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Abstract: In this turbine (1) with regards to the distal end portion of a blade (50) or a portion of the partition plate outer ring (11) corresponding to the distal end portion of the blade (50) a step portion (52) having a step surface (53) is provided to one of the portions so as to protrude towards the other. A seal fin (15) extending out with respect to the step portion (52) and forming a minute gap (H) with respect to the step portion (52) is provided to the other portion. A cavity (C) forming a principal vortex is formed on the upstream side of the seal fin (15). The step portion (52) facing the seal fin (15) bulges out that the principal vortex forms a counter vortex. The cavity (C) is formed so that the axial direction width dimension (W) and the radial direction height dimension (D) satisfy the following formula (1). (1): 0.45 = D/W = 2.67

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Patent Information

Application #
Filing Date
29 January 2014
Publication Number
41/2014
Publication Type
INA
Invention Field
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Status
Email
lsmds@lakshmisri.com
Parent Application
Patent Number
Legal Status
Grant Date
2020-07-15
Renewal Date

Applicants

MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD.
16 5 Konan 2 chome Minato ku Tokyo 1088215

Inventors

1. KUWAMURA Yoshihiro
c/o MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD. 16 5 Konan 2 chome Minato ku Tokyo 1088215
2. MATSUMOTO Kazuyuki
c/o MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD. 16 5 Konan 2 chome Minato ku Tokyo 1088215
3. OYAMA Hiroharu
c/o MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD. 16 5 Konan 2 chome Minato ku Tokyo 1088215
4. TANAKA Yoshinori
c/o MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD. 16 5 Konan 2 chome Minato ku Tokyo 1088215
5. MATSUO Asaharu
c/o MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD. 16 5 Konan 2 chome Minato ku Tokyo 1088215

Specification

[Technical Field] [0001] The present invention relates to a turbine used in, for instance, a power plant, a chemical plant, a gas plant, a steel plant, or a vessel. Priority is claimed on Japanese Patent Application No. 2011-204138, filed on September 20, 2011, the content of which is incorporated herein by reference. [Background Art] [0002] As a type of steam turbine, steam turbines having a casing, a shaft body (rotor) that is rotatably installed inside the casing, a plurality of turbine vanes that are fixedly disposed on an inner circumference of the casing, and a plurality of turbine blades that are radially installed on the shaft body on a downstream side of the plurality of turbine vanes have been known. In the case of an impulse turbine among these steam turbines, pressure energy of steam is converted into velocity energy by the turbine vanes, and the velocity energy is converted into rotating energy (mechanical energy) by the turbine blades. Further, in the case of a reaction turbine, the pressure energy is converted into velocity energy even inside the turbine blades, and into rotating energy (mechanical energy) by a reaction force with which the steam is spouted out. [0003] In this type of steam turbine, radial clearance is formed between a tip portion of the turbine blade and the casing surrounding the turbine blade to form a flow passage of the steam. Further, the radial clearance is also formed between the tip portion of the turbine vane and the shaft. However, leakage steam passing through the clearance of the tip portion of the turbine blade on the downstream side does not offer a rotating force to the turbine blade. Further, leakage steam passing through the clearance of the tip portion of the turbine vane on the downstream side hardly offers a rotating force to the downstream turbine blade, because the pressure energy of steam is not converted into the velocity energy by the turbine vane. Accordingly, to improve performance of the steam turbine, it is necessary to reduce the amount of the leakage steam passing through the clearance. [0004] In Patent Literature 1 below, there is a proposal for a structure in which the tip portion of the turbine blade are provided with step part whose heights are gradually increased from the axial upstream side to the downstream side, and the casing is provided with seal fins having clearance with respect to the step part. With this configuration, a leakage flow passing through the clearance of the seal fins collides with end edges of the step part which form step faces of the step part, and increases flow resistance. Thereby, the leakage flow rate is reduced. [Citation List] [Patent Literature] [0005] [Patent Literature 1 ] Japanese Unexamined Patent Application, First Publication No. 2006-291967 [Summary of Invention] [Technical Problem] [0006] However, there is great demand for improvement in the performance of the steam turbine, and thus there is a need to further reduce the leakage flow rate. [0007] The present invention has been made in consideration of such circumstances and an object of the present invention is to provide a high-performance turbine capable of further reducing a leakage flow rate. [Solution to Problem] [0008] According to a first aspect of the present invention, a turbine includes blades, and structures that are provided at sides of tips of the blades with a gap and rotate around axes thereof relative to the blades. One of a tip portion of the blade and a portion of the structure which corresponds to the tip portion of the blade includes step part that have a step face that protrudes toward the other, the other is provided with seal fins extending out with respect to the step part and form minute clearance (H) between the step part and the other. The step part facing the seal fins is configured to protrude so that a cavity forming a main vortex and counter vortex being formed by the main vortex are formed on an upstream side of the seal fins, and the cavity is formed so that the axial width dimension (W) and the radial height dimension (D) satisfy Formula (1) below. 0.45

