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EP2828484B2
EP2828484B2 EP13714573.6A EP13714573A EP2828484B2 EP 2828484 B2 EP2828484 B2 EP 2828484B2 EP 13714573 A EP13714573 A EP 13714573A EP 2828484 B2 EP2828484 B2 EP 2828484B2
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01DNON-POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, e.g. STEAM TURBINES
    • F01D5/00Blades; Blade-carrying members; Heating, heat-insulating, cooling or antivibration means on the blades or the members
    • F01D5/12Blades
    • F01D5/14Form or construction
    • F01D5/18Hollow blades, i.e. blades with cooling or heating channels or cavities; Heating, heat-insulating or cooling means on blades
    • F01D5/186Film cooling
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01DNON-POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, e.g. STEAM TURBINES
    • F01D5/00Blades; Blade-carrying members; Heating, heat-insulating, cooling or antivibration means on the blades or the members
    • F01D5/12Blades
    • F01D5/14Form or construction
    • F01D5/18Hollow blades, i.e. blades with cooling or heating channels or cavities; Heating, heat-insulating or cooling means on blades
    • F01D5/187Convection cooling
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F05INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
    • F05CINDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO MATERIALS, MATERIAL PROPERTIES OR MATERIAL CHARACTERISTICS FOR MACHINES, ENGINES OR PUMPS OTHER THAN NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES
    • F05C2251/00Material properties
    • F05C2251/02Elasticity
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F05INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
    • F05DINDEXING SCHEME FOR ASPECTS RELATING TO NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, GAS-TURBINES OR JET-PROPULSION PLANTS
    • F05D2250/00Geometry
    • F05D2250/70Shape
    • F05D2250/71Shape curved
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F05INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
    • F05DINDEXING SCHEME FOR ASPECTS RELATING TO NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, GAS-TURBINES OR JET-PROPULSION PLANTS
    • F05D2300/00Materials; Properties thereof
    • F05D2300/50Intrinsic material properties or characteristics
    • F05D2300/501Elasticity

