EP3087256A2 - Procédé de refroidissement d'une turbine à vapeur - Google Patents

Procédé de refroidissement d'une turbine à vapeur

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EP3087256A2
EP3087256A2 EP15703512.2A EP15703512A EP3087256A2 EP 3087256 A2 EP3087256 A2 EP 3087256A2 EP 15703512 A EP15703512 A EP 15703512A EP 3087256 A2 EP3087256 A2 EP 3087256A2
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Prior art keywords
cooling fluid
steam
steam turbine
closure member
valve
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German (de)
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EP3087256B1 (fr
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Edwin Gobrecht
Stefan Riemann
Gerta Zimmer
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Siemens AG
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Siemens Corp
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01D—NON-POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, e.g. STEAM TURBINES
    • F01D25/00—Component parts, details, or accessories, not provided for in, or of interest apart from, other groups
    • F01D25/08—Cooling; Heating; Heat-insulation
    • F01D25/12—Cooling
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01D—NON-POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, e.g. STEAM TURBINES
    • F01D25/00—Component parts, details, or accessories, not provided for in, or of interest apart from, other groups
    • F01D25/32—Collecting of condensation water; Drainage ; Removing solid particles
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01K—STEAM ENGINE PLANTS; STEAM ACCUMULATORS; ENGINE PLANTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; ENGINES USING SPECIAL WORKING FLUIDS OR CYCLES
    • F01K13/00—General layout or general methods of operation of complete plants
    • F01K13/02—Controlling, e.g. stopping or starting
    • F01K13/025—Cooling the interior by injection during idling or stand-by
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01D—NON-POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, e.g. STEAM TURBINES
    • F01D5/00—Blades; Blade-carrying members; Heating, heat-insulating, cooling or antivibration means on the blades or the members
    • F01D5/005—Repairing methods or devices
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F05—INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
    • F05D—INDEXING SCHEME FOR ASPECTS RELATING TO NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, GAS-TURBINES OR JET-PROPULSION PLANTS
    • F05D2220/00—Application
    • F05D2220/30—Application in turbines
    • F05D2220/31—Application in turbines in steam turbines
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F05—INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
    • F05D—INDEXING SCHEME FOR ASPECTS RELATING TO NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, GAS-TURBINES OR JET-PROPULSION PLANTS
    • F05D2240/00—Components
    • F05D2240/10—Stators
    • F05D2240/14—Casings or housings protecting or supporting assemblies within
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F05—INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
    • F05D—INDEXING SCHEME FOR ASPECTS RELATING TO NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, GAS-TURBINES OR JET-PROPULSION PLANTS
    • F05D2260/00—Function
    • F05D2260/20—Heat transfer, e.g. cooling
    • F05D2260/232—Heat transfer, e.g. cooling characterized by the cooling medium

