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I P o w e r G e n e r a tio n
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Gas Turbine Gas Turbine
Description of Components General Design Features
housing, contains the first 9 compressor stages and the

General Design Features first and second compressor extraction points. A welded
construction is the next item in the axial direction; it
Siemens Power Generation annular combustor gas surrounds and supports compressor stationary blade
turbines are single-shaft machines of a single-casing carrier II in such a way as to accommodate thermal
design. They are suitable for driving the generators of base expansion, contains the third compressor extraction point
load and peak load power plants at constant speed. These and also supports the burners. The third casing is a
machines can be used in combined cycles and for cylindrical welded construction contains the combustion
generating heat. They are suitable for operation with liquid chamber and the turbine stationary blade carrier.
fuels such as distillate fuel oil and gaseous fuels such as
When bolted together the three casing sections and
natural gas.
compressor bearing housing form a torsionally and
flexurally stiff cylindrical unit which transmits all forces that
Internal and External Configuration occur during transport and operation to the supports with a
minimum of deformation. Horizontal casing joints facilitate
One characteristic feature of a single-casing, single- maintenance work.
shaft gas turbine is the common rotor shared by the
The compressor bearing housing contains the
compressor and turbine. It is supported in two bearings
combined journal and thrust bearing; its outer cone also
which lie outside the pressurized region. This provides the
directs the flow of intake air. The bearing assembly is
basis for ensuring good alignment and thus smooth running
supported in the flow path by six radial struts connected to
The pressure-retaining outer casing, which is also the outer cone that rests on lateral paws. Air intake is via
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common to both compressor and turbine, comprises three an intake shaft located in front of the compressor; rotor
casing sections between the compressor bearing housing removal does not require removal or dismantling of the
and the turbine bearing housing. intake shaft.
Compressor stationary blade carrier I, the casting which
a utility model or design, are reserved
lies immediately downstream of the compressor bearing

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Fig. 1 Generic Illustration of an Annular Combustor Gas Turbine (does not reflect mechanical design details)
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The turbine bearing housing comprises a rigid, one- can be rotated 180° by using the rotor as a roll-out device
piece inner cylinder which supports the turbine bearing. and then lifted off.
Five radial struts link the hub directly to the outer casing. The final compressor stationary blade carriers and the
The exhaust gas flow is guided by the lining of the turbine turbine stationary blade carriers are supported by the outer
bearing housing, which is supported in such a way that casing so as to optimally allow for free thermal expansion
thermal expansion is accommodated. The exhaust casing of stationary and moving items. Centricity with the rotor is
connects the turbine stationary blade carrier to the exhaust set in the horizontal and vertical directions by means of
diffuser. The turbine bearing can be removed axially in the eccentric bolts. Axial displacement is accommodated by a
downstream direction. rotationally symmetric key and keyseat connection.
The annular gaps in the compressor section permit
Rotor blowing off a sufficient amount of air to permit stable
compressor operation at low speeds, particularly during
The rotor comprises a number of disks–each of which
startup and shutdown. Extraction of air at uniformly-spaced
carries one row of blades, two hollow shafts, and the
intervals around the circumference prevents excitation of
torque disks and is held together by one central tie bolt.
vibration in adjacent blade rows.
Hirth facial serrations mesh at the interfaces between
disks, hollow shafts, and torque disks. These serrations Three blowoff lines, each equipped with a butterfly
center the adjacent items relative to each other, permit valve, feed this flow of air to the exhaust diffuser.
unrestricted radial expansion, and transmit torque. This Cooling air lines run from the extraction chambers in
rotor configuration results in a self-supporting drum with the compressor to the turbine vanes in stages 2 to 4 and