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  • Turbine blades of the above-mentioned type are heat-resistant components which are used in particular within turbine stages of gas turbine arrangements and, in the form of guide or rotor blades, are exposed to the hot gases escaping directly from the combustion chamber.
  • the heat resistance of such turbine blades is due, on the one hand, to the use of heat-resistant materials and, on the other hand, to a highly efficient cooling of the turbine blades directly exposed to the hot gases, which have corresponding cavities for the purpose of continuous flow and exposure to a coolant, preferably cooling air, which are connected to a coolant feed system of the gas turbine arrangement, which provides cooling air for cooling all heat-exposed gas turbine components during gas turbine operation, in particular the turbine blades.
  • Conventional turbine blades have a blade root, which is directly or indirectly connected to the blade leaf in the radial direction.
  • the blade leaf has a concave pressure side wall and a convex suction side wall, which are integrally connected in the area of the blade leading edge and between which a gap is defined, which is supplied with cooling air from the blade root for cooling purposes.
  • the term "radially” refers to the turbine blade extension in the assembled state within the gas turbine arrangement, which is oriented radially to the axis of rotation of the rotor unit.
  • the gap is provided with radially extending partition walls, which each delimit cavities oriented radially within the blade leaf, some of which have fluidic connections.
  • passage openings are provided in the suction or pressure side wall, in the area of the turbine blade leading and/or trailing edge or at the turbine blade tip so that the cooling air can escape to the outside into the hot gas channel of the turbine stage.
  • a gas turbine blade optimized for cooling purposes is the EP 1 319 803 A2 which provides a large number of radially oriented cooling channel cavities within the turbine blade, each of which is fluidically connected in a meandering shape and through which more or less cooling air flows depending on the blade area subjected to different levels of heat.
  • the area of the blade leading edge which experiences the greatest flow and heat exposure of the hot gases, must be cooled in a particularly efficient manner.
  • a cavity extends along the inner wall of the blade leading edge, which is delimited by the suction and pressure side walls, which unite at the blade leading edge, and by an intermediate wall, which connects the suction and pressure sides to one another on the inner wall, and which is fed with cooling air from the blade root side.
  • the cooling air flowing through the cavity usually reaches the outside in the area of the blade tip.
  • structures that swirl the cooling air flow are also provided along the wall areas enclosing the cavity.
  • a cavity runs along the leading edge of the blade, which is delimited on the one hand by the suction and pressure side walls, which unite at the leading edge of the blade, and by an intermediate wall, which rigidly connects the suction and pressure side walls within the blade.
  • the cavity running along the leading edge of the blade is fed with cooling air, which enters the cavity exclusively through cooling channel openings provided within the intermediate wall.
  • the straight intermediate wall is provided with a large number of individual through-channels in its radial longitudinal extension, through which cooling air from an adjacent radially running cooling channel along the blade enters in the form of impingement cooling in the direction of the leading edge of the blade within the cavity described above.
  • film cooling openings are provided along the leading edge of the blade, directed towards the suction and pressure side outer walls, through which the cooling air introduced within the cavity is discharged to the pressure and suction side outer walls, forming a film cooling.
  • Turbine blades which are designed for the purpose of optimised heat resistance, particularly in the area of Blade leading edges have the cooling measures explained above, but often show signs of fatigue in the blade leading edge area along the pressure and suction side walls, which in the final stage appear as cracks.
  • the reason for such cracks is the occurrence of thermo-mechanical stresses within the suction and pressure side walls in the blade leading edge area, which arise from high temperature differences between the blade leading edge exposed to hot gas and the inner wall areas of the blade exposed to cooling air.
  • temperature differences of around 1000°C can occur between the blade leading edge exposed to hot gas and the intermediate and inner wall sections exposed to cooling air. It is obvious that with such large temperature differences, considerable thermo-mechanical stresses occur within the suction side and pressure side walls along the blade leading edge, which lead to considerable material stresses, as mentioned above.
  • the EP 0 806 546 A1 discloses a turbine blade with a ceramic leading edge insert, which is placed on the leading edge of the blade profile and is impingement air cooled.
  • the disclosure is based on the object of developing a turbine blade according to claim 1 for a rotary fluid machine with a blade that is delimited by a concave pressure side wall and a convex suction side wall, which are connected in the region of a blade leading edge that can be assigned to the blade and enclose a cavity that extends the length of the blade leading edge, which is delimited on the inside by the pressure and suction side walls in the region of the blade leading edge and by an intermediate wall that extends in the longitudinal direction to the blade leading edge and connects the suction and pressure side walls on the inside, in such a way that the fatigue phenomena caused by temperature differences in the region of the blade leading edge are to be reduced or completely avoided in order to improve the service life of the turbine blades that are exposed to high levels of heat.
  • the measures required for this should not impair the cooling measures known per se as far as possible, but rather improve and support them.
  • the measures required for this should also not require any costly or complex manufacturing expenditure.
  • a turbine blade according to the solution for a rotary fluid machine has a blade that is delimited by a concave pressure side wall and a convex suction side wall. These walls are connected in the area of a blade leading edge that can be assigned to the blade and enclose a cavity that extends in the longitudinal extension of the blade leading edge and is delimited internally by the pressure and suction side wall in the area of the blade leading edge and by an intermediate wall that extends longitudinally to the blade leading edge and connects the suction and pressure side walls internally.
  • This intermediate wall and the suction and/or pressure side wall are a continuous part. This is typically manufactured as a cast part.
  • the disclosed turbine blade is characterized in that the intermediate wall in the connection area to the suction and/or pressure side wall has a perforation at least in sections in order to increase the elasticity.
  • Perforation is to be understood as a large number of holes. These are typically arranged along a line. Typically, this line is straight at least in sections. For example, three or more holes can be arranged along a straight line. In particular, this increases the elasticity of the partition wall. Due to the elastic connection area, the partition wall has a less stiffening effect on the entire blade, so that the tension between the pressure and suction side walls is also reduced.
  • the connection area of the partition wall to the suction and/or pressure side wall is referred to here as the area of the partition wall adjacent to the suction and/or pressure side wall.
  • connection area can extend up to a quarter of the distance between the suction and pressure side walls. Typically, the connection area extends over a distance that is smaller than the thickness of the partition wall or smaller than one to two times the thickness of the partition wall. According to one embodiment, the connection area is limited to a curve or groove in the transition from the partition wall to the suction and/or pressure side wall. According to another embodiment, the connection area is limited to an area from the side wall that corresponds to twice the radius of the curve or groove in the transition from the partition wall to the suction and/or pressure side wall.
  • the partition wall immediately downstream of the blade leading edge which together with the inner walls of the pressure and suction side wall delimits the cavity running along the blade leading edge, is modified according to the solution in such a way that the partition wall or the connecting area of the partition wall experiences elasticity, whereby the thermally induced expansion and contraction tendencies of the suction and pressure side wall areas along the blade leading edge can be at least partially yielded to.
  • the partition wall has a perforation at least in one connecting area to the side wall, through which the elasticity described above can be achieved.
  • the perforation comprises a series of cylindrical holes.
  • the perforation comprises a series of elongated holes or slots, the longer side of which extends parallel to the adjacent suction or pressure side wall.
  • connection between the intermediate wall and the side wall results in relatively thick accumulations of material whose surface-to-volume ratio is much smaller than in a free wall section.
  • the connection also impedes the flow of the walls, so that the temperature of the blade material in the connection area changes more slowly in the event of transient changes in the hot gas or cooling air temperatures than the material temperatures in a free wall section. This leads to additional thermal stresses, which are reduced by the perforation.
  • connection area between the partition wall and the suction and/or pressure side wall is even designed with a curve or groove.
  • This groove is a manufacturing process for cast blades. On the one hand, it reduces the concentration of stress at the wall connection, but on the other hand, the groove increases the accumulation of material in the connection area between the partition wall and the suction and/or pressure side wall.
  • the perforation in the connection area improves the heat transfer on the inside of the walls so that transient temperature changes can be better followed.
  • the perforation runs at least partially through the groove.
  • the partition wall has at least one curved wall section extending from the suction side wall to the pressure side wall or vice versa, deviating from a straight wall course. This curvature increases the elasticity, so that a flexible partition wall is produced, particularly in combination with the perforated connection area of the partition wall.
  • the turbine blade has a perforation at least in sections at the base of the "V" or “U” shaped cross-section of the intermediate wall, which runs parallel to the perforation of the connection area in order to increase the elasticity.
  • this results in a hinge-like structure for the intermediate wall between the two legs of the "V” or “U” shaped cross-section, which enables the legs to rotate around the perforations and thus ensures compensation for changes in the mutual distance between the pressure and suction side walls.
  • the intermediate wall allows the mutual distance between the pressure and suction side walls in the blade leading edge area to adjust depending on the temperature level without harmful mechanical stresses occurring within the pressure and suction side walls, particularly in the connection area to the inner intermediate wall.
  • a preferred embodiment provides for the partition wall to be designed at least in some areas with an equal or preferably smaller partition wall thickness compared to the wall thicknesses of the suction and pressure side walls in the blade leading edge area. It is not necessarily necessary for the partition wall to have a constant wall thickness along its entire wall cross-section. In this way, the partition wall thickness, elasticity of the perforated connection area and the curvature behavior of the partition wall can be optimally coordinated with one another in such a way that a particularly suitable wall elasticity can be achieved. If particularly high wall elasticities are to be achieved, particularly strongly curved and/or suitably thin wall sections along the partition wall are suitable.
  • the solution-based measure of an intermediate wall with a perforated connection area is also not necessarily limited to the intermediate wall directly facing the blade leading edge. It is of course also possible to design other intermediate walls provided within the blade profile with perforations or perforations and curved in accordance with the solution in order to be able to give way to thermally induced shrinkage or expansion effects relating to the pressure and suction side walls without stress. It has proven particularly advantageous that the "V" or "U”-shaped wall curvature of the intermediate wall directly facing the blade leading edge is designed and arranged in such a way that the convex wall side of the "V" or "U”-shaped wall section faces the area of the blade leading edge.
  • the curved contour of the intermediate wall which extends from the suction to the pressure side wall or in the opposite direction, in such a way that the convex wall side of the intermediate wall facing the blade leading edge is designed and arranged largely parallel to the suction and pressure side wall that delimits the cavity and is connected to the blade leading edge.
  • impingement cooling it is possible to direct impingement cooling air flows through passage channels introduced within the intermediate wall to specific inner wall areas in the blade leading edge area. In this way, temperature-related material stresses can be effectively counteracted by optimized cooling of the blade leading edge area.
  • a row of holes is considered to be a perforation in which the proportion of hole lengths in the perforation direction is at least 30% of the total length of the perforated area.
  • the proportion of hole lengths is at least 50% of the total length of the perforated area. This is achieved, for example, by a series of cylindrical holes, each spaced twice the diameter. In particular, in designs with elongated holes or slots, a proportion of hole lengths can exceed 70% of the total length of the perforated area.
  • connection area of the partition wall to the pressure or suction side wall comprises, for example, up to 20% of the wall distance between the two side walls.
  • connection area extends one or two wall thicknesses of the partition wall in the connection direction of the partition wall.
  • Fig. 1 are a schematic representation of a Guide vane 2 and a rotor blade 3 are shown as they are arranged in a turbine stage 1 (not illustrated in more detail) along a row of guide vanes and rotor blades. It is assumed that the guide vane 2 and the rotor blade 3 come into contact with a hot gas flow H which, in the illustration, flows over the respective blades 4 of the guide vane 2 and the rotor blade 3 from left to right.
  • a hot gas flow H which, in the illustration, flows over the respective blades 4 of the guide vane 2 and the rotor blade 3 from left to right.
  • the blades 4 of the guide vanes and rotor blades 2, 3 protrude into the hot gas channel of the turbine stage 1 of a gas turbine arrangement, which is delimited by radially inner shrouds 2i, 3i and by the radially outer shrouds 2a of the guide vanes 2 and radially outer heat accumulation segments 3a.
  • the rotor blade 3 is mounted on a rotor unit R (not shown in more detail), which is mounted so as to be rotatable about an axis of rotation A.
  • Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a guide or rotor blade, which extends along a Fig. 1
  • the typical blade profile of a turbine guide vane or turbine rotor blade is characterized by an aerodynamically profiled blade 4, which is delimited on both sides by a convex suction side wall 7 and a concave pressure side wall 6.
  • the convex suction side wall 7 and the concave pressure side wall 6 are joined together in one piece in the area of the blade leading edge 5, which, as already explained at the beginning, is directly exposed to the hot gas flow passing through the turbine stage of a gas turbine arrangement. It is obvious that the turbine blade area along the blade leading edge 5 is subjected to particularly high thermal stress.
  • radially oriented cavities 9, 10, 11 etc. are provided within the blade 4, which are flushed with cooling air.
  • the individual cavities 9, 10, 11 etc. are separated from one another by partition walls 8, 12, 13 etc.
  • the individual cooling channels 9, 10, 11 etc. communicate with one another.
  • the foremost intermediate wall 8 in the connection area to the suction 7 and/or pressure side walls 6 is provided with a perforation 16 at least in sections.
  • Embodiments of perforations 16 are shown in the Fig. 3a, b and c shown.
  • a first embodiment is shown in the Fig. 3a shown.
  • One perforation 16 is provided in the connection area of the intermediate wall 8 to the suction and pressure side walls 6, 7.
  • the perforations in the example shown are a series of cylindrical holes 18 that are arranged parallel to the suction and pressure side walls 6, 7.
  • the perforation 16 on the pressure side wall 6 runs in the example only over a section of the intermediate wall 8.
  • a second embodiment is shown in the Fig. 3b shown.
  • One perforation 16 is provided in the connection area of the intermediate wall 8 to the suction and pressure side walls 6, 7.
  • the perforations in this example are a series of elongated holes 19 which are arranged parallel to the suction and pressure side walls 6, 7 and whose longer side extends parallel to the adjacent suction 7 or pressure side wall 6.
  • a central perforation 20 is also provided, which runs parallel to the suction and pressure side walls 6, 7 in the middle of the intermediate wall 8. Together with the perforations 16 in the connection area to the suction and pressure side walls 6, 7, a two-part intermediate wall 8 is formed, which can be flexibly folded together.
  • FIG. 4a illustrated detailed embodiment, which shows the blade profile in the blade leading edge area.
  • the Fig. 4a shows a perforation 16 in the connection area of the suction side wall 7 and in the connection area of the pressure side wall 6.
  • the main direction of the material expansion or shrinkage tendency 21 of the side walls 6, 7 runs in the example essentially parallel to the extension of the intermediate wall 8.
  • FIG. 1 , 2 , 3 and 4a an embodiment with a curved partition wall 8 is shown.
  • the partition wall 8 has a U-shaped wall cross-section which is integrally connected to the inside of both the suction side wall 6 and the pressure side wall 7.
  • the U-shaped wall design of the partition wall 8 gives the blade profile area additional elastic deformability in such a way that the thermally induced material expansion or shrinkage tendency of the suction and pressure side walls can be accommodated by the wall distance w not being fixed, as before, but variable within certain limits which are determined by the shape and curvature elasticity of the partition wall 8 and the elasticity of the perforation 16.
  • FIG. 4c an embodiment with an additional central perforation 20 is shown in detail.
  • This divides the intermediate wall 8 into two legs, which run towards each other at an angle starting from the connection area to the side walls 6, 7, whereby the angle can be flexibly changed by the central perforation 20 and thus expansion-related changes in the distance between the pressure and suction side walls can be easily compensated.
  • Cooling air passes out of the cavity 9 through the film cooling holes 14 and forms a cooling air film that rests on the surface of the suction 6 and pressure side outer wall 7.
  • the U-shaped intermediate wall 8, which is integrally connected on both sides to the inner wall of the suction side wall 7 and the pressure side wall 6, preferably has a convex wall profile that faces the blade leading edge 5 and is largely parallel to the suction side wall 7 and the pressure side wall 6 that delimit the cavity 9 and are integrally connected to the blade leading edge 5.
  • the cooling air at least partially passes through the perforations 16 and central perforation 20 into the front cavity 9.
  • the intermediate wall has perforations 16 in the connection areas to the suction side wall 7 and pressure side wall 6.
  • it also has cooling air passage channels 15a, b, c, which serve for impingement air cooling of the inner wall side of the blade wall leading edge.
  • the passage channels 15a, b, c can be divided into at least three groups with regard to their passage channel longitudinal extent and the flow direction predetermined thereby.
  • a first group of passage channels 15a is characterized by a flow direction directed towards the suction side wall 7
  • a second group of passage channels 15b is characterized by a flow direction directed towards the blade leading edge
  • a third group of passage channels 15c is characterized by a flow direction directed towards the pressure side wall 6.
  • the passage channels 15a, 15b and 15c are distributed along the entire radial extent in the intermediate wall 8 and thus ensure effective and individual cooling of the leading edge area of the turbine blade. Of course, further passage channels can be attached to the intermediate wall 8 for the purpose of optimized impact cooling.
  • impingement air cooling can be combined with central perforation.
  • impingement air cooling holes have a larger diameter, e.g. twice as large as perforation holes.

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Die Offenbarung bezieht sich auf eine Turbinenschaufel für eine Strömungsrotationsmaschine mit einem Schaufelblatt, das von einer konkaven Druck- und einer konvexen Saugseitenwand begrenzt ist, die einen Hohlraum einschließen, der von der Druck- und Saugseitenwand sowie von einer sich in Längsrichtung erstreckenden, die Saug- und die Druckseitenwand inwandig verbindenden Zwischenwand begrenzt ist.The disclosure relates to a turbine blade for a fluid rotary machine with a blade which is delimited by a concave pressure side wall and a convex suction side wall which enclose a cavity which is delimited by the pressure and suction side walls and by an intermediate wall extending in the longitudinal direction and connecting the suction and pressure side walls internally.

Stand der TechnikState of the art

Turbinenschaufeln der vorstehend genannten Gattung stellen hitzebeständige Bauteile dar, die insbesondere innerhalb von Turbinenstufen von Gasturbinenanordnungen eingesetzt werden und in Form von Leit- oder Laufschaufeln den unmittelbar aus der Brennkammer austretenden Heißgasen ausgesetzt sind.Turbine blades of the above-mentioned type are heat-resistant components which are used in particular within turbine stages of gas turbine arrangements and, in the form of guide or rotor blades, are exposed to the hot gases escaping directly from the combustion chamber.

