# US 10,865,656 B2 · Turbine blade ring segment, and turbine and gas turbine including the same > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,865,656 B2 - Document ID: US10865656B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/129,739 - Filed: 2018-09-12 - Published: 2019-04-18 - Granted: 2020-12-15 - Earliest claimed: 2017-10-17 - Assignees: Doosan Heavy Industries Construction Co., Ltd - Applicants: Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Yun Chang Jang - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10865656B2 ## CPC - F01D 25/14: Casings modified therefor (double casings F01D25/26) - F01D 11/08: for sealing space between rotor blade tips and stator (specially-shaped blade tips therefor F01D5/20) - F01D 25/12: Cooling - F02C 3/073: the compressor and turbine stages being concentric - F05D 2240/11: Shroud seal segments - F05D 2260/201: by impingement of a fluid - F05D 2260/203: by transpiration cooling - F05D 2260/204: by the use of microcircuits - F01D: NON-POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, e.g. STEAM TURBINES (machines or engines for liquids F03; non-positive displacement pumps F04D) - F02C: GAS-TURBINE PLANTS; AIR INTAKES FOR JET-PROPULSION PLANTS; CONTROLLING FUEL SUPPLY IN AIR-BREATHING JET-PROPULSION PLANTS (construction of turbines F01D; jet-propulsion plants F02K; construction of compressors or fans F04; generating combustion products of high pressure or high velocity F23R; using gas turbines in compression refrigeration plants F25B11/00) - F05D: INDEXING SCHEME FOR ASPECTS RELATING TO NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, GAS-TURBINES OR JET-PROPULSION PLANTS ## Abstract A turbine blade ring segment includes an inner panel mounted to an inner surface of a turbine casing, the inner panel including a plurality of flow holes for supplying cooling air from an outside of the turbine casing; and an outer panel disposed on one surface of the inner panel, the outer panel including a plurality of air passages communicating with the flow holes formed in the inner panel. The passages include a first flow passage formed in a central portion of the outer panel to guide the supplied cooling air in a flow direction of the combustion gas, a second flow passage formed in the outer panel separately from the first flow passage to guide the supplied cooling air in the flow direction of the combustion gas, and a third flow passage communicating with the second flow passage to feed the supplied cooling air to the second flow passage. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A turbine blade ring segment comprising: an inner panel configured to be mounted to an inner surface of a turbine casing for receiving turbine blades to be rotated by combustion gas supplied from a combustor, the inner panel including a plurality of flow holes for supplying cooling air from an outside of the turbine casing, the plurality of flow holes including centrally disposed flow holes disposed in a central portion of the inner panel; and an outer panel disposed on one surface of the inner panel, the outer panel including a plurality of air passages for communicating with the plurality of flow holes formed in the inner panel, the plurality of air passages including: a first flow passage formed in a central portion of the outer panel and configured to guide the supplied cooling air in a flow direction of the combustion gas, a second flow passage formed in the outer panel separately from the first flow passage and configured to guide the supplied cooling air in the flow direction of the combustion gas, and a third flow passage communicating with the second flow passage to feed the supplied cooling air to the second flow passage, wherein the first flow passage comprises: a plurality of flow grooves each including one end formed at a position corresponding to the centrally disposed flow holes and another end communicating with a vortex forming space, and a curved flow passage formed at the one end, wherein each flow groove of the plurality of flow grooves includes an elongated groove arranged along the flow direction of the combustion gas and connected between the curved flow passage and the vortex forming space. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The turbine blade ring segment according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of flow holes are arranged throughout the one surface of the inner panel, and the second and third flow passages comprise a second plurality of flow grooves each including one end formed at a position corresponding to a separate area of the one surface of the inner panel. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The turbine blade ring segment according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of flow holes are arranged throughout the one surface of the inner panel, and the cooling air guided by the first flow passage is supplied to the first flow passage through the centrally disposed flow holes among the plurality of flow holes. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The turbine blade ring segment according to claim 3, wherein the cooling air guided by the second flow passage is supplied to the second flow passage through edge-disposed flow holes among the plurality of flow holes. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The turbine blade ring segment according to claim 4, wherein the cooling air fed by the third flow passage is supplied to the third flow passage through a portion of the centrally disposed flow holes. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The turbine blade ring segment according to claim 1, wherein the second flow passage is formed adjacent to a side edge of the outer panel. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The turbine blade ring segment according to claim 6, wherein the plurality of flow holes are arranged throughout the one surface of the inner panel, and wherein the third flow passage includes a first end formed at a position corresponding to the centrally disposed flow holes among the plurality of flow holes, and a second end communicating with the second flow passage. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The turbine blade ring segment according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of flow holes further include edge-disposed flow holes disposed in an edge portion of the inner panel at positions other than the centrally disposed flow holes, and wherein the second flow passage comprises at least one flow groove including one end formed at a position corresponding to the edge-disposed flow holes and another end communicating with the vortex forming space. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The turbine blade ring segment according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of air passages respectively communicate with the vortex forming space formed in a rear end of the outer panel. ### Claim 10 A turbine configured to pass combustion gas supplied from a combustor through an interior of the turbine to generate a driving force, the turbine comprising: a turbine rotor configured to be rotated by the combustion gas, the turbine rotor including a plurality of turbine disks and a plurality of turbine blades coupled to an outer surface of each of the plurality of turbine disks; a turbine casing for housing the turbine rotor; and a turbine blade ring segment comprising: an inner panel configured to be mounted to an inner surface of the turbine casing, the inner panel including a plurality of flow holes for supplying cooling air from an outside of the turbine casing, the plurality of flow holes including centrally disposed flow holes disposed in a central portion of the inner panel; and an outer panel disposed on one surface of the inner panel, the outer panel including a plurality of air passages for communicating with the plurality of flow holes formed in the inner panel, the plurality of air passages including a first flow passage formed in a central portion of the outer panel and configured to guide the supplied cooling air in a flow direction of the combustion gas, a second flow passage formed in the outer panel separately from the first flow passage and configured to guide the supplied cooling air in the flow direction of the combustion gas, and a third flow passage communicating with the second flow passage to feed the supplied cooling air to the second flow passage, wherein the first flow passage comprises: a plurality of flow grooves each including one end formed at a position corresponding to the centrally disposed flow holes and another end communicating with a vortex forming space, and a curved flow passage formed at the one end, wherein each flow groove of the plurality of flow grooves includes an elongated groove arranged along the flow direction of the combustion gas and connected between the curved flow passage and the vortex forming space. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The turbine according to claim 10, wherein the plurality of flow holes are arranged throughout the one surface of the inner panel, and the second and third flow passages comprise a second plurality of flow grooves each including one end formed at a position corresponding to a separate area of the one surface of the inner panel. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The turbine according to claim 10, wherein the plurality of flow holes are arranged throughout the one surface of the inner panel, and the cooling air guided by the first flow passage is supplied to the first flow passage through the centrally disposed flow holes among the plurality of flow holes, wherein the cooling air guided by the second flow passage is supplied to the second flow passage through edge-disposed flow holes among the plurality of flow holes, and wherein the cooling air fed by the third flow passage is supplied to the third flow passage through a portion of the centrally disposed flow holes. ### Claim 13 A gas turbine comprising: a compressor to draw air and compress the drawn air; a combustor to generate combustion gas by combusting fuel mixed with the compressed air; and a turbine comprising a turbine rotor configured to be rotated by the combustion gas, the turbine rotor including a plurality of turbine disks and a plurality of turbine blades coupled to an outer surface of each of the plurality of turbine disks; a turbine casing for housing the turbine rotor; and a turbine blade ring segment comprising: an inner panel configured to be mounted to an inner surface of the turbine casing, the inner panel including a plurality of flow holes for supplying cooling air from an outside of the turbine casing, the plurality of flow holes including centrally disposed flow holes disposed in a central portion of the inner panel; and an outer panel disposed on one surface of the inner panel, the outer panel including a plurality of air passages for communicating with the plurality of flow holes formed in the inner panel, the plurality of air passages including a first flow passage formed in a central portion of the outer panel and configured to guide the supplied cooling air in a flow direction of the combustion gas, a second flow passage formed in the outer panel separately from the first flow passage and configured to guide the supplied cooling air in the flow direction of the combustion gas, and a third flow passage communicating with the second flow passage to feed the supplied cooling air to the second flow passage, wherein the first flow passage comprises: a plurality of flow grooves each including one end formed at a position corresponding to the centrally disposed flow holes and another end communicating with a vortex forming space, and a curved flow passage formed at the one end, wherein each flow groove of the plurality of flow grooves includes an elongated groove arranged along the flow direction of the combustion gas and connected between the curved flow passage and the vortex forming space.