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  • the invention relates to a steam turbine plant having a steam turbine, which has a steam inlet region, an exhaust steam region and an axially interposed Beschaufelungs Scheme and with a suction device for extracting cooling fluid from the turbine housing, wherein at least one closable by a closure member and releasable cooling fluid inlet is provided the upstream of the Abdampf Suitees - based on the flow direction of flowing in a normal power operation through the turbine housing action steam - is arranged and can be introduced by the cooling fluid for cooling after a load shutdown to a temperature below the operating temperature in the turbine housing, wherein the steam turbine plant further comprises a valve through which the cooling fluid flows, the valve having a drainage device for draining the valve, wherein the drainage device is a drainage L includes.
  • a steam turbine in particular a high-pressure turbine or a medium-pressure turbine with upstream intermediate superheating, temperatures of more than 500 ° C. occur during a power operation.
  • the turbine housing and the turbine runner and other turbine components such as live steam valve, trip valve, turbine blade, etc., are heated to a high temperature.
  • the turbine rotor of a turbine with a reduced rotational speed can be further rotated by means of a rotating device for a predetermined period of time and the vapor atmosphere can be evacuated via an evacuation device.
  • Cool steam turbine as quickly as possible while observing predetermined limits for occurring differences in expansion between turbine rotor and, for example, turbine housing.
  • forced cooling forced cooling
  • a cooling fluid is flowed through the steam turbine via a suction device and an air inlet, thereby achieving a forced cooling.
  • the procedure is as follows:
  • the exhaust steam area is fluidly coupled to a suction device and the cooling steam supply is made possible at the main steam valve via a plug or a small housing opening.
  • the removal of the plug or the creation of a small housing opening is relatively cumbersome and requires a lot of time.
  • a live steam valve must have a correspondingly small opening due to the design.
  • a special tool for releasing the plug or the small housing opening is required.
  • the invention seeks to remedy this situation and to indicate a possibility, as the supply of a cooling fluid during forced cooling can be done easier.
  • This object is achieved by a steam turbine plant having a steam turbine which has a steam inlet region, an exhaust steam region and an axially interposed blading area, which is further formed with a suction device for extracting cooling fluid from the turbine housing, wherein at least one closable by a closure member and is provided, which is upstream of the Abdampfberei - Ches - based on the flow direction of flowing at a normal power operation through the turbine housing action steam - and introduced by the cooling fluid for cooling after a load shutdown to a temperature below the operating temperature in the turbine housing is, wherein the steam turbine plant further comprises a A valve through which the cooling fluid flows, the valve having drainage means for draining the valve, the drainage means comprising a drainage conduit, the drainage means having a branch fluidly connected to the cooling fluid inlet.
  • the object is achieved by a method for cooling a steam turbine with a turbine housing in which a cooling fluid inlet is fluidly connected to the turbine housing after load shutdown and flowing through the cooling fluid inlet cooling fluid, in particular air, by means of a suction device with heat absorption through the turbine housing in the direction the action steam flowing through the steam turbine during normal power operation is conducted, the cooling fluid flowing through a valve, characterized in that the valve has a drainage device through which the cooling fluid flows.
  • the invention thus proposes the way to realize the supply of air not via the plug or the small housing opening, but via a lockable additional connection to the drainage pipe. Drainage lines are usually located at a geodetically low point of the valve, with most valves having such a drainage line. According to the invention, it is now proposed to arrange a separate branch on the drainage of the valve and to enable the cooling air supply via this branch.
  • a cooling fluid line is connected via the branch, through which the cooling fluid flows and via the suction device through the
  • the closure member is arranged in the cooling fluid conduit, wherein advantageously a second closure member is arranged in the cooling fluid conduit.
  • a second branch is arranged between the first closure element and the second closure element of the cooling fluid line, wherein the second branch is fluidically connected to a second drainage line and a second drainage unit or a condensate for draining the cooling fluid is arranged in this second drainage line.
  • the second drainage line is fluidically connected to a condenser.
  • the accumulating water is effectively dissipated in the condensate.
  • Figure 1 is a schematic representation of the forced cooling
  • Figure 2 is a steam turbine plant
  • Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view of a valve.
  • FIG. 1 shows a schematic representation of a part of a steam turbine plant 1.
  • Fresh steam flows via a steam generator not shown in a first steam line 2 through a quick-closing valve 3 and a control valve 4.
  • the steam flows through a second steam line 5 in a steam turbine 6.
  • the steam flows in this case in a steam inlet region, not shown, and flows out of a Abdampf Scheme via a third steam line 7 from the steam turbine 6 out.
  • the third steam line 7 is fluidically connected to a condenser 8, wherein in the third steam line 7, a further valve 9 is arranged.
  • the condenser 8 is fluidly connected to a suction device 11 via a line 10.
  • a cooling fluid line 12 is arranged on the quick-acting valve 3 or control valve 4.
  • a closure member 13 is disposed in the cooling fluid conduit 12.
  • the closure member 13 is opened and via the cooling fluid conduit 12 a cooling medium such as cooling air passes through the quick-closing valve 3 or control valve 4 into the second steam line 5 and from there into the blading area of the steam turbine 6.
  • a cooling medium such as cooling air passes through the quick-closing valve 3 or control valve 4 into the second steam line 5 and from there into the blading area of the steam turbine 6.
  • This forced flow takes place by the valve 9 is opened and a positive flow is achieved via the suction device 11.
  • FIG. 2 shows an expanded steam turbine plant 14.
  • Fresh steam is produced here in a steam generator 15 and fed via a first live steam line 45 to a high - pressure turbine part 16.
  • a first valve 17 and a second valve 18 are arranged one after the other.
  • the fresh water produced in the steam generator 15 Steam flows in this case via the first main steam line 45 and the first valve 17 and second valve 18 into the high-pressure turbine section 16 and from there via an exhaust steam zone and a first exhaust steam line 19 into the reheater of the steam generator 15.
  • the steam flowing out of the high-pressure turbine section 16 is reheated to a reheater 15b, that is to say the steam generator 15b. H. brought to a higher temperature and passed through a hot superheater 20 and a first medium pressure valve 21 and a second medium pressure valve 22 in a medium-pressure turbine section 23.
  • the first medium-pressure valve 21 is designed as a quick-closing valve.
  • the second medium-pressure valve 22 is designed as a control valve.
  • the steam flowing out of the medium-pressure turbine section 23 flows via an overflow line 24 into a low-pressure turbine section 26.
  • the low-pressure turbine section 26 is supplied with steam via an additional steam via an additional line 27 and an additional valve 28.
  • the effluent from the low-pressure turbine section 26 steam passes into a condenser 29 and condenses there to water.
  • a branch 30 is arranged between the first valve 17 and the second valve 18.
  • the first valve 17 is designed as a quick-closing valve.
  • the second valve 18 is designed as a control valve.
  • a branch line 31 is arranged, which opens into a drainage line 32.
  • the branch line 31 also has a flange 33.
  • a cooling fluid line 34 is coupled to this flange 33.
  • a closure member is arranged, which has a first closure member 35 and a second closure member 36.
  • a second branch 37 is arranged, wherein the second
  • Branch 37 is connected to a further branch line 38.
  • this further branch line 38 is a Kondensomat 39 arranged for draining the steam located in the further branch line 38.
  • the hot superheater line 20 is almost identically designed with respect to the branch 30. Therefore, a separate description has been omitted and the reference numbers for the components located in the hot superheater line 20 for the forced cooling adopted.
  • the steam flows via the first main steam line 45 into the high-pressure turbine section 16, wherein via the branch 30 and the drainage line 32, a drainage is performed.
  • the first closure member 35 and the second closure member 36 are closed in this case.
  • a cooling medium supply to the first closure member 35 is made possible, with the first closure member 35 and the second closure member 36 being opened.
  • the cooling medium may be cooling air.
  • the double shut-off can be either fully automated integrated into the turbine control or manually operated. In the second case, the double shut-off must be equipped with limit switches. So it can be ensured that the startup of the steam turbine 6 takes place only when the valves are closed.
  • the suction device 11 is not shown in FIG. The suction device 11 would be coupled to the first closure member.
  • FIG. 3 shows a cross-sectional view of a valve 40, which may be formed, for example, as a second valve 18 or first valve 17.
  • the valve 40 comprises a valve housing 41 and a valve plug, not shown.
  • a valve inlet 42 steam flows through the valve 40 and passes via the valve outlet 43 to the high-pressure turbine section 16 and low-pressure turbine section 23, respectively.
  • Dewatering 44 is arranged at a geodetic favorable point. This drainage 44 is connected to a drainage line 46. In this drainage line 46, a flange 33 is arranged, to which the cooling fluid line 34 is connected.