Die Hitzebeständigkeit derartiger Turbinenschaufeln rührt einerseits von der Verwendung hitzebeständiger Materialien und andererseits von einer höchst effizienten Kühlung der den Heißgasen unmittelbar ausgesetzten Turbinenschaufeln her, die zu Zwecken einer kontinuierlichen Durchströmung und Beaufschlagung mit einem Kühlmittel, vorzugsweise von Kühlluft, über entsprechende Hohlräume verfügen, die an ein Kühlmittelspeisesystem der Gasturbinenanordnung angeschlossen sind, das zur Kühlung sämtlicher hitzeexponierten Gasturbinenkomponenten Kühlluft während des Gasturbinenbetriebes, so insbesondere den Turbinenschaufeln, zur Verfügung stellt.The heat resistance of such turbine blades is due, on the one hand, to the use of heat-resistant materials and, on the other hand, to a highly efficient cooling of the turbine blades directly exposed to the hot gases, which have corresponding cavities for the purpose of continuous flow and exposure to a coolant, preferably cooling air, which are connected to a coolant feed system of the gas turbine arrangement, which provides cooling air for cooling all heat-exposed gas turbine components during gas turbine operation, in particular the turbine blades.

Herkömmliche Turbinenschaufeln verfügen über einen Schaufelfuß, an den sich radialwärts mittel- oder unmittelbar das Schaufelblatt anschließt, das eine konkav geformte Druckseitenwand sowie eine konvex geformte Saugseitenwand besitzt, die sich im Bereich der Schaufelvorderkante einstückig verbinden und zwischen denen ein Zwischenraum begrenzt ist, der zu Kühlzwecken von Seiten des Schaufelfußes mit Kühlluft versorgt wird. Der Begriff "radialwärts" bezeichnet hierbei die Turbinenschaufelerstreckung im montierten Zustand innerhalb der Gasturbinenanordnung, die radial zur Rotationsachse der Rotoreinheit orientiert ist. Um die Kühlluftzufuhr und -verteilung innerhalb des zwischen der Saugseiten- und Druckseitenwand eingeschlossenen Zwischenraumes für eine optimierte Kühlung der Turbinenschaufel vorzunehmen, ist der Zwischenraum mit radial verlaufenden Zwischenwänden versehen, die jeweils radial innerhalb des Schaufelblattes orientierte Hohlräume voneinander abgrenzen, von denen einige über fluidische Verbindungen verfügen. An geeigneten Stellen längs der Hohlräume sind Durchtrittsöffnungen in der Saug- oder Druckseitenwand, im Bereich der Turbinenschaufelvorder- und/oder -hinterkante oder an der Turbinenschaufelspitze vorgesehen, so dass die Kühlluft nach Aussen in den Heissgaskanal der Turbinenstufe entweichen kann.Conventional turbine blades have a blade root, which is directly or indirectly connected to the blade leaf in the radial direction. The blade leaf has a concave pressure side wall and a convex suction side wall, which are integrally connected in the area of the blade leading edge and between which a gap is defined, which is supplied with cooling air from the blade root for cooling purposes. The term "radially" refers to the turbine blade extension in the assembled state within the gas turbine arrangement, which is oriented radially to the axis of rotation of the rotor unit. In order to supply and distribute cooling air within the gap enclosed between the suction side and pressure side walls for optimized cooling of the turbine blade, the gap is provided with radially extending partition walls, which each delimit cavities oriented radially within the blade leaf, some of which have fluidic connections. At suitable locations along the cavities, passage openings are provided in the suction or pressure side wall, in the area of the turbine blade leading and/or trailing edge or at the turbine blade tip so that the cooling air can escape to the outside into the hot gas channel of the turbine stage.

Eine zu Kühlzwecken optimierte Gasturbinenschaufel ist der EP 1 319 803 A2 zu entnehmen, die innerhalb des Turbinenschaufelblattes eine Vielzahl radial orientierte Kühlkanalhohlräume vorsieht, die jeweils mäanderförmig fluidisch verbunden sind und nach Maßgabe unterschiedlich stark hitzebelasteter Schaufelblattbereiche mit mehr oder weniger Kühlluft durchströmt werden. Insbesondere gilt es den Bereich der Schaufelvorderkante, der die größte Strömungs- und Hitzeexposition der Heißgase erfährt in besonders effizienter Weise zu kühlen. Hierzu erstreckt sich innwandig längs zur Schaufelvorderkante ein Hohlraum, der von der Saug- und Druckseitenwand, die sich an der Schaufelvorderkante vereinen sowie von einer Zwischenwand, die innwandig die Saug- und Druckseite miteinander verbindet, begrenzt wird und der von Seiten des Schaufelfusses mit Kühlluft gespeist wird. Üblicherweise gelangt die durch den Hohlraum strömende Kühlluft im Bereich der Schaufelblattspitze nach außen. Um den Wärmeübergang zwischen der Schaufelblattwand und der den Hohlraum durchströmenden Kühlluft zu verbessern, sind darüber hinaus längs der den Hohlraum einschließenden Wandbereiche, die Kühlluftströmung verwirbelnde Strukturen vorgesehen.A gas turbine blade optimized for cooling purposes is the EP 1 319 803 A2 which provides a large number of radially oriented cooling channel cavities within the turbine blade, each of which is fluidically connected in a meandering shape and through which more or less cooling air flows depending on the blade area subjected to different levels of heat. In particular, the area of the blade leading edge, which experiences the greatest flow and heat exposure of the hot gases, must be cooled in a particularly efficient manner. For this purpose, a cavity extends along the inner wall of the blade leading edge, which is delimited by the suction and pressure side walls, which unite at the blade leading edge, and by an intermediate wall, which connects the suction and pressure sides to one another on the inner wall, and which is fed with cooling air from the blade root side. The cooling air flowing through the cavity usually reaches the outside in the area of the blade tip. In order to improve the heat transfer between the blade wall and the cooling air flowing through the cavity, structures that swirl the cooling air flow are also provided along the wall areas enclosing the cavity.

Eine weitere bevorzugte Kühlung des Schaufelvorderkantenbereiches einer Turbinenschaufel ist in der US 5,688,104 beschrieben. Längs der Schaufelvorderkante verläuft ein Hohlraum, der zum einen von der Saug- und Druckseitenwand, die sich an der Schaufelvorderkante vereinen, sowie von einer Zwischenwand, die die Saug- und Druckseitenwand innerhalb des Schaufelblattes starr miteinander verbindet, begrenzt ist. Der längs der Schaufelvorderkante verlaufende Hohlraum wird mit Kühlluft gespeist, die ausschließlich durch innerhalb der Zwischenwand vorgesehene Kühlkanalöffnungen in den Hohlraum eintritt. Die geradlinig ausgebildete Zwischenwand ist in radialer Längserstreckung mit einer Vielzahl einzelner Durchgangskanäle versehen, durch die Kühlluft aus einem angrenzenden radial verlaufenden Kühlkanal längs des Schaufelblattes in Form einer Prallkühlung in Richtung der Schaufelvorderkante innerhalb des vorstehend bezeichneten Hohlraums eintritt. Zur Ausleitung der in den Hohlraum eingebrachten Kühlluft sind jeweils längs der Schaufelvorderkante zur Saug- und Druckseitenaußenwand gerichtete Filmkühlöffnungen vorgesehen, durch die die innerhalb des Hohlraumes eingebrachte Kühlluft unter Ausbildung einer Filmkühlung jeweils an der Druck- sowie Saugseitenaußenwand ausgebracht wird.Another preferred cooling of the blade leading edge area of a turbine blade is in the US 5,688,104 described. A cavity runs along the leading edge of the blade, which is delimited on the one hand by the suction and pressure side walls, which unite at the leading edge of the blade, and by an intermediate wall, which rigidly connects the suction and pressure side walls within the blade. The cavity running along the leading edge of the blade is fed with cooling air, which enters the cavity exclusively through cooling channel openings provided within the intermediate wall. The straight intermediate wall is provided with a large number of individual through-channels in its radial longitudinal extension, through which cooling air from an adjacent radially running cooling channel along the blade enters in the form of impingement cooling in the direction of the leading edge of the blade within the cavity described above. In order to discharge the cooling air introduced into the cavity, film cooling openings are provided along the leading edge of the blade, directed towards the suction and pressure side outer walls, through which the cooling air introduced within the cavity is discharged to the pressure and suction side outer walls, forming a film cooling.

Um die Kühlwirkung insbesondere der Schaufelvorderkante einer Turbinenschaufel zu verbessern, bietet es sich mit den bekannten Kühltechniken an, einerseits die Kühlluftzuführung zu steigern, andererseits die Kühlmechanismen der Prallkühlung zu optimieren.In order to improve the cooling effect, particularly of the leading edge of a turbine blade, it is possible to use known cooling techniques to increase the cooling air supply on the one hand and to optimize the cooling mechanisms of the impingement cooling on the other.

Turbinenschaufeln, die zu Zwecken einer optimierten Hitzebeständigkeit insbesondere im Bereich der Schaufelvorderkante über die vorstehend erläuterten Kühlmaßnahmen verfügen, zeigen jedoch im Schaufelvorderkantenbereich längs der Druck- und Saugseitenwand häufig Ermüdungserscheinungen, die im Endstadium durch Rissbildung in Erscheinung treten. Der Grund für derartige Rissbildungen liegt im Auftreten von thermomechanischen Spannungen innerhalb der Saug- und Druckseitenwand im Schaufelvorderkantenbereich, die durch hohe Temperaturunterschiede zwischen der Heißgasbeaufschlagten Schaufelvorderkante und den Kühlluftbeaufschlagten inneren Wandbereichen des Schaufelblattes herrühren. Insbesondere im Falle transienter Betriebszustände der Gasturbinenanordnung, wie sie beim Anfahren oder bei Lastwechseln in der Turbinenstufe auftreten, können Temperaturunterschiede zwischen der Heißgasbeaufschlagten Schaufelvorderkante und den mit Kühlluft beaufschlagten Zwischen- und Innenwandabschnitten von ca. 1000°C auftreten. Es liegt auf der Hand, dass bei derart großen Temperaturunterschieden erhebliche thermomechanische Spannungen innerhalb der Saugseiten- und Druckseitenwand längs der Schaufelvorderkante auftreten, die zu erheblichen Materialbelastungen, wie vorstehend erwähnt, führen.Turbine blades which are designed for the purpose of optimised heat resistance, particularly in the area of Blade leading edges have the cooling measures explained above, but often show signs of fatigue in the blade leading edge area along the pressure and suction side walls, which in the final stage appear as cracks. The reason for such cracks is the occurrence of thermo-mechanical stresses within the suction and pressure side walls in the blade leading edge area, which arise from high temperature differences between the blade leading edge exposed to hot gas and the inner wall areas of the blade exposed to cooling air. In particular in the case of transient operating conditions of the gas turbine arrangement, such as those that occur during start-up or during load changes in the turbine stage, temperature differences of around 1000°C can occur between the blade leading edge exposed to hot gas and the intermediate and inner wall sections exposed to cooling air. It is obvious that with such large temperature differences, considerable thermo-mechanical stresses occur within the suction side and pressure side walls along the blade leading edge, which lead to considerable material stresses, as mentioned above.