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1 744-CHENP-2014 DESCRIPTION (COMPLETE) 29-01-2014.pdf 2014-01-29
1 744-CHENP-2014-RELEVANT DOCUMENTS [16-09-2023(online)].pdf 2023-09-16
2 744-CHENP-2014 FORM-5 29-01-2014.pdf 2014-01-29
2 744-CHENP-2014-RELEVANT DOCUMENTS [16-09-2022(online)].pdf 2022-09-16
3 744-CHENP-2014 FORM-3 29-01-2014.pdf 2014-01-29
3 341615-Correspondence_Power of Attorney, Proof of Alteration_01-03-2021.pdf 2021-03-01
4 744-CHENP-2014-PROOF OF ALTERATION [18-02-2021(online)].pdf 2021-02-18
4 744-CHENP-2014 FORM-2 29-01-2014.pdf 2014-01-29
5 744-CHENP-2014-Abstract_Granted 341615_15-07-2020.pdf 2020-07-15
5 744-CHENP-2014 FORM-1 29-01-2014.pdf 2014-01-29
6 744-CHENP-2014-Claims_Granted 341615_15-07-2020.pdf 2020-07-15
6 744-CHENP-2014 CORRESPONDENCE OTHERS 29-01-2014.pdf 2014-01-29
7 744-CHENP-2014-Description_Granted 341615_15-07-2020.pdf 2020-07-15
7 744-CHENP-2014 ABSTRACT 29-01-2014.pdf 2014-01-29
8 744-CHENP-2014-Drawings_Granted 341615_15-07-2020.pdf 2020-07-15
8 744-CHENP-2014 POWER OF ATTORNEY 29-01-2014.pdf 2014-01-29
9 744-CHENP-2014 ENGLISH TRANSLATION 29-01-2014.pdf 2014-01-29
9 744-CHENP-2014-IntimationOfGrant15-07-2020.pdf 2020-07-15
10 744-CHENP-2014 DRAWINGS 29-01-2014.pdf 2014-01-29
10 744-CHENP-2014-Marked up Claims_Granted 341615_15-07-2020.pdf 2020-07-15
11 744-CHENP-2014 CLAIMS 29-01-2014.pdf 2014-01-29
11 744-CHENP-2014-PatentCertificate15-07-2020.pdf 2020-07-15
12 744-CHENP-2014 FORM-18 29-01-2014.pdf 2014-01-29
12 744-CHENP-2014-CLAIMS [26-11-2018(online)].pdf 2018-11-26
13 744-CHENP-2014-CORRESPONDENCE [26-11-2018(online)].pdf 2018-11-26
13 744-CHENP-2014.pdf 2014-01-31
14 744-CHENP-2014 FORM-3 16-06-2014.pdf 2014-06-16
14 744-CHENP-2014-FER_SER_REPLY [26-11-2018(online)].pdf 2018-11-26
15 744-CHENP-2014 CORRESPONDENCE OTHERS 16-06-2014.pdf 2014-06-16
15 744-CHENP-2014-FORM 3 [26-11-2018(online)].pdf 2018-11-26
16 744-CHENP-2014-Information under section 8(2) (MANDATORY) [26-11-2018(online)].pdf 2018-11-26
16 abstract744-CHENP-2014.jpg 2014-07-25
17 744-CHENP-2014-OTHERS [26-11-2018(online)].pdf 2018-11-26
17 744-CHENP-2014 POWER OF ATTORNEY 13-02-2015.pdf 2015-02-13
18 744-CHENP-2014 FORM-6 13-02-2015.pdf 2015-02-13
18 Correspondence by Agent_English Translation of Priority Document_19-11-2018.pdf 2018-11-19
19 744-CHENP-2014 FORM-5 13-02-2015..pdf 2015-02-13
19 744-CHENP-2014-certified copy of translation (MANDATORY) [13-11-2018(online)].pdf 2018-11-13
20 744-CHENP-2014 FORM-1 13-02-2015.pdf 2015-02-13
20 744-CHENP-2014-FER.pdf 2018-08-29
21 744-CHENP-2014 ASSIGNMENT 13-02-2015.pdf 2015-02-13
21 744-CHENP-2014 CORRESPONDENCE OTHERS 13-02-2015.pdf 2015-02-13
