Turning Gear for Gas Turbines

Design

        

        

Within the last 25 years, Voith has The use of our well proven design 1. Inner ring of overrunning clutch
2. Outer ring of overrunning clutch
supplied more than 5 000 hydrody- from the integrated version provides
3. Cage with clamping pieces
namic torque converters and more the same outstanding reliability, avail- 4. Turning gear output shaft
than 1 000 of those with integrated ability and service life our customers 5. Housing
6. Worm gear wheel
turning gears for starting and turn- are used to. Also our customers can
7. Worm gear shaft
ing gas turbines. These combined take advantage of our well estab- 8. Bevel gear (with overload
units have starting powers from lished and worldwide service net- limitation if required)
9. Electric motor with manual turning
400 kW up to 10 000 kW. The torque work.
capability
range of the turning gears varies 10. Antifriction bearings for worm
from 6 000 to 110 000 Nm. However, gear wheel
11. Antifriction bearings for worm
greater torque values can easily be
gear shaft
offered. With this experience we are 12. Radial sleeve bearing
now taking the next logical step in 13. Thrust bearing
14. Lube oil supply
our product line with ”free standing”
15. Lube oil drain
turning gears. 16. Connection coupling
Function
The inner ring (1) is connected to
the output shaft (4), and the outer
ring (2) to the worm gear (6). The
cage with the clamping pieces (3)
is connected to the inner ring (1).
The worm gear wheel (6) is driven
through the worm gear shaft (7)
and the bevel gear (8) is driven by
the electric motor (9).
The antifriction bearings (10, 11)
support the worm gear set in the
housing. The worm gear uses a
constant oil filling, independent of
the gas turbines oil supply.
The sleeve and thrust bearings
(12, 13) support the output shaft in
the housing. These bearings are
supplied with lube oil from the gas
turbine oil system.
The cage with the clamping pieces
(3) always rotates with the output
shaft (4). Even a low speed of the
output shaft (4) lifts the clamping
pieces (3) due to centrifugal force
of the outer ring (2). Consequently
the outer ring (2) is no longer con-
nected to the inner ring (1). During
gas turbine operation the overrun-
ning clutch operates without contact
and thus wear free.
If the gas turbine speed decreases
to a value below 200 rpm, the cen-
trifugal force decreases to such an
extent that the clamping pieces (3)
touch the outer ring (2) again due to
spring tension. If the inner ring (1)
now rotates slower than the outer
ring (2), the overrunning clutch is
engaged and a torque can be trans-
mitted from the outer ring (2) to the
inner ring (1).
Data worksheet
The torque can only be transmitted Specific technical data
in one predetermined direction of worksheet
rotation.
■ The unit is used for
An overload limitation can be used ___________________________
to protect the internal parts of the gas turbine.
gear and the gas turbine or genera-
■ The design is according to
tor related parts against excessive
Turning Gear Specification
torque.
___________________________
The following output shaft speeds
(gas turbine) can exist, when the Customer to define:
motor of the turning device is
■ Turning speed
switched on:
__________________ rpm
■ Output speed = 0:
■ Break away torque
The overrunning clutch is engaged;
__________________ ftlb or Nm
the gas turbine breaks away
■ Continuous torque
■ Output speed < outer ring speed:
__________________ ftlb or Nm
The overrunning clutch is en-
gaged; the gas turbine is acceler- ■ Direction of rotation
(looking in direction of power flow)
ated to turning speed
CW CCW
■ Output speed > outer ring speed:
■ Voltage _____ DC or
The overrunning clutch is disen-
_____ AC _____ Hz _____ Phase
gaged; no influence on the gas
turbine speed ■ Required design margin for break
away torque
Scope of supply __________________
■ Turning gear
■
Attached base structure to „adapt“ Voith to define:
to customers foundation ■ Speed of electric motor
(upon request) __________________ rpm
■ Connection coupling between
■ Power of electric motor
turning gear and generator
(continuous operation)
■ Electric motor
__________________ kW
■
Manual turning device
■ Piping to locate lube oil feed & ■ Lube oil supply
drain connections in customer __________________
specified location (upon request)
■ Ratio of bevel gear
■ Coupling guard
__________________
■ Factory assembling and testing
■
Ratio of worm gear
__________________
Voith Turbo GmbH & Co. KG
Variable-speed drives
Voithstraße 1
74564 Crailsheim
Tel. +49 7951 32-0
Fax +49 7951 32-650
vs.drives@voith.com
www.variable-speed.com
www.voithturbo.com

Cr 289 e KO/WA 07/2007 Print run 2000. Printed in Germany. Subject to modifications due to technical development.