Aus der EP 0 447 320 A1 ist eine Schaufel mit Saug- und Druckseitenwand bekannt, in die eine die Saug- und die Druckseitenwand inwandig verbindenden Zwischenwand eingesetzt ist, die Löcher zur Prallkühlung der Seitenwand aufweist.From the EP 0 447 320 A1 A blade with suction and pressure side walls is known, into which an intermediate wall is inserted which connects the suction and pressure side walls and has holes for impact cooling of the side wall.

Aus der EP 2107215 A1 , US 3191908 und der JP 2002 242607 A sind Schaufeln mit einer die Saug- und Druckseitenwand inwandig verbindenden Zwischenwand bekannt, die Löcher zur Prallkühlung der Seitenwand aufweist.From the EP 2107215 A1 , US 3191908 and the JP 2002 242607 A Blades are known with an intermediate wall connecting the suction and pressure side walls and having holes for impact cooling of the side wall.

Die EP 0 806 546 A1 offenbart eine Turbinenschaufel mit keramischen Vorderkanteneinsatz, der auf die Vorderkante des Schaufelprofils aufgesetzt ist und prallluftgekühlt wird.The EP 0 806 546 A1 discloses a turbine blade with a ceramic leading edge insert, which is placed on the leading edge of the blade profile and is impingement air cooled.

Aus der EP 2258 925 A2 und der US 5246340 sind Schaufeln mit einer die Saug- und Druckseitenwand verbindendende Zwischenwand bekannt, die Löcher zur Einleitung eines Flusses eines Kühlmediums in den vorderen Kühlkanal aufweist.From the EP 2258 925 A2 and the US 5246340 Blades are known with an intermediate wall connecting the suction and pressure side walls, which has holes for introducing a flow of a cooling medium into the front cooling channel.

Darstellung der Offenbarungpresentation of Revelation

Der Offenbarung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, eine Turbinenschaufel gemäß Anspruch 1 für eine Strömungsrotationsmaschine mit einem Schaufelblatt, das von einer konkaven Druck- und einer konvexen Saugseitenwand begrenzt ist, die im Bereich einer dem Schaufelblatt zuordenbaren Schaufelvorderkante verbunden sind und einen sich Längserstreckung der Schaufelvorderkante erstreckenden Hohlraum einschließen, der innwandig von der Druck- und Saugseitenwand im Bereich der Schaufelvorderkante sowie von einer sich in Längsrichtung zur Schaufelvorderkante erstreckenden, die Saug- und die Druckseitenwand innwandig verbindenden Zwischenwand begrenzt ist, dadurch weiterzubilden, dass die durch Temperaturunterschiede bedingten Ermüdungserscheinungen im Bereich der Schaufelvorderkante reduziert bis ganz vermieden werden sollen, um auf diese Weise die Lebensdauer der stark hitzeexponierter Turbinenschaufeln zu verbessern. Die hierfür erforderlichen Maßnahmen sollen möglichst die an sich bekannten Kühlmaßnahmen nicht beeinträchtigen, sondern darüber hinaus verbessern und unterstützen. Auch sollen die hierfür erforderlichen Maßnahmen weder kostenintensive noch herstellungsrelevant aufwendige Aufwendungen erfordern.The disclosure is based on the object of developing a turbine blade according to claim 1 for a rotary fluid machine with a blade that is delimited by a concave pressure side wall and a convex suction side wall, which are connected in the region of a blade leading edge that can be assigned to the blade and enclose a cavity that extends the length of the blade leading edge, which is delimited on the inside by the pressure and suction side walls in the region of the blade leading edge and by an intermediate wall that extends in the longitudinal direction to the blade leading edge and connects the suction and pressure side walls on the inside, in such a way that the fatigue phenomena caused by temperature differences in the region of the blade leading edge are to be reduced or completely avoided in order to improve the service life of the turbine blades that are exposed to high levels of heat. The measures required for this should not impair the cooling measures known per se as far as possible, but rather improve and support them. The measures required for this should also not require any costly or complex manufacturing expenditure.

Eine lösungsgemäße Turbinenschaufel für eine Strömungsrotationsmaschine weist ein Schaufelblatt auf, das von einer konkaven Druck- und einer konvexen Saugseitenwand begrenzt ist. Diese Wände sind im Bereich einer dem Schaufelblatt zuordenbaren Schaufelvorderkante verbunden und schliessen einen sich in Längserstreckung der Schaufelvorderkante erstreckenden Hohlraum ein, der inwandig von der Druck- und Saugseitenwand im Bereich der Schaufelvorderkante sowie von einer sich in Längsrichtung zur Schaufelvorderkante erstreckenden, die Saug- und die Druckseitenwand inwandig verbindenden Zwischenwand begrenzt ist. Diese Zwischenwand sowie die Saug- und/oder Druckseitenwand sind ein zusammenhängendes Teil. Dies ist typischerweise als Gussteil hergestellt. Die offenbarte Turbinenschaufel zeichnet sich dadurch aus, dass die Zwischenwand im Anschlussbereich an die Saug- und/oder Druckseitenwand wenigstens abschnittsweise eine Perforierung aufweist, um die Elastizität zu erhöhen. Als Perforierung ist dabei eine Vielzahl von Löchern zu verstehen. Diese sind typischerweise entlang einer Line angeordnet. Typischerweise ist diese Linie zumindest abschnittsweise gerade. Beispielsweise können drei oder mehr Löcher entlang einer Geraden angeordnet sein. Insbesondere wird damit die Elastizität der Zwischenwand erhöht. Durch den elastischen Anschlussbereich wirkt die Zwischenwand weniger versteifend auf die gesamte Schaufel, so dass auch die Verspannungen zwischen Druck- und Saugseitenwand reduziert werden. Als Anschlussbereich der Zwischenwand an die Saug- und/oder Druckseitenwand ist hier der an die Saug- und/oder Druckseitenwand angrenzende Bereich der Zwischenwand bezeichnet. Der Anschlussbereich kann sich bis zu einem Viertel der Distanz zwischen Saug- und Druckseitenwand erstrecken. Typischerweise erstreckt sich der Anschlussbereich auf eine Distanz, die kleiner als die Dicke der Zwischenwand ist oder kleiner als ein bis zweimal der Dicke der Zwischenwand ist. Nach einer Ausführung ist der Anschlussbereich auf eine Rundung oder Hohlkehle im Übergang von Zwischenwand an die Saug- und/oder Druckseitenwand beschränkt. Nach einer weiteren Ausführung ist der Anschlussbereich auf einen Bereich ab der Seitenwand beschränkt, die dem doppelten Radius der Rundung oder Hohlkehle im Übergang von Zwischenwand an die Saug- und/oder Druckseitenwand entspricht.A turbine blade according to the solution for a rotary fluid machine has a blade that is delimited by a concave pressure side wall and a convex suction side wall. These walls are connected in the area of a blade leading edge that can be assigned to the blade and enclose a cavity that extends in the longitudinal extension of the blade leading edge and is delimited internally by the pressure and suction side wall in the area of the blade leading edge and by an intermediate wall that extends longitudinally to the blade leading edge and connects the suction and pressure side walls internally. This intermediate wall and the suction and/or pressure side wall are a continuous part. This is typically manufactured as a cast part. The disclosed turbine blade is characterized in that the intermediate wall in the connection area to the suction and/or pressure side wall has a perforation at least in sections in order to increase the elasticity. Perforation is to be understood as a large number of holes. These are typically arranged along a line. Typically, this line is straight at least in sections. For example, three or more holes can be arranged along a straight line. In particular, this increases the elasticity of the partition wall. Due to the elastic connection area, the partition wall has a less stiffening effect on the entire blade, so that the tension between the pressure and suction side walls is also reduced. The connection area of the partition wall to the suction and/or pressure side wall is referred to here as the area of the partition wall adjacent to the suction and/or pressure side wall. The connection area can extend up to a quarter of the distance between the suction and pressure side walls. Typically, the connection area extends over a distance that is smaller than the thickness of the partition wall or smaller than one to two times the thickness of the partition wall. According to one embodiment, the connection area is limited to a curve or groove in the transition from the partition wall to the suction and/or pressure side wall. According to another embodiment, the connection area is limited to an area from the side wall that corresponds to twice the radius of the curve or groove in the transition from the partition wall to the suction and/or pressure side wall.

