion, the fourth side wall has a fourth vertical portion perpendicular to the top surface of the fitting convex portion and facing the third vertical portion, and a convex side tapered surface formed on a base end portion of the fitting convex portion, and the concave side tapered surface and the convex side tapered surface are formed only on a part of each fitting concave portion and fitting convex portion adjacent to a joint portion of the upper half portion and the lower half portion of the casing.
2. An internal unit of a rotation mechanism for a compressor, which is disposed in a casing that is configured to be vertically split into two portions and includes an upper half portion on an upper side and a lower half portion on a lower side, and has a configuration in which a rotor which rotates around an axis thereof, a bearing portion which rotatably supports the rotor, and an annular seal portion which seals a gap surrounding a circumferential surface of the rotor and thereby enables the rotor to rotate are integrated, the internal unit comprising: an axial movement restricting portion which includes a fitting concave portion provided on the casing formed to extend along a circumferential direction of the casing, and a fitting convex portion provided on the internal unit to be fitted into the fitting concave portion and formed to extend along the circumferential direction, the axial movement restricting portion which restricts relative movement between the casing and the internal unit in an axial direction of the rotation mechanism; wherein a bottom portion of the fitting concave portion includes a first side wall on a forward side in a direction with respect to an axial force applied to the internal unit and a second side wall on a rearward side in the direction of the axial force applied to the internal unit, the first side wall has a first vertical portion perpendicular to a bottom surface of the fitting concave portion, the second side wall has a second vertical portion perpendicular to the bottom surface of the fitting concave portion and facing the first vertical portion, and a concave side tapered surface formed on an opening edge portion of the fitting concave portion, a tip end portion of the fitting convex portion includes a third side wall on the forward side in the direction with respect to the axial force applied to the internal unit and a fourth side wall on the rearward side in the direction of the axial force applied to the internal unit, the third side wall has a third vertical portion perpendicular to a top surface of the fitting convex portion, the fourth side wall has a fourth vertical portion perpendicular to the top surface of the fitting convex portion and facing the third vertical portion, and a convex side tapered surface formed on a base end portion of the fitting convex portion, and the concave side tapered surface and the convex side tapered surface are formed only on a part of each fitting concave portion and fitting convex portion adjacent to a joint portion of the upper half portion and the lower half portion of the casing.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
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DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS
(10) Hereinafter, an exemplary embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
(11) First, the configuration of a rotation mechanism according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described.
(12) As illustrated in
(13) As illustrated in
(14) As illustrated in
(15) Here, as illustrated by the enlarged part in
(16) As illustrated in
(17) (Rotor)
(18) The rotor 19 includes a plurality of impellers 192 fixed to circumferential surface of a rotating shaft 191, which is driven to rotate, along the direction of axis. A gas flow passage 193 having a predetermined width is formed by the rotor 19, the diaphragms 23, and the heads 22. Both ends of the gas flow passage 193 are respectively connected to the suction port 14 and the discharge port 15. In this embodiment, although five stages of impellers 192 are provided along the direction of axis of the rotating shaft 191, the number of stages of the impellers 192 is not limited thereto, and may be appropriately changed depending on the design.
(19) (Bearing Portion)
(20) The bearing portion 20 rotatably supports the rotating shaft 191 included in the rotor 19 around the axis thereof. As illustrated in
(21) The pair of journal bearings 201 receives a load, which is exerted on the rotating shaft 191 in the radial direction. The journal bearings 201 are respectively fixed to the outer side surfaces of the pair of heads 22 using fixing means such as bolts.
(22) The thrust bearing 202 receives a load in the direction of axis, which is exerted on the rotating shaft 191. As illustrated in
(23) (Seal Portion)
(24) The pair of seal portions 21 have a role of sealing gaps between the rotating shaft 191 included in the rotor 19 and the heads 22. The seal portions 21 are so-called dry gas seals, are formed in a ring shape to surround the rotating shaft 191 as illustrated in
(25) (Head)
(26) As illustrated in
(27) Here, as illustrated by the enlarged part in
(28) (Diaphragm)
(29) As illustrated in
(30) As illustrated in
(31) The fixing of the adjacent diaphragms 23 is not limited to the welding, and another fixing means may also be used. In addition, in this embodiment, the five diaphragms 23 are provided corresponding to the number of stages of the impellers 192. However, the number of diaphragms 23 is not limited thereto, and may be appropriately changed depending on the design.
(32) As described above, since the rotor 19, the bearing portion 20, the seal portions 21, the pair of heads 22, and the five diaphragms 23 which constitute the internal unit 12 are fixed to each other, the internal unit 12 is integrally configured.
(33) (Maintenance Procedure)
(34) Next, a maintenance procedure of the sea centrifugal compressor 10 according to this embodiment and an operational effect thereof will be described.
(35) Subsequently, as illustrated in
(36) Subsequently, as illustrated in
(37) Subsequently, as illustrated in
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(39) The worker fixes the wire W to the internal unit 12 on which the guide plate 30 is mounted and winds up the wire W using the crane to temporarily pull up the spare internal unit 12. Furthermore, the worker lowers the spare internal unit 12 by operating the crane, and inserts the pair of guide bars 29 into the protruding pieces 302 of the pair of guide plates 30 mounted on both side portions of the spare internal unit 12. Thereafter, the worker further lowers the spare internal unit 12 by operating the crane, and then the internal unit 12 is lowered along the pair of guide bars 29.