22 744-CHENP-2014 ASSIGNMENT 13-02-2015.pdf 2015-02-13
22 744-CHENP-2014 CORRESPONDENCE OTHERS 13-02-2015.pdf 2015-02-13
23 744-CHENP-2014 FORM-1 13-02-2015.pdf 2015-02-13
23 744-CHENP-2014-FER.pdf 2018-08-29
24 744-CHENP-2014-certified copy of translation (MANDATORY) [13-11-2018(online)].pdf 2018-11-13
24 744-CHENP-2014 FORM-5 13-02-2015..pdf 2015-02-13
25 744-CHENP-2014 FORM-6 13-02-2015.pdf 2015-02-13
25 Correspondence by Agent_English Translation of Priority Document_19-11-2018.pdf 2018-11-19
26 744-CHENP-2014 POWER OF ATTORNEY 13-02-2015.pdf 2015-02-13
26 744-CHENP-2014-OTHERS [26-11-2018(online)].pdf 2018-11-26
27 744-CHENP-2014-Information under section 8(2) (MANDATORY) [26-11-2018(online)].pdf 2018-11-26
27 abstract744-CHENP-2014.jpg 2014-07-25
28 744-CHENP-2014 CORRESPONDENCE OTHERS 16-06-2014.pdf 2014-06-16
28 744-CHENP-2014-FORM 3 [26-11-2018(online)].pdf 2018-11-26
29 744-CHENP-2014 FORM-3 16-06-2014.pdf 2014-06-16
29 744-CHENP-2014-FER_SER_REPLY [26-11-2018(online)].pdf 2018-11-26
30 744-CHENP-2014-CORRESPONDENCE [26-11-2018(online)].pdf 2018-11-26
30 744-CHENP-2014.pdf 2014-01-31
31 744-CHENP-2014 FORM-18 29-01-2014.pdf 2014-01-29
31 744-CHENP-2014-CLAIMS [26-11-2018(online)].pdf 2018-11-26
32 744-CHENP-2014 CLAIMS 29-01-2014.pdf 2014-01-29
32 744-CHENP-2014-PatentCertificate15-07-2020.pdf 2020-07-15
33 744-CHENP-2014 DRAWINGS 29-01-2014.pdf 2014-01-29
33 744-CHENP-2014-Marked up Claims_Granted 341615_15-07-2020.pdf 2020-07-15
34 744-CHENP-2014 ENGLISH TRANSLATION 29-01-2014.pdf 2014-01-29
34 744-CHENP-2014-IntimationOfGrant15-07-2020.pdf 2020-07-15
35 744-CHENP-2014 POWER OF ATTORNEY 29-01-2014.pdf 2014-01-29
35 744-CHENP-2014-Drawings_Granted 341615_15-07-2020.pdf 2020-07-15
36 744-CHENP-2014-Description_Granted 341615_15-07-2020.pdf 2020-07-15
36 744-CHENP-2014 ABSTRACT 29-01-2014.pdf 2014-01-29
37 744-CHENP-2014-Claims_Granted 341615_15-07-2020.pdf 2020-07-15
37 744-CHENP-2014 CORRESPONDENCE OTHERS 29-01-2014.pdf 2014-01-29
38 744-CHENP-2014-Abstract_Granted 341615_15-07-2020.pdf 2020-07-15
38 744-CHENP-2014 FORM-1 29-01-2014.pdf 2014-01-29
39 744-CHENP-2014-PROOF OF ALTERATION [18-02-2021(online)].pdf 2021-02-18
39 744-CHENP-2014 FORM-2 29-01-2014.pdf 2014-01-29
40 744-CHENP-2014 FORM-3 29-01-2014.pdf 2014-01-29
40 341615-Correspondence_Power of Attorney, Proof of Alteration_01-03-2021.pdf 2021-03-01
41 744-CHENP-2014-RELEVANT DOCUMENTS [16-09-2022(online)].pdf 2022-09-16
41 744-CHENP-2014 FORM-5 29-01-2014.pdf 2014-01-29
42 744-CHENP-2014 DESCRIPTION (COMPLETE) 29-01-2014.pdf 2014-01-29
42 744-CHENP-2014-RELEVANT DOCUMENTS [16-09-2023(online)].pdf 2023-09-16

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