Der Offenbarung liegt die Erkenntnis zugrunde, dass die Ermüdungsrissbildungen im Schaufelvorderkantenbereich von mit Heißgasen exponierten Turbinenschaufeln vornehmlich darauf zurückzuführen sind, dass dem thermisch bedingten Ausdehnungs- und Schrumpfungsbestreben der Druck- und Saugseitenwandbereiche im Schaufelvorderkantenbereich die Unnachgiebigkeit der starr ausgebildeten, stets mit Kühlluft umströmten Zwischenwand, die der Schaufelvorderkante unmittelbar innerhalb des Schaufelblattes nachgeordnet ist und die Saugseitenwand und Druckseitenwand fest miteinander verbindet, mechanisch entgegenwirkt, wodurch die stark erhitzten Hitzeexponierten Saug- und Druckseitenwandbereiche eine erhöhte innere mechanische Spannung erfahren, die wiederum eine hohe Materialbeanspruchung nach sich zieht, die letztlich zu den die Lebensdauer reduzierenden Ermüdungserscheinungen führt. Zur Begegnung des die Ermüdungserscheinungen hervorrufenden mechanischen Zwangs, der auf die Druck- und Saugseitenwandbereiche längs der Schaufelvorderkante wirkt, wird die der Schaufelvorderkante unmittelbar nachgeordnete Zwischenwand, die gemeinsam mit den Innenwänden der Druck- und Saugseitenwand den längs der Schaufelvorderkante verlaufenden Hohlraum begrenzt, lösungsgemäß derart modifiziert, so dass die Zwischenwand bzw. der Anschlussbereich der Zwischenwand eine Elastizität erfährt, wodurch dem thermisch bedingten Ausdehnungs- und Schrumpfungsbestreben der Saugseiten- und Druckseitenwandbereiche längs der Schaufelvorderkante zumindest teilweise nachgegeben werden können. Die Zwischenwand weist hierzu in Abkehr zur herkömmlich starren Wandverbindung zwischen Zwischenwand und Saug- und Druckseitenwand zumindest an einem Anschlussbereich zur Seitenwand eine Perforierung auf, durch die die vorstehend beschriebene Elastizität realisierbar ist. Nach einer Ausführungsform umfasst die Perforierung eine Reihe von zylindrischen Löchern. Nach einer weiteren Ausführungsform umfasst die Perforierung eine Reihe von Langlöchern oder Schlitzen, deren längere Seite sich parallel zur jeweils benachbarten Saug- oder Druckseitenwand erstreckt.Revelation is based on knowledge, that the fatigue crack formation in the blade leading edge area of turbine blades exposed to hot gases is primarily due to the fact that the thermally induced expansion and contraction tendency of the pressure and suction side wall areas in the blade leading edge area is mechanically counteracted by the inflexibility of the rigid intermediate wall, which is always surrounded by cooling air and is arranged downstream of the blade leading edge immediately inside the blade and firmly connects the suction side wall and pressure side wall, whereby the strongly heated, heat-exposed suction and pressure side wall areas experience increased internal mechanical stress, which in turn results in high material stress, which ultimately leads to fatigue phenomena that reduce the service life. In order to counteract the mechanical stress that causes fatigue phenomena and acts on the pressure and suction side wall areas along the blade leading edge, the partition wall immediately downstream of the blade leading edge, which together with the inner walls of the pressure and suction side wall delimits the cavity running along the blade leading edge, is modified according to the solution in such a way that the partition wall or the connecting area of the partition wall experiences elasticity, whereby the thermally induced expansion and contraction tendencies of the suction and pressure side wall areas along the blade leading edge can be at least partially yielded to. In contrast to the conventional rigid wall connection between the partition wall and the suction and pressure side wall, the partition wall has a perforation at least in one connecting area to the side wall, through which the elasticity described above can be achieved. According to one embodiment, the perforation comprises a series of cylindrical holes. According to a further embodiment, the perforation comprises a series of elongated holes or slots, the longer side of which extends parallel to the adjacent suction or pressure side wall.

Durch den Anschluss der Zwischenwand and die Seitenwand, bilden sich relativ Dicke Materialansammlungen deren Verhältnis von Oberfläche zu Volumen viel kleiner ist als in einem freien Wandabschnitt. Auf der Innenseite ist durch den Anschluss ausserdem die Strömung der Wände behindert, so dass sich die Temperatur des Schaufelmaterials im Anschlussbereich bei transienten Änderungen der Heissgas- oder Kühllufttemperaturen langsamer ändert als die Materialtemperaturen in einem freien Wandabschnitt. Dies führt zu zusätzlichen Wärmespannungen, die durch die Perforierung reduziert werden.The connection between the intermediate wall and the side wall results in relatively thick accumulations of material whose surface-to-volume ratio is much smaller than in a free wall section. On the inside, the connection also impedes the flow of the walls, so that the temperature of the blade material in the connection area changes more slowly in the event of transient changes in the hot gas or cooling air temperatures than the material temperatures in a free wall section. This leads to additional thermal stresses, which are reduced by the perforation.

Typischerweise ist der Anschlussbereich von Zwischenwand an die Saug- und/oder Druckseitenwand sogar mit einer Rundung oder Hohlkehle ausgebildet. Diese Hohlkehle ist bei gegossenen Schaufeln fertigungsbedingt. Durch sie werden einerseits Spannungskonzentration am Wandanschluss reduziert, andererseits werden durch die Hohlkehle die Materialansammlungen im Anschlussbereich von Zwischenwand an die Saug- und/oder Druckseitenwand noch vergrössert. Die Perforierung im Anschlussbereich verbessert den Wärmeübergang auf der Innenseite der Wände, so dass transienten Temperaturänderungen besser gefolgt werden kann. Um den Effekt der Materialansammlung weiter entgegen zu wirken und den Wärmeübergang im Anschlussbereich zu verbessern verläuft nach einer Ausführungsform die Perforierung zumindest teilweise durch die Hohlkehle.Typically, the connection area between the partition wall and the suction and/or pressure side wall is even designed with a curve or groove. This groove is a manufacturing process for cast blades. On the one hand, it reduces the concentration of stress at the wall connection, but on the other hand, the groove increases the accumulation of material in the connection area between the partition wall and the suction and/or pressure side wall. The perforation in the connection area improves the heat transfer on the inside of the walls so that transient temperature changes can be better followed. In order to further counteract the effect of material accumulation and to improve the heat transfer in the connection area, according to one embodiment, the perforation runs at least partially through the groove.

Die Zwischenwand weist in Erstreckung von der Saug- zur Druckseitenwand oder umgekehrt wenigstens einen von einem geradlinigen Wandverlauf abweichenden, gekrümmt ausgebildeten Wandabschnitt auf. Diese Krümmung erhöht die Elastizität, so dass sich insbesondere in Kombination mit dem perforierten Anschlussbereich der Zwischenwand eine flexible Zwischenwand ergibt.The partition wall has at least one curved wall section extending from the suction side wall to the pressure side wall or vice versa, deviating from a straight wall course. This curvature increases the elasticity, so that a flexible partition wall is produced, particularly in combination with the perforated connection area of the partition wall.

In einer bevorzugten Ausführungsform weist die der Schaufelvorderkante unmittelbar zugewandte Zwischenwand, die die Saug- und Druckseiteninnenwand miteinander verbindet, einen "V"- bzw. "U"-förmigen Wandquerschnitt auf, der sich vorzugsweise über die gesamte radiale Länge der Zwischenwand erstreckt. Eine derart lösungsgemäß ausgebildete Krümmung der Zwischenwand, deren Verlauf sich von der Saug- zur Druckseitenwand bzw. umgekehrt erstreckt und in eben dieser Raumrichtung eine krümmungsbedingte Wandelastizität ermöglicht, erlaubt im Falle einer thermisch induzierten Ausdehnung von Saug- und Druckseitenwand im Schaufelvorderkantenbereich durch elastische Streckung der gekrümmten Zwischenwand dem Bestreben der Saug- und Druckseitenwand sich relativ voneinander zu beabstanden nachzugeben.
Im umgekehrten Fall einer thermisch bedingten Materialschrumpfung, die zu einer Verringerung des gegenseitigen Abstandes zwischen Druck- und Saugseitenwand im Schaufelvorderkantenbereich führt, vermag die gekrümmt ausgebildete Zwischenwand durch Erhöhung der Wandkrümmung dem sich verringernden Wandabstand zu folgen.
In a preferred embodiment, the intermediate wall directly facing the blade leading edge, which connects the suction and pressure side inner walls to one another, has a "V" or "U"-shaped wall cross-section, which preferably extends over the entire radial length of the intermediate wall. A curvature of the intermediate wall designed in accordance with the solution in this way, the course of which extends from the suction to the pressure side wall or vice versa and enables a curvature-related wall elasticity in precisely this spatial direction, allows the tendency of the suction and pressure side walls to space themselves apart relative to one another to yield in the event of a thermally induced expansion of the suction and pressure side walls in the blade leading edge area by elastic stretching of the curved intermediate wall.
In the opposite case of thermally induced material shrinkage, which leads to a reduction in the mutual distance between the pressure and suction side walls in the blade leading edge area, the curved intermediate wall is able to follow the decreasing wall distance by increasing the wall curvature.

Nach einer weiteren Ausführungsform weist die Turbinenschaufel am Grund des "v-" oder "u-förmig" ausgebildeten Querschnittes der Zwischenwand wenigstens abschnittsweise eine Perforierung auf, die parallel zu der Perforierung des Anschlussbereichs verläuft, um die Elastizität zu erhöhen. Insgesamt ergibt sich so für die Zwischenwand eine scharnierartige Struktur, zwischen den beiden Schenkel des v-" oder "u-förmig" ausgebildeten Querschnittes, die eine Drehbewegung der Schenkel um die Perforierungen ermöglicht, und somit für einen Ausgleich bei Änderungen des gegenseitigen Abstandes zwischen Druck- und Saugseitenwand sorgt.According to a further embodiment, the turbine blade has a perforation at least in sections at the base of the "V" or "U" shaped cross-section of the intermediate wall, which runs parallel to the perforation of the connection area in order to increase the elasticity. Overall, this results in a hinge-like structure for the intermediate wall between the two legs of the "V" or "U" shaped cross-section, which enables the legs to rotate around the perforations and thus ensures compensation for changes in the mutual distance between the pressure and suction side walls.

Durch die vorstehend erläuterte Nachgiebigkeit der Zwischenwand kann sich der gegenseitige Abstand zwischen Druck- und Saugseitenwand im Schaufelvorderkantenbereich je nach Temperaturniveau einstellen ohne dass dabei schädliche mechanische Verspannungen innerhalb der Druck- und Saugseitenwand insbesondere im Verbindungsbereich zur innenliegenden Zwischenwand auftreten.Due to the flexibility explained above The intermediate wall allows the mutual distance between the pressure and suction side walls in the blade leading edge area to adjust depending on the temperature level without harmful mechanical stresses occurring within the pressure and suction side walls, particularly in the connection area to the inner intermediate wall.

