Research on Precision Correcting for Heat Transfer Coefficient of Steam Turbine

As a high-speed rotating part, forced convection of the surface of rotor is high-intensity when steam turbine is running. The thermal state of the rotor directly affects the distribution of the stress and vibration characteristics. In order to effectively monitor and control the thermal state of the rotor, heat transfer coefficient must be quickly and accurately calculated. Typically, different manufacturers select different empirical formulas and the calculated values vary greatly. Combining with empirical formulas, the accuracy of steam turbine rotor surface heat transfer coefficient is improved, so that the results become closer to the numerical calculation values, then also result in analyzing the thermal state of rotor more precisely. Taking a certain 300MW turbine rotor as an application, the heat transfer coefficients of rotor are analyzed and calculated. And the improved method can be also applied in a 600MW steam turbine rotor.