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Control Of Turbines (AREA)
  • Turbine Rotor Nozzle Sealing (AREA)
  • Engine Equipment That Uses Special Cycles (AREA)

Abstract

L'invention concerne une installation de turbine à vapeur (1) comprenant une turbine à vapeur (6) et un moyen de refroidir la turbine à vapeur par un refroidissement forcé en aspirant par le biais d'un système d'aspiration (11) de l'air frais que l'on fait passer dans la turbine à vapeur (6). Comme possibilité d'accès, on utilise une conduite de purge d'eau (32) de la soupape d'admission de vapeur vive.
EP15703512.2A 2014-03-12 2015-01-28 Procédé de refroidissement d'une turbine à vapeur Active EP3087256B1 (fr)

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EP15703512.2A EP3087256B1 (fr) 2014-03-12 2015-01-28 Procédé de refroidissement d'une turbine à vapeur
PL15703512T PL3087256T3 (pl) 2014-03-12 2015-01-28 Sposób schładzania turbiny parowej

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EP14159049.7A EP2918788A1 (fr) 2014-03-12 2014-03-12 Procédé de refroidissement d'une turbine à vapeur
EP15703512.2A EP3087256B1 (fr) 2014-03-12 2015-01-28 Procédé de refroidissement d'une turbine à vapeur
PCT/EP2015/051660 WO2015135681A2 (fr) 2014-03-12 2015-01-28 Procédé de refroidissement d'une turbine à vapeur

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RU2640891C1 (ru) 2018-01-12
CN106103909B (zh) 2017-10-13
ES2658054T3 (es) 2018-03-08
EP2918788A1 (fr) 2015-09-16
WO2015135681A2 (fr) 2015-09-17
JP6282757B2 (ja) 2018-02-21
KR101834686B1 (ko) 2018-03-05
WO2015135681A3 (fr) 2016-03-17
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