Selbstverständlich ist es denkbar, die betreffende Zwischenwand mit von der "V"- bzw. "U"-Wandquerschnittsform abweichenden gekrümmt ausgebildeten Wandkonturen auszubilden. Allen derartigen lösungsgemäß auszubildenden Wandabschnitten ist jedoch gemeinsam, dass sie über eine krümmungsbedingte Wandelastizität verfügen und durch die Perforierung flexibel an die Aussenwände angeschlossen sind.It is of course conceivable to design the partition wall in question with curved wall contours that deviate from the "V" or "U" wall cross-section shape. However, all such wall sections designed according to the solution have in common that they have a curvature-related wall elasticity and are flexibly connected to the outer walls through the perforation.

Zur weiteren Verbesserung der Wandelastizität sieht ein bevorzugtes Ausführungsbeispiel vor, die Zwischenwand zumindest bereichsweise mit einer gleichen oder vorzugsweise geringeren Zwischenwanddicke auszubilden, verglichen zu den Wanddicken der Saug- und Druckseitenwand im Schaufelvorderkantenbereich. Nicht notwendigerweise ist es erforderlich, dass die Zwischenwand längs ihres gesamten Wandquerschnittes über eine gleich bleibende Wanddicke verfügen muss. Es lassen sich auf diese Weise die Zwischenwanddicke, Elastizität des perforierten Anschlussbereichs und das Krümmungsverhalten der Zwischenwand aufeinander derart optimiert abstimmen, dass eine besonders geeignete Wandelastizität erzielbar ist. Gilt es besonders hohe Wandelastizitäten zu realisieren, so eignen sich besonders stark gekrümmte und/oder geeignet dünn gewählte Wandabschnitte längs der Zwischenwand.To further improve the wall elasticity, a preferred embodiment provides for the partition wall to be designed at least in some areas with an equal or preferably smaller partition wall thickness compared to the wall thicknesses of the suction and pressure side walls in the blade leading edge area. It is not necessarily necessary for the partition wall to have a constant wall thickness along its entire wall cross-section. In this way, the partition wall thickness, elasticity of the perforated connection area and the curvature behavior of the partition wall can be optimally coordinated with one another in such a way that a particularly suitable wall elasticity can be achieved. If particularly high wall elasticities are to be achieved, particularly strongly curved and/or suitably thin wall sections along the partition wall are suitable.

Auch begrenzt sich die lösungsgemäße Maßnahme einer Zwischenwand mit perforiertem Anschlussbereich nicht notwendigerweise auf die unmittelbar der Schaufelvorderkante zugewandte Zwischenwand. Selbstverständlich ist es möglich, auch weitere, innerhalb des Schaufelprofils vorgesehene Zwischenwände, in lösungsgemäßer Weise mit Perforierung oder Perforierung und gekrümmt auszuführen, um thermisch induzierte Schrumpfungs- oder Ausdehnungseffekte, betreffend die Druck- und Saugseitenwand, spannungsfrei nachgeben zu können. Als besonders vorteilhaft hat sich erwiesen, dass die "V"- bzw. "U"-förmig ausgebildete Wandkrümmung der der Schaufelvorderkante unmittelbar zugewandten Zwischenwand derart ausgebildet und angeordnet ist, so dass die konvexe Wandseite des "V"- oder "U"-förmig ausgebildeten Wandabschnittes dem Bereich der Schaufelvorderkante zugewandt ist.The solution-based measure of an intermediate wall with a perforated connection area is also not necessarily limited to the intermediate wall directly facing the blade leading edge. It is of course also possible to design other intermediate walls provided within the blade profile with perforations or perforations and curved in accordance with the solution in order to be able to give way to thermally induced shrinkage or expansion effects relating to the pressure and suction side walls without stress. It has proven particularly advantageous that the "V" or "U"-shaped wall curvature of the intermediate wall directly facing the blade leading edge is designed and arranged in such a way that the convex wall side of the "V" or "U"-shaped wall section faces the area of the blade leading edge.

Ferner ist es vorteilhaft, die sich von der Saug- zur Druckseitenwand bzw. in umgekehrter Richtung erstreckende Krümmungskontur der Zwischenwand derart auszubilden, so dass die der Schaufelvorderkante zugewandte konvexe Wandseite der Zwischenwand weitgehend parallel zu der den Hohlraum begrenzenden, an der Schaufelvorderkante verbundenen Saug- und Druckseitenwand ausgebildet und angeordnet ist. Eine derartige Ausbildung ist insbesondere bei der Realisierung einer sogenannten Prallkühlung besonders vorteilhaft, wie dies die weiteren Erläuterungen unter Bezugnahme auf ein diesbezügliches Ausführungsbeispiel zeigen werden. Hierbei ist es möglich, zielgerichtet Prallkühlluftströmungen durch jeweils innerhalb der Zwischenwand eingebrachte Durchtrittskanäle auf bestimmte Innenwandbereiche im Schaufelvorderkantenbereich zu richten. Auf diese Weise lassen sich temperaturbedingte Materialspannungen durch eine optimierte Kühlung des Schaufelvorderkantenbereichs wirkungsvoll begegnen.Furthermore, it is advantageous to design the curved contour of the intermediate wall, which extends from the suction to the pressure side wall or in the opposite direction, in such a way that the convex wall side of the intermediate wall facing the blade leading edge is designed and arranged largely parallel to the suction and pressure side wall that delimits the cavity and is connected to the blade leading edge. Such a design is particularly advantageous when implementing so-called impingement cooling, as will be shown in the further explanations with reference to a relevant exemplary embodiment. In this case, it is possible to direct impingement cooling air flows through passage channels introduced within the intermediate wall to specific inner wall areas in the blade leading edge area. In this way, temperature-related material stresses can be effectively counteracted by optimized cooling of the blade leading edge area.

Um eine ausreichende Flexibilität zu erreichen, wird nach einem Ausführungsbeispiel eine Lochreihe als Perforierung angesehen, in der in Perforierungsrichtung der Anteil der Lochlängen mindestens 30% der Gesamtlänge des perforierten Bereichs beträgt. Für hohe Flexibilität beträgt nach einem weiteren Ausführungsbeispiel der Anteil der Lochlängen mindestens 50% der Gesamtlänge des perforierten Bereichs. Dies wird z.B. durch eine Reihe von zylindrischen Bohrungen realisiert, die jeweils mit dem doppelten Durchmesser beabstanded sind. Insbesondere bei Ausführungen mit Langlöchern oder Schlitzen kann ein Anteil der Lochlängen 70% der Gesamtlänge des perforierten Bereichs überschreiten.In order to achieve sufficient flexibility, according to one embodiment, a row of holes is considered to be a perforation in which the proportion of hole lengths in the perforation direction is at least 30% of the total length of the perforated area. For high flexibility, according to another embodiment, the proportion of hole lengths is at least 50% of the total length of the perforated area. This is achieved, for example, by a series of cylindrical holes, each spaced twice the diameter. In particular, in designs with elongated holes or slots, a proportion of hole lengths can exceed 70% of the total length of the perforated area.

Der Anschlussbereich der Zwischenwand an die Druck- oder Saugseitenwand umfasst beispielsweise jeweils bis zu 20% des Wandabstandes zwischen beiden Seitenwänden. Typischerweise erstreckt sich der Anschlussbereich ein oder zwei Wanddicken der Zwischenwand in Verbindungsrichtung der Zwischenwand.The connection area of the partition wall to the pressure or suction side wall comprises, for example, up to 20% of the wall distance between the two side walls. Typically, the connection area extends one or two wall thicknesses of the partition wall in the connection direction of the partition wall.

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Bevorzugte Ausführungsformen der Offenbarung werden im Folgenden anhand der Zeichnungen beschrieben, die lediglich zur Erläuterung dienen und nicht einschränkend auszulegen sind. In den Zeichnungen zeigen:

Fig. 1
Illustration zur schematischen Anordnung von Turbinenleit- und Turbinenlaufschaufeln innerhalb einer Turbinenstufe,
Fig. 2
repräsentatives Profil durch eine Turbinenschaufel und
Fig. 3a, b, c
alternative Varianten zur Ausbildung einer Perforation in einer Zwischenwand im Bereich der Schaufelvorderkante,
Fig. 4a - d
alternative Varianten zur Ausbildung einer Zwischenwand im Bereich der Schaufelvorderkante.
Preferred embodiments of the disclosure are described below with reference to the drawings, which are for illustrative purposes only and are not to be interpreted as limiting. In the drawings:
Fig. 1
Illustration of the schematic arrangement of turbine guide vanes and turbine rotor blades within a turbine stage,
Fig. 2
representative profile through a turbine blade and
Fig. 3a, b, c
alternative variants for the formation of a perforation in an intermediate wall in the area of the blade leading edge,
Fig. 4a - d
alternative variants for the formation of an intermediate wall in the area of the blade leading edge.

Detaillierte BeschreibungDetailed description

In Fig. 1 sind in schematischer Darstellung eine Leitschaufel 2 sowie eine Laufschaufel 3 dargestellt, wie sie in einer nicht weiter illustrierten Turbinenstufe 1 längs einer Leit- und Laufschaufelreihe angeordnet sind. Es sei angenommen, dass die Leitschaufel 2 sowie die Laufschaufel 3 mit einem Heißgasstrom H in Kontakt treten, der in der Darstellung von links nach rechts die jeweiligen Schaufelblätter 4 der Leitschaufel 2 sowie der Laufschaufel 3 überströmt. Die Schaufelblätter 4 der Leit- und Laufschaufeln 2, 3 ragen in den Heißgaskanal der Turbinenstufe 1 einer Gasturbinenanordnung hinein, der durch jeweils radial innen liegende Deckbänder 2i, 3i sowie durch die radial außen liegenden Deckbänder 2a der Leitschaufeln 2 sowie radial außen liegenden Wärmestausegmenten 3a begrenzt ist. Die Laufschaufel 3 ist an einer nicht weiter dargestellten Rotoreinheit R montiert, die um eine Rotationsachse A drehbar gelagert ist.In Fig. 1 are a schematic representation of a Guide vane 2 and a rotor blade 3 are shown as they are arranged in a turbine stage 1 (not illustrated in more detail) along a row of guide vanes and rotor blades. It is assumed that the guide vane 2 and the rotor blade 3 come into contact with a hot gas flow H which, in the illustration, flows over the respective blades 4 of the guide vane 2 and the rotor blade 3 from left to right. The blades 4 of the guide vanes and rotor blades 2, 3 protrude into the hot gas channel of the turbine stage 1 of a gas turbine arrangement, which is delimited by radially inner shrouds 2i, 3i and by the radially outer shrouds 2a of the guide vanes 2 and radially outer heat accumulation segments 3a. The rotor blade 3 is mounted on a rotor unit R (not shown in more detail), which is mounted so as to be rotatable about an axis of rotation A.

