Abstract:
A turbine bucket according to embodiments includes: a base; a blade coupled to base and extending radially outward from base, blade including: a body having: a pressure side; a suction side opposing pressure side; a leading edge between pressure side and suction side; and a trailing edge between pressure side and suction side on a side opposing leading edge; and a plurality of radially extending cooling passageways within body; and a shroud coupled to blade radially outboard of blade, shroud including: a plurality of radially extending outlet passageways fluidly connected with a first set of the plurality of radially extending cooling passageways within body; and an outlet path extending at least partially circumferentially through shroud and fluidly connected with all of a second, distinct set of the plurality of radially extending cooling passageways within body.
Abstract:
A turbomachine includes a plurality of nozzles, and each nozzle has an airfoil. The turbomachine has opposing walls defining a pathway into which a fluid flow is receivable to flow through the pathway. A throat distribution is measured at a narrowest region in the pathway between adjacent nozzles, at which adjacent nozzles extend across the pathway between the opposing walls to aerodynamically interact with the fluid flow. The airfoil defines the throat distribution, and the throat distribution is defined by values set forth in Table 1, where the throat distribution values are within a +/−10% tolerance of the values set forth in Table 1. The throat distribution reduces aerodynamic loss and improves aerodynamic loading on each airfoil.
Abstract:
A turbine rotor blade that includes an airfoil defined between a concave pressure face and a laterally opposed convex suction face, and a cooling configuration that includes a cooling channel for receiving and directing a coolant through an interior of the rotor blade. The cooling channel may include fluidly connected segments, in which: a supply segment extends radially through the airfoil; an outlet segment discharges the coolant from the rotor blade at a shallow angle relative to a flow direction of a working fluid through the turbine; and an elbow segment connects the supply segment to the outlet segment and is positioned near the outboard tip of the airfoil. The elbow segment may be configured for accommodating a change of direction between the supply segment and the outlet segment.
Abstract:
A rotating blade for use in a turbomachine is disclosed. In an embodiment, the rotating blade includes an airfoil portion, a root section affixed to a first end of the airfoil portion, and a tip section affixed to a second end of the airfoil portion, the second end being opposite the first end. A part span shroud is affixed to the airfoil portion between the tip section and the root section, wherein the part span shroud further comprises a hollow portion, wherein the hollow portion is devoid of any coupling structure therein.
Abstract:
A gas turbine includes a turbine and an axial-radial diffuser. The turbine includes a last stage airfoil section, which includes a first inner annular wall, a plurality of airfoils, a tip shroud including a first outer annular wall, and a stationary shroud including a second outer annular wall. The first inner annular wall is angled at a first inner angle average, the first outer annular wall is angled at a first outer angle average, and the second outer annular wall is angled at a second outer angle average. The axial-radial diffuser includes a third inner annular wall and a third outer annular wall, wherein the first diffuser section is disposed immediately downstream from the last stage airfoil section, wherein the third inner annular wall is angled at a third inner angle average, and the third outer annular wall is angled at a third outer angle average. The first outer angle average is greater than the third outer angle average, the first inner angle average is greater than the third inner angle average, and the third outer angle average is greater than the second outer angle average.
Abstract:
A rotatable blade for use in a turbomachine includes an airfoil portion having a leading edge, a trailing edge a radially-inner end and a radially-outer end; a root section at to the radially-inner end of the airfoil portion, and a part-span shroud located on the airfoil portion between the root section and the radially-outer end. The part-span shroud decreases in width and thickness from decreasing in width and thickness from the airfoil portion to a contact surface adapted to engage a mating contact surface on a part-span shroud of an adjacent blade.
Abstract:
The present disclosure is directed to a rotor blade and method for forming the rotor blade. The rotor blade includes a platform having a bottom side radially spaced from a top side and a leading edge portion axially spaced from a trailing edge portion. An airfoil extends radially outwardly from the top side of the platform and a shank extends radially inwardly from the bottom side of the platform. The shank includes a lip that extends axially outwardly from a forward wall of the shank. The lip defines a radially inward surface and a radially outward surface and a plurality of slots. Swirler vane inserts are disposed within respective slots of the plurality of slots. Each swirler vane insert extends radially inwardly from the inward surface of the lip and axially outwardly from the forward wall of the shank.
Abstract:
A turbine rotor blade includes a tip portion having a pressure tip wall and a suction tip wall, a tip leading edge and a tip trailing edge. Also included is a squealer cavity at least partially defined by the pressure tip wall and the suction tip wall. Further included is at least one hole defined by the suction tip wall, the at least one hole configured to bleed a cooling flow out of the squealer cavity into a hot gas path to reduce pressure within the squealer cavity. Yet further included is a main body having a suction side wall and a pressure side wall each extending from a root portion of the turbine rotor blade to the tip portion.
Abstract:
Embodiments of the invention relate generally to rotary machines and, more particularly, to the control of wheel space purge air in gas turbines. In one embodiment, the invention provides a turbine bucket comprising: a platform portion; an airfoil extending radially outward from the platform portion; a shank portion extending radially inward from the platform portion; at least one angel wing extending axially from a face of the shank portion, the at least one angel wing including an angel wing rim extending radially upward toward the airfoil; and a plurality of voids disposed along the angel wing rim.
Abstract:
Embodiments of the invention relate generally to rotary machines and, more particularly, to the control of wheel space purge flow in gas turbines. In one embodiment, the invention provides a turbine bucket comprising: a platform portion; an airfoil extending radially outward from the platform portion; a shank portion extending radially inward from the platform portion; at least one angel wing extending axially from a face of the shank portion; a platform lip extending axially from the platform portion, the platform lip disposed radially outward from the at least one angel wing; and a plurality of turbulators disposed along and extending outward from the face of the shank portion between the platform lip and the at least one angel wing.