Assembly type nozzle diaphragm, and method of assembling the same

• US 7,179,052 B2
• Filed: 07/18/2002
• Issued: 02/20/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 07/19/2001
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: Sasaki, Takashi, Imai, Kenichi, Nakama, Yuji
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen; Ninh H.
• Application Number:
  US10/484,196
• Publication Number:
  US 20040253095A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,678 Days
• Field of Search: 415/209.3, 415/209.4, 415/210.1, 298/892.2
• US Class Current: 415/209.3
• CPC Class Codes: F01D 25/246 Fastening of diaphragms or stator-rings
• CPC Class Codes: F01D 9/042 fixing blades to stators fixing stator-rings in the casing or to each other F01D25/246
• CPC Class Codes: F05D 2230/61 using limited numbers of standard modules which can be adapted by machining
• CPC Class Codes: F05D 2240/10 Stators
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49323 Assembling fluid flow directing devices, e.g., stators, diaphragms, nozzles

Abstract

A nozzle diaphragm assembly includes a diaphragm outer ring having a groove opened toward an inner diameter side to be continuous in an inner peripheral direction; a diaphragm inner ring having a groove opened toward an outer diameter side to be continuous in an outer peripheral direction; and a nozzle blade having a diaphragm outer ring insertion portion on one end and a diaphragm inner ring insertion portion on the other end, in which the groove opened toward the inner diameter side of the diaphragm outer ring and the diaphragm outer ring insertion portion are shaped to be fitted to each other, and in which the groove opened toward the outer diameter side of the diaphragm inner ring and the diaphragm inner ring insertion portion are shaped to be fitted to each other.

Claims

1. A nozzle diaphragm assembly comprising:

a diaphragm outer ring having an inner groove radially opened toward an inner side continuously along an inner circumferential direction of the diaphragm outer ring;

a diaphragm inner ring having an outer groove radially opened toward an outer side continuously along an outer circumferential direction of the diaphragm inner ring; and

a nozzle blade having an outer insertion portion for the diaphragm outer ring provided on one end and an inner insertion portion for the diaphragm inner ring provided on the other end,

wherein the inner groove of the diaphragm outer ring and the outer insertion portion of the nozzle blade are shaped to be fitted to each other only in the inner circumferential direction of the diaphragm outer ring, and the outer groove of the diaphragm inner ring, and the inner insertion portion of the nozzle blade are shaped to be fitted to each other only in one of the outer circumferential direction and a radial direction of the diaphragm inner ring, and

wherein the outer insertion portion of the nozzle blade includes a protruded hook portion, which is protruded from the outer insertion portion, provided only at an upstream side of a fluid flow of the outer insertion portion, and a stepped block portion which includes at least one recessed portion and at least one projecting portion, provided continuously to the protruded hook portion, in which the protruded hook portion and the stepped block portion extend in a circumferential direction to be fitted with the inner groove of the diaphragm outer ring.

2. The nozzle diaphragm assembly according to claim 1, wherein the inner insertion portion of the nozzle blade has a convex columnar piece formed at an intermediate position and the convex columnar piece extends in the circumferential direction.

3. The nozzle diaphragm assembly according to claim 1, wherein the diaphragm outer ring has a cap groove formed in the circumferential direction, the cap groove including a protruded hook portion, which is protruded toward the upstream side of fluid flow.

4. The nozzle diaphragm assembly according to claim 1, wherein the diaphragm inner ring has a concave groove formed in the circumferential direction.

5. The nozzle diaphragm assembly according to claim 1, wherein a fitting gap between the diaphragm outer ring insertion portion and the diaphragm outer ring is set to be in a range of 0.03 to 0.12 millimeters.

6. The nozzle diaphragm assembly according to claim 5, wherein the fitting gap set to be in the range of 0.03 to 0.12 millimeters between the outer insertion portion and the inner groove of the diaphragm outer ring is at least one of a gap between an outer circumferential surface on the outer insertion portion and the diaphragm outer ring and a gap between a radial surface at an upstream side of the outer insertion portion and the diaphragm outer ring.

7. The nozzle diaphragm assembly according to claim 1, wherein a fitting gap between the inner insertion portion and the diaphragm inner ring is set to be in a range of 0.03 to 0.12 millimeters.

8. The nozzle diaphragm assembly according to claim 7, wherein the fitting gap set to be in the range of 0.03 to 0.12 millimeters between the inner insertion portion and the diaphragm inner ring is a radial gap between a surface of the inner insertion portion and the diaphragm inner ring.

9. The nozzle diaphragm assembly according to claim 1, wherein the outer insertion portion is constituted in combination of a columnar piece directed toward the radial direction and a protruded base portion provided to be continuous to the columnar piece.

10. The nozzle diaphragm assembly according to claim 1, wherein the outer insertion portion further includes a protruded base portion continuously provided to the block portion a ring piece attached to the block portion, and a means for fixing the outer insertion portion provided on the outer ring so as to apply a pressing force to the outer insertion portion.

11. The nozzle diaphragm assembly according to claim 1, wherein the outer insertion portion further includes a protruded base portion continuously provided to the block portion, and a shakiness prevention piece provided on a surface between the outer insertion portion and the diaphragm outer ring.

12. The nozzle diaphragm assembly according to claim 11, wherein the shakiness prevention piece is provided at least one of a gap between an outer circumferential surface of the outer insertion portion and the diaphragm outer ring and a gap between a radial surface at an upstream side of the outer insertion portion and the diaphragm outer ring.