In Fig. 2 ist eine Querschnittsdarstellung durch eine Leit- bzw. Laufschaufel dargestellt, die sich längs einer aus Fig. 1 entnehmbaren Schnittebene A-A ergibt. Das typische Schaufelprofil einer Turbinenleit- oder Turbinenlaufschaufel zeichnet sich durch ein aerodynamisch profiliertes Schaufelblatt 4 aus, das von einer konvexen Saugseitenwand 7 sowie von einer konkaven Druckseitenwand 6 beidseitig begrenzt ist. Die konvex ausgebildete Saugseitenwand 7 sowie die konkav ausgebildete Druckseitenwand 6 vereinen sich einstückig im Bereich der Schaufelvorderkante 5, die, wie bereits eingangs erläutert, dem durch die Turbinenstufe einer Gasturbinenanordnung hindurch tretenden Heißgasstrom unmittelbar ausgesetzt ist. Es liegt auf der Hand, dass der Turbinenschaufelbereich längs der Schaufelvorderkante 5 eine besonders starke thermische Belastung erfährt.In Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a guide or rotor blade, which extends along a Fig. 1 The typical blade profile of a turbine guide vane or turbine rotor blade is characterized by an aerodynamically profiled blade 4, which is delimited on both sides by a convex suction side wall 7 and a concave pressure side wall 6. The convex suction side wall 7 and the concave pressure side wall 6 are joined together in one piece in the area of the blade leading edge 5, which, as already explained at the beginning, is directly exposed to the hot gas flow passing through the turbine stage of a gas turbine arrangement. It is obvious that the turbine blade area along the blade leading edge 5 is subjected to particularly high thermal stress.

Zur Kühlung der den Heißgasen ausgesetzten Turbinenschaufel sind innerhalb des Schaufelblattes 4 radial orientierte Hohlräume 9, 10, 11 etc. vorgesehen, die mit Kühlluft gespült werden. Die einzelnen Hohlräume 9, 10, 11 etc. sind durch Zwischenwände 8, 12, 13 etc. gegenseitig abgetrennt. Je nach Ausbildung und Ausformung der Turbinenschaufel kommunizieren die einzelnen Kühlkanäle 9, 10, 11 etc. miteinander.To cool the turbine blade exposed to the hot gases, radially oriented cavities 9, 10, 11 etc. are provided within the blade 4, which are flushed with cooling air. The individual cavities 9, 10, 11 etc. are separated from one another by partition walls 8, 12, 13 etc. Depending on the design and shape of the turbine blade, the individual cooling channels 9, 10, 11 etc. communicate with one another.

Um das eingangs geschilderte Problem der ermüdungsbedingten Rissbildung in der Saug- und Druckseitenwand 6, 7 nahe der Schaufelvorderkante 5 zu lösen, ist die vorderste Zwischenwand 8 im Anschlussbereich an die Saug- 7 und/oder Druckseitenwand 6 wenigstens abschnittsweise mit einer Perforierung 16 versehen. Ausführungsbeispiele von Perforierungen 16 sind in den Fig. 3a, b und c dargestellt.In order to solve the problem described at the beginning of fatigue-related crack formation in the suction and pressure side walls 6, 7 near the blade leading edge 5, the foremost intermediate wall 8 in the connection area to the suction 7 and/or pressure side walls 6 is provided with a perforation 16 at least in sections. Embodiments of perforations 16 are shown in the Fig. 3a, b and c shown.

Ein erstes Ausführungsbeispiel ist in der Fig. 3a gezeigt. Je eine Perforierung 16 ist im Anschlussbereich der Zwischenwand 8 an die Saug- und Druckseitenwand 6, 7 vorgesehen. Die Perforierungen des gezeigten Beispiels sind eine Reihe von zylindrischen Löchern 18, die parallel zu der Saug- und Druckseitenwand 6, 7 angeordnet sind. Die Perforierung 16 an der Druckseitenwand 6 verläuft in dem Beispiel nur über einen Abschnitt der Zwischenwand 8.A first embodiment is shown in the Fig. 3a shown. One perforation 16 is provided in the connection area of the intermediate wall 8 to the suction and pressure side walls 6, 7. The perforations in the example shown are a series of cylindrical holes 18 that are arranged parallel to the suction and pressure side walls 6, 7. The perforation 16 on the pressure side wall 6 runs in the example only over a section of the intermediate wall 8.

Ein zweites Ausführungsbeispiel ist in der Fig. 3b gezeigt. Je eine Perforierung 16 ist im Anschlussbereich der Zwischenwand 8 an die Saug- und Druckseitenwand 6, 7 vorgesehen. Die Perforierungen dieses Beispiels sind eine Reihe von Langlöchern 19, die parallel zu der Saug- und Druckseitenwand 6, 7 angeordnet sind und deren längere Seite sich jeweils parallel zur benachbarten Saug- 7 bzw. Druckseitenwand 6 erstreckt.A second embodiment is shown in the Fig. 3b shown. One perforation 16 is provided in the connection area of the intermediate wall 8 to the suction and pressure side walls 6, 7. The perforations in this example are a series of elongated holes 19 which are arranged parallel to the suction and pressure side walls 6, 7 and whose longer side extends parallel to the adjacent suction 7 or pressure side wall 6.

In dem dritten Ausführungsbeispiel der Fig. 3c ist zusätzlich zu den Perforierung 16 des in Fig. 3b gezeigten Beispiels noch eine Mittel- Perforierung 20 vorgesehen, die parallel zu den Saug- und Druckseitenwänden 6, 7 in der Mitte der Zwischenwand 8 verläuft. Zusammen mit den Perforierungen 16 im Anschlussbereich an die Saug- und Druckseitenwand 6, 7 wird so eine zweigeteilte Zwischenwand 8 gebildet, die flexibel zusammengefaltet werden kann.In the third embodiment of the Fig. 3c is in addition to the perforations 16 of the Fig. 3b In the example shown, a central perforation 20 is also provided, which runs parallel to the suction and pressure side walls 6, 7 in the middle of the intermediate wall 8. Together with the perforations 16 in the connection area to the suction and pressure side walls 6, 7, a two-part intermediate wall 8 is formed, which can be flexibly folded together.

Zur besseren Illustration der Zwischenwandausbildung sei auf das in Fig. 4a illustrierte detailliert dargestellte Ausführungsbeispiel verwiesen, das das Schaufelprofil im Schaufelvorderkantenbereich zeigt. Die Fig. 4a zeigt eine Perforierung 16 im Anschlussbereich der Saugseitenwand 7 und im Anschlussbereich der Druckseitenwand 6. Die Hauptrichtung des Materialausdehnungs- bzw. Schrumpfungsbestreben 21 der Seitenwände 6, 7 verläuft in dem Beispiel im wesentlichen parallel zur Erstreckung der Zwischenwand 8.For a better illustration of the partition wall design, please refer to Fig. 4a illustrated detailed embodiment, which shows the blade profile in the blade leading edge area. The Fig. 4a shows a perforation 16 in the connection area of the suction side wall 7 and in the connection area of the pressure side wall 6. The main direction of the material expansion or shrinkage tendency 21 of the side walls 6, 7 runs in the example essentially parallel to the extension of the intermediate wall 8.

Im Unterschied zu einer geradlinigen Ausbildung, wie dies in Fig. 1, 2, 3 und 4a bei den Zwischenwänden 8, 12, 13 der Fall ist, ist in Fig. 4b ein Ausführungsbeispiel mit einer gekrümmten Zwischenwand 8 dargestellt. Die Zwischenwand 8 verfügt über einen U-förmig ausgebildeten Wandquerschnitt, der beidseitig sowohl zur Saugseitenwand 6 als auch zur Druckseitenwand 7 innwandig einstückig verbunden ist. Die U-förmige Wandausbildung der Zwischenwand 8 verleiht dem Schaufelprofilbereich eine zusätzliche elastische Verformbarkeit dergestalt, dass dem thermisch bedingten Materialausdehnungs- bzw. Schrumpfungsbestreben der Saug- und Druckseitenwand nachgegeben werden kann, indem der Wandabstand w nicht fix, wie bisher, sondern in gewissen Grenzen, die durch die Form und Krümmungselastizität der Zwischenwand 8 sowie die Elastizität der Perforierung 16 bestimmt sind, variabel ist.In contrast to a linear education, as is the case in Fig. 1 , 2 , 3 and 4a As is the case with partition walls 8, 12, 13, Fig. 4b an embodiment with a curved partition wall 8 is shown. The partition wall 8 has a U-shaped wall cross-section which is integrally connected to the inside of both the suction side wall 6 and the pressure side wall 7. The U-shaped wall design of the partition wall 8 gives the blade profile area additional elastic deformability in such a way that the thermally induced material expansion or shrinkage tendency of the suction and pressure side walls can be accommodated by the wall distance w not being fixed, as before, but variable within certain limits which are determined by the shape and curvature elasticity of the partition wall 8 and the elasticity of the perforation 16.

In Fig. 4c ist detailliert ein Ausführungsbeispiel mit einer zusätzlichen MittelPerforierung 20 dargestellt. Diese Teilt die Zwischenwand 8 in zwei Schenkel, die Ausgehend von dem Anschlussbereich an die Seitenwände 6, 7 in einem Winkel aufeinander zu laufen, wobei der Winkel durch die Mittel- Perforierung 20 flexibel verändert werden kann und somit dehnungsbedingte Änderungen im Abstand zwischen der Druck- und Saugseitenwand leicht ausgeglichen werden können.In Fig. 4c an embodiment with an additional central perforation 20 is shown in detail. This divides the intermediate wall 8 into two legs, which run towards each other at an angle starting from the connection area to the side walls 6, 7, whereby the angle can be flexibly changed by the central perforation 20 and thus expansion-related changes in the distance between the pressure and suction side walls can be easily compensated.