high stiffness, high critical speed, and a relatively low the turbine bearing housing.
weight. The compressor inlet guide vanes (IGVs) can be
The turbine rotor is internally cooled. A portion of the rotated about their longitudinal axis. Levers connect the
compressed air flow is extracted from the compressor main trunnions of these vanes to an adjusting ring which can be
flow and used to cool turbine moving blades. Air extracted circumferentially rotated. By varying the pitch of the IGVs,
from the compressor outlet is fed via bores in the torque the amount of air ingested by the compressor can be
disks to the first row of turbine blades. Downstream turbine adapted to the needs of startup and shutdown as well as
blades are supplied with air at a lower pressure and part-load operation. Subsequent rows of compressor vanes
temperature. are rigidly fixed in rings provided with dovetail slots; these
Another cooling air flow is fed inward into the rotor rings are inserted in the ring-shaped slots in the inner
through bores in compressor disks and flows through bores cylindrical surface of the stationary blade carriers. Inner
in the disk hubs of downstream compressor disks, through rings which form a seal between the vanes and the rotor
the pipes between the final compressor disk and then and also dampen vibration are fitted on both the row of
through hub bores in the turbine disks to the turbine rows IGVs with trunnions and the vanes with T-roots. Removal
2, 3, and 4. This flow of cooling air then exits into the hot of the stationary blade ring assemblies together with their
gas path and forms a film that envelops the hub and cools inner rings creates the axial clearance between two rotor
the blade roots. disks required for removing rotor blades.
This flow of cooling air flow ensures that the rotor drum, The outer shrouds of the turbine vanes are inserted into
a supporting element, is surrounded by cooling air in the corresponding slots in the inner cylindrical surface of the
turbine section as well, preventing additional thermal respective stationary blade carrier. The inner shrouds of
stresses which could cause shaft distortion during load stages 2 to 4 to are attached to segmented rings to form a
changes and rapid starts. seal against the rotor.
All compressor and turbine moving blades can be The stationary blade carriers and all turbine vanes are
removed and inserted without removing the rotor. cooled with air extracted from the compressor. This air
flows through the hollow spaces between the stationary
blade carrier and the outer shrouds and also through the
Stationary Blade Carriers and their hollow airfoils. It exits stage 1 to 3 airfoils into the gas flow
Supports and in stage 2 to 4 is also used to cool and seal the inner
glands.
The compressor and turbine vanes are inserted in
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stationary blade carriers which can also be removed and

installed without removing the rotor. After lifting off the
upper sections, the lower stationary blade carrier sections
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Combustion Chamber Installation

The combustion chamber comprises a toroidal flame The overall gas turbine is a compact unit which is
zone equipped with 24 burners. The flame zone is bounded completely assembled at the manufacturing plant. This
by two shells and comprises a one-piece inner hub which eliminates the need for adjusting any clearances during
surrounds the rotor and an outer shell which is split axially field assembly. The casing rests on supports at the front
at the horizontal centerline and also accommodates the bearing pedestal and at the rear outer casing. The front two
burners. These three castings are lined with metallic heat supports are fixed points which can be adjusted in all
shields or ceramic heat shields which protect the casings directions. At the rear, the casing is supported by elastic
from the flow of hot gas. rods and a center guide that permit free axial and radial
After extracting partial flows of cooling air, the expansion of the casing.
compressor outlet air essentially flows through the burner The lube oil and fuel system packages are installed
swirlers into the flame zone. independently of the turbine-generator. The central location
A small partial flow is used to cool the flame zone heat of the lube oil tank beside the generator and gas turbine
shields. The flame zone is accessible via manholes in the minimizes lube oil line length. All associated equipment
outer casing and the outer shell. Heat shields and burners units such as pumps and filters are mounted on the lube oil
can be inspected and removed, if necessary, via these tank.
manholes. From here it is also possible to directly inspect Fuel pumps, control valves and other items of the fuel
the first turbine stage. The downstream second stage can system are mounted on racks, which, like the lube oil tank,
be inspected with an endoscope. The 24 burners in the constitute completely-assembled functional units that are

toroidal flame zone produce a relatively uniform well suited for shipment. Requisite lines used to connect
temperature field upstream of the turbine. these transport units are prefabricated so that once the
major items are aligned on the foundation, the only
connecting work required is bolting flanges and making the
appropriate cable connections.
1 Front bearing pedestal with compressor bearing 5 Burner ring combustor

2 Compressor stationary blade carrier 1 6 Outer casing 3
3 Outer casing 2 7 Turbine
4 Burner assembly 8 Turbine exhaust casing
Fig. 2 Longitudinal Section View of Gas Turbine with Annular Combustor (does not reflect mechanical design
details)
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I P o w e r G e n e r a tio n

housing, contains the first 9 compressor stages and the

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lies immediately downstream of the compressor bearing

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stationary blade carriers which can also be removed and

Combustion Chamber Installation

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1 Front bearing pedestal with compressor bearing 5 Burner ring combustor

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