(40) When the spare internal unit 12 is lowered to the vicinity of the lower half portion 132, the worker removes the guide plates 30 from both side portions of the internal unit 12, and removes the pair of guide bars 29 from the lower half portion 132. Thereafter, the worker lowers the internal unit 12 to the inside of the lower half portion 132.
(41) Here,
(42) In this case, when the internal unit 12 is further lowered from the state of
(43) When the internal unit 12 is further lowered from the state of
(44) At this time, the fitting convex portion 28 is completely fitted into the fitting concave portion 16. As described above, even in a case where the internal unit 12 deviates from the proper position in the direction of axis, the internal unit 12 is guided to the proper position by the tapered surface 18 of the fitting concave portion 16 and the tapered surface 27 of the fitting convex portion 28, and thus the fitting convex portion 28 can be reliably fitted into the fitting concave portion 16. Accordingly, even when the internal unit 12 or the lower half portion 132 is subjected to an axial force during the operation of the sea centrifugal compressor 10, relative movement between the internal unit 12 and the lower half portion 132 in the direction of axis is restricted.
(45) Finally, as illustrated in
(46) At this time, when the upper half portion 131 is lowered, there may be a case where the upper half portion 131 slightly deviates from the proper position in the direction of axis. However, in this case, as in the case of lowering the internal unit 12, the upper half portion 131 is guided to the proper position by the tapered surface 18 of the fitting concave portion 16 and the tapered surface 27 of the fitting convex portion 28, and thus the fitting convex portion 28 of the internal unit 12 can be reliably fitted into the fitting concave portion 16 of the upper half portion 131. Accordingly, even when the internal unit 12 or the upper half portion 131 is subjected to the axial force during the operation of the sea centrifugal compressor 10, relative movement between the internal unit 12 and the upper half portion 131 in the direction of axis is restricted.
(47) Although not illustrated in the figure in detail, the worker fixes the upper half portion 131 and the lower half portion 132 to each other using the fixing means such as bolts after removing the wire W from the upper half portion 131. In this way, the maintenance of replacing the internal unit 12 with the spare internal unit 12 is completed.
(48) (Modified Examples of Axial Movement Restricting Portion)
(49) The cross-sectional shapes of the fitting concave portion 16 and the fitting convex portion 28 are not limited to the substantially trapezoidal cross-sectional shape of this embodiment, and may be appropriately changed depending on the design.
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(52) (Other Modified Examples)
(53) Although the sea centrifugal compressor 10 is described in this embodiment, the rotation mechanism according to the present invention is not limited thereto, and a rotation mechanism which is used in a narrow place where a sufficient surrounding space cannot be secured may be applied.
(54) In addition, although the fitting convex portions 25 and 28 are formed on the heads 22 and the diaphragms 23 in this embodiment, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the fitting convex portions 25 and 28 may be formed on other members included in the internal unit 12.
(55) In addition, although the fitting concave portion 16 is formed on the casing 11 and the fitting convex portions 25 and 28 are formed on the internal unit 12 in this embodiment, contrary to this, the fitting convex portions 25 and 28 may be formed on the casing 11 and the fitting concave portion 16 may be formed on the internal unit 12.
(56) (Arrangement Example)
(57) Next, an arrangement example of the sea centrifugal compressor 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described.
(58) While the exemplary embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments. Additions, omissions, substitutions, and other modifications of the configuration can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention. The present invention is not limited to the above descriptions, and is limited only by the appended claims.
(59) The present invention relates to the rotation mechanism in which the internal unit including the rotor that is driven to rotate around the axis thereof is accommodated in the casing. According to the rotation mechanism of the present invention, the maintenance can be facilitated by collectively replacing the internal unit, and the internal unit can be taken out without securing the surrounding space.
REFERENCE SIGNS LIST
(60) 10: sea centrifugal compressor
(61) 11: casing
(62) 12: internal unit
(63) 13: casing body
(64) 131: upper half portion
(65) 131a: flange
(66) 132: lower half portion
(67) 132a: flange
(68) 14: suction port
(69) 15: discharge port
(70) 16: fitting concave portion
(71) 17: side wall
(72) 18: tapered surface
(73) 19: rotor
(74) 191: rotating shaft
(75) 192: impeller
(76) 193: gas flow passage
(77) 20: bearing portion
(78) 201: journal bearing
(79) 202: thrust bearing
(80) 21: seal portion
(81) 22: head
(82) 23: diaphragm
(83) 24: bearing cover
(84) 25: fitting convex portion
(85) 26: side wall
(86) 27: tapered surface
(87) 28: fitting convex portion
(88) 29: guide bar
(89) 30: guide plate
(90) 301: mounting piece
(91) 302: protruding piece
(92) 40: axial movement restricting portion
(93) 41: fitting concave portion
(94) 411: bottom surface
(95) 412: vertical portion
(96) 42: fitting convex portion
(97) 421: top surface
(98) 422: vertical portion
(99) 43: side wall
(100) 44: side wall
(101) 45: tapered surface
(102) 46: tapered surface
(103) 50: axial movement restricting portion
(104) 51: fitting concave portion
(105) 52: fitting convex portion
(106) 53: side wall
(107) 54: side wall
(108) 55: tapered surface
(109) 56: tapered surface
(110) 57: side wall
(111) 58: side wall
(112) 60: axial movement restricting portion
(113) 61: fitting concave portion
(114) 62: fitting convex portion
(115) 63: tapered surface
(116) 70: steam turbine
(117) 71: high-pressure compressor
(118) C1: first center line
(119) C2: second center line
(120) W: wire