Weiter ist in Fig. 4c ein Beispiel für eine mögliche Filmkühlungsanordnung gezeigt. Durch die Filmkühllöcher 14 gelangt Kühlluft aus dem Hohlraum 9 nach außen und bildet jeweils einen oberflächig an der Saug- 6 und Druckseitenaußenwand 7 anliegenden Kühlluftfilm aus. Die U-förmig ausgebildete Zwischenwand 8, die beidseitig sowohl mit der Innenwand der Saug- 7 als auch Druckseitenwand 6 einstückig verbunden ist, weist vorzugsweise einen konvexseitigen Wandverlauf auf, der der Schaufelvorderkante 5 zugewandt ist und weitgehend parallel zu der den Hohlraum 9 begrenzenden, an der Schaufelvorderkante 5 einstückig verbundenen Saug- 7 und Druckseitenwand 6 ausgebildet ist. Die Kühlluft gelangt in diesem Beispiel zumindest teilweise durch die Perforierungen 16 und Mittelperforierung 20 in den vorderen Hohlraum 9.Next is in Fig. 4c an example of a possible film cooling arrangement is shown. Cooling air passes out of the cavity 9 through the film cooling holes 14 and forms a cooling air film that rests on the surface of the suction 6 and pressure side outer wall 7. The U-shaped intermediate wall 8, which is integrally connected on both sides to the inner wall of the suction side wall 7 and the pressure side wall 6, preferably has a convex wall profile that faces the blade leading edge 5 and is largely parallel to the suction side wall 7 and the pressure side wall 6 that delimit the cavity 9 and are integrally connected to the blade leading edge 5. In this example, the cooling air at least partially passes through the perforations 16 and central perforation 20 into the front cavity 9.

Ein weiteres Ausführungsbeispiel mit Details zur Kühlung ist in Fig. 4d dargestellt. Hier weist die Zwischenwand Perforierungen 16 an den Anschlussbereichen an die Saug- 7 und Druckseitenwand 6 auf. Neben der Perforierung weist sie noch Kühlluftdurchtrittskanäle 15a, b, c auf, die zur Prallluftkühlung der Innenwandseite der Schaufelwandvorderkante dienen. In besonders vorteilhafter Weise sind die Durchtrittskanäle 15a, b, c bezüglich ihrer Durchtrittskanallängserstreckung und der damit vorgegebenen Durchströmungsrichtung zumindest in drei Gruppen unterteilbar. Eine erste Gruppe an Durchtrittskanälen 15a zeichnet sich durch eine auf die Saugseitenwand 7 gerichtete Durchströmungsrichtung aus, eine zweite Gruppe an Durchtrittskanälen 15b zeichnet sich durch eine auf die Schaufelvorderkante gerichtete Durchströmungsrichtung aus und eine dritte Gruppe an Durchtrittskanälen 15c zeichnet sich durch eine auf die Druckseitenwand 6 gerichtete Durchströmungsrichtung aus. Die Durchtrittskanäle 15a, 15b und 15c verteilen sich längs der gesamten radialen Erstreckung in der Zwischenwand 8 und sorgen auf diese Weise für eine effektive und individuelle Kühlung des Schaufelvorderkantenbereiches der Turbinenschaufel. Selbstverständlich können weitere Durchtrittskanäle an der Zwischenwand 8 zu Zwecken einer optimierten Prallkühlung angebracht werden.Another embodiment with details on cooling is shown in Fig. 4d shown. Here, the intermediate wall has perforations 16 in the connection areas to the suction side wall 7 and pressure side wall 6. In addition to the perforation, it also has cooling air passage channels 15a, b, c, which serve for impingement air cooling of the inner wall side of the blade wall leading edge. In a particularly advantageous manner, the passage channels 15a, b, c can be divided into at least three groups with regard to their passage channel longitudinal extent and the flow direction predetermined thereby. A first group of passage channels 15a is characterized by a flow direction directed towards the suction side wall 7, a second group of passage channels 15b is characterized by a flow direction directed towards the blade leading edge and a third group of passage channels 15c is characterized by a flow direction directed towards the pressure side wall 6. The passage channels 15a, 15b and 15c are distributed along the entire radial extent in the intermediate wall 8 and thus ensure effective and individual cooling of the leading edge area of the turbine blade. Of course, further passage channels can be attached to the intermediate wall 8 for the purpose of optimized impact cooling.

Weiter kann die Prallluftkühlung mit einer Mittel- Perforierung kombiniert werden. Typischerweise haben Prallluftkühlluftlöcher einen grösseren Durchmesser, z.B. doppelt so grossen Durchmesser, als Perforierungslöcher.Furthermore, impingement air cooling can be combined with central perforation. Typically, impingement air cooling holes have a larger diameter, e.g. twice as large as perforation holes.

Bezugszeichenlistelist of reference symbols

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Turbinenstufeturbine stage
22
Leitschaufelvane
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Inneres Deckband der LeitschaufelInner shroud of the guide vane
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Äußeres Deckband der LeitschaufelOuter shroud of the guide vane
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Laufschaufelblade
3i3i
Inneres Deckblatt der LaufschaufelInner cover sheet of the rotor blade
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Wärmestausegmentheat accumulation segment
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Schaufelblattblade
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Schaufelvorderkanteblade leading edge
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Konkave DruckseitenwandConcave pressure sidewall
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Konvexe SaugseitenwandConvex suction side wall
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Zwischenwandpartition wall
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Hohlraumcavity
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Hohlräumecavities
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Zwischenwändepartition walls
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Filmkühllöcherfilm cooling holes
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Durchtrittskanälepassage channels
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Perforierungperforation
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Hohlkehlecove
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LochHole
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Langlochslot
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Mittel- Perforierungcenter perforation
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Hauptrichtung des Materialausdehnungs- bzw. SchrumpfungsbestrebensMain direction of material expansion or contraction
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Rotoreinheitrotor unit
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Rotationsachseaxis of rotation
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Elastizitätsfreiheitsgradelastic degree of freedom
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  1. Turbine vane for a rotary turbomachine, the turbine vane comprising a turbine blade (4) which is delimited by a concave pressure-side wall (6) and a convex suction-side wall (7) which are connected in the region of a vane leading edge (5) assigned to the turbine blade (4), and enclose a cavity (9) which extends in the longitudinal extent of the vane leading edge (5) and is delimited on the inner wall by the pressure-side wall (6) and the suction-side wall (7) in the region of the vane leading edge (5) and by an intermediate wall (8) which extends in the longitudinal direction to the vane leading edge (5) and connects the suction-side wall (7) and the pressure-side wall (6) on their inner walls, wherein the turbine vane has a rounding or hollow groove (17) at the transition from the intermediate wall (8) to the suction-side wall (7) and/or pressure-side wall (6),
    characterised in that the intermediate wall (8) has a perforation (16) at least in portions in a connecting region to the suction-side wall (7) and/or pressure-side wall (6) in order to increase the elasticity of the intermediate wall in the connecting region, wherein the connecting region is restricted to a region from the suction-side wall (7) and/or pressure-side wall (6) which corresponds to twice the radius of the rounding or hollow groove (17);
    wherein in its extent from the suction-side wall (7) to the pressure-side wall (6) or vice versa, the intermediate wall (8) has at least one curved wall portion deviating from a rectilinear wall contour, and the at least one curved wall portion is configured such that the wall portion has a curve-induced elasticity in the direction of the extent of the intermediate wall (8) from the suction-side wall (7) to the pressure-side wall (6) or vice versa;
    in that passage channels (15) are provided in the intermediate wall (8) for impingement cooling of the suction-side wall (7) and pressure-side wall (6) connected to the vane leading edge (5).
  2. Turbine vane according to claim 1, characterised in that the perforation (16) comprises a row of cylindrical holes (18).
  3. Turbine vane according to claim 1, characterised in that the perforation comprises a row of slots (19) or slits, the longer side of which extends parallel to the adjacent suction-side wall (7) and/or pressure-side wall (6).
  4. Turbine vane according to any of claims 1 to 3, characterised in that the connecting region from the intermediate wall (8) to the suction-side wall (7) and/or pressure-side wall (6) comprises a hollow groove (17), and the perforation (16) runs at least partially through the hollow groove (17).
  5. Turbine vane according to any of claims 1 to 4, characterised in that the intermediate wall (8) has a wall side facing away from the cavity (9) which, together with the suction-side wall (7) and pressure-side wall (6), delimits at least one further cavity (10), and that the cavities (9, 10) are cooling channels into which a coolant can be conducted.
  6. Turbine vane according to claim 5, characterised in that openings of the perforation (16) are formed parallel to the surface of the suction-side wall (7) or pressure-side wall (6) in the connecting region of the intermediate wall (8), and during operation cooling air flows through these openings from the one cavity (10) into the further cavity (9), and an output jet of the respective opening runs tangentially to the inner wall of the respective suction-side wall (7) or pressure-side wall (6).
  7. Turbine vane according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterised in that the at least one curved wall portion is configured with a V or U shape in a cross-section intersecting the vane leading edge (5).
  8. Turbine vane according to claim 7, characterised in that at the base of the V- or U-shaped cross-section of the intermediate wall (8), the turbine vane comprises at least in portions a perforation (16) which runs parallel to the perforation of the connecting region in order to increase the elasticity.
  9. Turbine vane according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterised in that the convex wall side of the V- or U-shaped wall portion is formed and arranged largely parallel to the suction-side wall (7) and pressure-side wall (6) delimiting the cavity (9) and connected to the vane leading edge (5).
  10. Turbine vane according to any of claims 1 to 9, characterised in that, with regard to their flow direction predefined by a longitudinal extent which can be assigned to the passage channels, the passage channels arranged inside the intermediate wall (8) can be divided into at least three groups: a first group of passage channels (15a) with a flow direction oriented onto the suction-side wall (7), a second group of passage channels (15b) with a flow direction oriented onto the vane leading edge (5), and a third group of passage channels (15c) with a flow direction oriented onto the pressure-side wall (6).
  11. Turbine vane according to any of claims 1 to 10, characterised in that the turbine vane is guide vane or a rotor vane of a turbine stage of a gas turbine arrangement.
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