Seal structure between gas turbine discs
US6261063A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 2, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jul 17, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 2, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF05D2220/31
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In a steam cooling type gas turbine, a sealing structure for improving sealing performance between an interior of a rotor and a gas path of a turbine section which performs inter-disk sealing such that leakage of cooling steam and self-induced vibration of a baffle plate are prevented. A groove is formed along a circumferential direction in an end face of at least one of disk lands which protrude in opposition to each other between adjacent rotor disks, and an annular sealing member having an interior space is disposed in a sandwiched fashion, being brought into contact under pressure with an inner wall surface of the groove and an end face of the other disk land, or alternatively, an inner wall surface of a groove formed in the other disk land to thereby realize the inter-disk sealing structure for the gas turbine. Upon rotation of the turbine, sealing surface pressure is increased by centrifugal force to thereby reliably maintain sealing between the disks of the gas turbine, and the sealing performance in the gas turbine is improved.
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