13. The nozzle diaphragm assembly according to claim 11, wherein the shakiness prevention piece is provided in a corner of an outer circumferential surface of the outer insertion portion.

14. The nozzle diaphragm assembly according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of the nozzle blades each supported by the diaphragm outer ring and the diaphragm inner ring are arranged at counterflow positions along the fluid flow to be divided, and the plurality of nozzle blades arranged at the counterflow positions are supported by the single diaphragm inner ring.

15. The nozzle diaphragm assembly according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of the nozzle blades each supported by the diaphragm outer ring and the diaphragm inner ring are arranged along the fluid flow, and the outer ring portion of each of the plurality of nozzle blades arranged along the fluid flow is supported by the single diaphragm outer ring.

16. A nozzle diaphragm assembly comprising:

a diaphragm outer ring having an inner groove radially opened toward an inner side continuously along an inner circumferential direction of the diaphragm outer ring; and

a nozzle blade having an outer insertion portion for the diaphragm outer ring provided on one end and an inner periphery-side member formed integrally with the nozzle blade on the other end,

wherein the diaphragm inner ring is formed by the inner periphery-side member of the nozzle blades,

wherein the outer insertion portion of the nozzle blade comprises a protruded hook portion which is protruded from the outer insertion portion, provided only at an upstream side of a fluid flow of the outer insertion portion, and a stepped block portion which includes at least one recessed portion and at least one projecting portion, provided continuously to the protruded hook portion, in which the protruded hook portion and the stepped block portion extend in a circumferential direction to be fitted with the inner groove of the diaphragm outer ring.

17. The nozzle diaphragm assembly according to claim 16, wherein the diaphragm outer ring includes a shakiness prevention piece on a fitting surface on which the diaphragm outer ring insertion portion is fitted into the diaphragm outer ring.

18. The nozzle diaphragm assembly according to claim 16,

wherein a plate is inserted into the diaphragm inner ring.

19. A method of assembling a nozzle diaphragm which comprises:

a diaphragm outer ring having a groove opened toward an inner diameter side to be continuous in an inner peripheral direction of the diaphragm outer ring;

a diaphragm inner ring having a groove opened toward an outer diameter side to be continuous in an outer peripheral direction of the diaphragm inner ring; and

a nozzle blade having an insertion portion for the diaphragm outer ring provided on one end and an insertion portion for the diaphragm inner ring provided on the other end,

said method comprising the steps of;

working the diaphragm outer ring to be divided in half to a diaphragm outer ring upper half portion and a diaphragm outer ring lower half portion at a horizontal joint surface position substantially at 180 degrees so as to constitute the diaphragm outer ring of a ring body;

working the diaphragm inner ring to be divided in half to a diaphragm inner ring upper half portion and a diaphragm inner ring lower half portion at a horizontal joint surface position substantially at 180 degrees so as to constitute the diaphragm inner ring of the ring body;

fitting the diaphragm outer ring insertion portion of the nozzle blade from a horizontal joint surface of one of the diaphragm outer ring upper half portion and the diaphragm outer ring lower half portion toward a horizontal joint surface of the other one of the diaphragm outer ring upper half portion and the diaphragm outer ring lower half portion to sequentially insert, one by one, the nozzle blades of a preset number in a circumferential direction;

fixing the plurality of inserted nozzle blades by stopper pieces on the horizontal joint surfaces of the one half portion and on the horizontal joint surface of the other half portion, respectively;

inserting the diaphragm inner ring upper half portion and the diaphragm inner ring lower half portion into the inner ring insertion portion of the nozzle blade from an inside diameter direction of the inner ring insertion portion;

fixing the plurality of inserted nozzle blades by stopper pieces on the horizontal joint surface of the inserted diaphragm inner ring upper half portion and the horizontal joint surface of the inserted diaphragm inner ring lower half portion, respectively; and

fixing the diaphragm inner ring upper half portion and the diaphragm outer ring upper half portion integrated with the nozzle blades of the preset number to the diaphragm inner ring lower half portion and the diaphragm outer ring lower half portion integrated with the nozzle blades of the preset number on the respective horizontal joint surfaces.

20. The nozzle diaphragm assembling method according to claim 19, wherein a fitting gap between the diaphragm outer ring insertion portion and the diaphragm outer ring is set to be in a range of 0.03 to 0.12 millimeters.

21. The nozzle diaphragm assembling method according to claim 20, wherein the fitting gap set to be in the range of 0.03 to 0.12 millimeters between the diaphragm outer ring insertion portion and the diaphragm outer ring is at least one of a gap between a surface on a head side of the diaphragm outer ring insertion portion parallel to a flow of a fluid and the diaphragm outer ring and a gap between a surface on an upstream side surface of the diaphragm outer ring insertion portion in the diameter direction and the diaphragm outer ring.

22. The nozzle diaphragm assembling method according to claim 19, wherein a fitting gap between the diaphragm inner ring insertion portion and the diaphragm inner ring is set to be in a range of 0.03 to 0.12 millimeters.

23. The nozzle diaphragm assembling method according to claim 22, wherein the fitting gap set to be in the range of 0.03 to 0.12 millimeters between the diaphragm inner ring insertion portion and the diaphragm inner ring is in the diameter direction of a columnar piece of the diaphragm inner ring insertion portion.