Cooled blade for a gas turbine

• US 8,523,526 B2
• Filed: 05/25/2011
• Issued: 09/03/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 11/26/2008
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Ansaldo Energia IP UK Limited (Ansaldo Energia SPA)
• Original Assignee: Alstom Technology Ltd. (Alstom SA)
• Inventors: Riazantsev, Sergei, Wilhelm, Thomas
• Primary Examiner(s): VERDIER, CHRISTOPHER M
• Application Number:
  US13/115,505
• Publication Number:
  US 20110268582A1
• Time in Patent Office: 832 Days
• Field of Search: 415/115, 416/239, 416/243, 416/193.A, 416/500, 416/96.R, 416/95, 416/96.A, 416/97.R
• US Class Current: 416/96.R
• CPC Class Codes: F01D 5/082 on the side of the rotor disc
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 50/60 Efficient propulsion technologies, e.g. for aircraft

Abstract

A blade for a gas turbine, is provided and includes a blade airfoil which extends in a blade longitudinal direction and at the lower end merges into a shank which terminates in a blade root for fastening the blade on a blade carrier, particularly on a rotor disk. Devices for cooling the blade, which are supplied with a cooling medium, especially cooling air, via a feed hole arranged on the shank at the side, are arranged inside the blade airfoil. In the region of the feed hole provision is made for a planar stiffening element which reaches beyond the immediate region of the feed hole for reducing peaks of mechanical stress.

Claims

1. A blade for a gas turbine, comprising a blade airfoil which extends in a blade longitudinal direction and at a lower end merges into a shank, having a concave and a convex side, which terminates in a blade root for fastening the blade on a blade carrier, wherein devices for cooling the blade, which are supplied with a cooling medium, via a feed hole arranged on the shank that opens into an outside space on the convex side of the shank, are arranged inside the blade airfoil, the blade having a center plane which lies transversely to a machine axis, and the feed hole opens into the outside space on the one side of the center plane wherein in a region of the feed hole provision is made for a generally planar stiffening element which reaches beyond immediate surrounds of the feed hole for reducing peaks of mechanical stress, the stiffening element is formed symmetrically to the center plane and also encompasses the mouth of the feed hole, and extends over an entire length of the shank in the blade longitudinal direction and has an approximately trapezoidal edge contour.

2. The blade as claimed in claim 1, wherein the stiffening element is formed as a plateau.

3. The blade as claimed in claim 1, wherein the stiffening element is formed on the shank of the blade and consists of the same material as the blade.

4. A blade for a gas turbine, comprising a blade airfoil which extends in a blade longitudinal direction and at a lower end merges into a shank, having a concave and a convex side, which terminates in a blade root for fastening the blade on a blade carrier, wherein devices for cooling the blade, which are supplied with a cooling medium, via a feed hole arranged on the shank that opens into an outside space on the convex side of the shank, are arranged inside the blade airfoil, the blade having a center plane which lies transversely to a machine axis, and the feed hole opens into the outside space on the one side of the center plane wherein in a region of the feed hole provision is made for a generally planar stiffening element which reaches beyond immediate surrounds of the feed hole for reducing peaks of mechanical stress, the stiffening element is formed symmetrically to the center plane and also encompasses the mouth of the feed hole, and extends over an entire length of the shank in the blade longitudinal direction and has an approximately trapezoidal edge contour and wherein a platform is formed at the boundary between the shank and the blade airfoil, and the stiffening element, having first and second sides, directly adjoins the underside of the platform at the first side and has rounded corners on the second side opposite thereto.