Reducing solid particle erosion (SPE) of blades is one of the most urgent problems for supercritical steam turbine power generation technology. Based on the erosion rate models and the particle rebound models of blade materials obtained through the accelerated erosion test under high temperature, erosion characteristics of the first reheat stage blades in a supercritical steam turbine was simulated and analyzed by three-dimensional numerical simulation method in this paper. The influence of operating conditions, particle size distribution in the inlet of nozzle, and axial clearance between vanes and rotating blades on the erosion distribution of cascade were explored quantitatively. Results show that the erosion damage of the first-reheat stage stator is mainly caused by suction surface impingement from oxide particles. In designed loading condition, small and medium size of particles mainly eroded the trailing edge (TE) of nozzle pressure surface, while large particles mainly impinge the leading edge (LE) of rotating blades and the TE of vane suction surface, and erosion increase along the blade height. When the turbine is running under part-load condition, particle impingement angle on stator pressure surface is basically unchanged, while impingement velocity slightly reduced. However, the amount of particles that impinge the stator TE suction side after their first-time impingement on rotor LE increase rapidly, leading to the more severe erosion damage of stator suction surface. The particle size distribution in the inlet of nozzle has a significant effect on the erosion simulation of first reheat stage blades, and the size distribution sampled in one unit may not be used to other units. When axial clearance changes, the erosion weight loss of vane pressure surface near TE is basically held constant, while the erosion weight loss in vane suction surface near TE decreases with the increase of axial clearance. For the supercritical 600 MW unit simulated in this article, the antiSPE performance and the unit efficiency can be balanced well when the axial clearance increases to 13 mm. The results in this paper will provide a technology basis for reducing oxide particle erosion in the first reheat stage blades of supercritical steam turbine.
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April 2015
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Study on Erosion Characteristics of Solid Particles in the First Reheat Stage Blades of a Supercritical Steam Turbine
Liu-xi Cai,
Liu-xi Cai
Institute of Turbomachinery,
e-mail: cailiuxi0920@163.com
Xi'an Jiaotong University
,Xi'an 710049
, China
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Shun-sen Wang,
Shun-sen Wang
Institute of Turbomachinery,
e-mail: sswang@mail.xjtu.edu.cn
Xi'an Jiaotong University
,Xi'an 710049
, China
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Jing-ru Mao,
Jing-ru Mao
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Institute of Turbomachinery,
e-mail: jrmao@mail.xjtu.edu.cn
Xi'an Jiaotong University
,Xi'an 710049
, China
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Zhen-ping Feng,
Zhen-ping Feng
Institute of Turbomachinery,
e-mail: zpfeng@mail.xjtu.edu.cn
Xi'an Jiaotong University
,Xi'an 710049
, China
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Jun-jie Zhang,
Jun-jie Zhang
Shenhua Guohua (Beijing) Electric
e-mail: xlcxlc321@163.com
Power Research Institute Co. Ltd
,Beijing 100025
, China
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Ya-tao Xu
Ya-tao Xu
Shenhua Guohua (Beijing) Electric
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Power Research Institute Co. Ltd
,Beijing 100025
, China
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Liu-xi Cai
Institute of Turbomachinery,
e-mail: cailiuxi0920@163.com
Xi'an Jiaotong University
,Xi'an 710049
, China
e-mail: cailiuxi0920@163.com
Shun-sen Wang
Institute of Turbomachinery,
e-mail: sswang@mail.xjtu.edu.cn
Xi'an Jiaotong University
,Xi'an 710049
, China
e-mail: sswang@mail.xjtu.edu.cn
Jing-ru Mao
Institute of Turbomachinery,
e-mail: jrmao@mail.xjtu.edu.cn
Xi'an Jiaotong University
,Xi'an 710049
, China
e-mail: jrmao@mail.xjtu.edu.cn
Juan Di
Zhen-ping Feng
Institute of Turbomachinery,
e-mail: zpfeng@mail.xjtu.edu.cn
Xi'an Jiaotong University
,Xi'an 710049
, China
e-mail: zpfeng@mail.xjtu.edu.cn
Jun-jie Zhang
Shenhua Guohua (Beijing) Electric
e-mail: xlcxlc321@163.com
Power Research Institute Co. Ltd
,Beijing 100025
, China
e-mail: xlcxlc321@163.com
Ya-tao Xu
Shenhua Guohua (Beijing) Electric
e-mail: 1365690983@qq.com
Power Research Institute Co. Ltd
,Beijing 100025
, China
e-mail: 1365690983@qq.com
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Contributed by the Combustion and Fuels Committee of ASME for publication in the JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING FOR GAS TURBINES AND POWER. Manuscript received July 10, 2014; final manuscript received July 14, 2014; published online November 11, 2014. Editor: David Wisler.
J. Eng. Gas Turbines Power. Apr 2015, 137(4): 041506 (10 pages)
Published Online: April 1, 2015
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July 10, 2014
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July 14, 2014
Online:
November 11, 2014
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Cai, L., Wang, S., Mao, J., Di, J., Feng, Z., Zhang, J., and Xu, Y. (April 1, 2015). "Study on Erosion Characteristics of Solid Particles in the First Reheat Stage Blades of a Supercritical Steam Turbine." ASME. J. Eng. Gas Turbines Power. April 2015; 137(4): 041506. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4028262
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