# US 10,871,076 B2 · Rotating unit and steam turbine including the same

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- Number: US 10,871,076 B2
- Document ID: US10871076B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/928,120
- Filed: 2018-03-22
- Published: 2018-10-04
- Granted: 2020-12-22
- Earliest claimed: 2017-03-31
- Assignees: Doosan Heavy Industries Construction Co., Ltd
- Applicants: Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Seok Jin Jang
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10871076B2

## CPC

- F01D 5/3038: {the slot having inwardly directed abutment faces on both sides}
- F01D 5/26: Antivibration means not restricted to blade form or construction or to blade-to-blade connections {or to the use of particular materials}
- F01D 5/3061: {by welding, brazing}
- F01D 5/32: Locking, e.g. by final locking blades or keys
- F01D 5/225: {by shrouding}
- F05D 2220/31: in steam turbines
- F05D 2230/232: by welding
- F05D 2240/80: Platforms for stationary or moving blades
- F01D: NON-POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, e.g. STEAM TURBINES (machines or engines for liquids F03; non-positive displacement pumps F04D)
- F05D: INDEXING SCHEME FOR ASPECTS RELATING TO NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, GAS-TURBINES OR JET-PROPULSION PLANTS

## Abstract

A rotating unit of a steam turbine includes a rotor; a bucket coupled to the rotor to convert fluid energy into mechanical work, the coupled bucket being pre-twisted at a predetermined angle, the bucket having a base surface facing a point of coupling between the rotor and the bucket; and bucket support means, provided at the point of coupling between the rotor and the bucket, for supporting a twisted state of the bucket based on the coupling between the rotor and the bucket, thereby enabling the twisting of the bucket to be maintained during operation. In a steam turbine including the rotating unit, it is possible to reduce vibration occurring during operation and to increase the contact force between a cover formed at the blade tip of the bucket and a cover of another bucket to prevent a leakage of steam between adjacent covers.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A rotating unit comprising:
a rotor;
a bucket coupled to the rotor to convert fluid energy into mechanical work, the coupled bucket being pre-twisted at a predetermined angle, the bucket including:
a base surface facing a point of coupling between the rotor and the bucket, and
a root coupled to the rotor; and
a bucket support provided at the point of coupling between the rotor and the bucket and configured to support a twisted state of the bucket based on the coupling between the rotor and the bucket,
wherein the root is supported by at least one of the rotor and the bucket support and comprises:
a platform, and
a dovetail protrusion having a first dovetail protrusion extending to a center of rotation of the rotor from the platform and a second dovetail protrusion surface extending in an axial direction of the rotor from the first dovetail protrusion, the second dovetail protrusion surface forming an acute angle with the first dovetail protrusion;
wherein the rotor comprises:
a seating groove to which the platform is seated,
a dovetail groove having a first dovetail groove engaged with the first dovetail protrusion and a second dovetail groove surface engaged with the second dovetail protrusion surface, and
a rib protruding from an outer peripheral surface of the rotor and extending in the radial direction of the rotor over a region of the seating groove and the dovetail groove.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The rotating unit according to claim 1, wherein the bucket support comprises a keyway recessed in the base surface of the bucket, and a key inserted into the keyway.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The rotating unit according to claim 1, wherein the bucket is one of a plurality of buckets, each bucket comprising:
a blade protruding, in a radial direction of the rotor, from the root to a blade tip of the blade; and
a cover protruding, in a rotational direction of the rotor, from the blade tip to a cover of an adjacent bucket of the plurality of buckets, the adjacent covers being pressure-welded to each other to fix the predetermined angle of the twisting of the blade of the bucket.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The rotating unit according to claim 1,
wherein the dovetail protrusion of the root includes the first dovetail protrusion and a second dovetail protrusion, and the dovetail groove of the rotor includes the first dovetail groove and a second dovetail groove,
wherein the second dovetail protrusion has a base surface facing the center of rotation of the rotor, and the second dovetail groove has a base surface facing the base surface of the second dovetail protrusion, and
wherein the bucket support is formed between the base surface of the second dovetail protrusion and the base surface of the second dovetail groove.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The rotating unit according to claim 4, wherein the bucket support comprises a keyway recessed in the base surface of the second dovetail protrusion, and a key inserted into the keyway.

### Claim 6 (depends on 4)

The rotating unit according to claim 4, wherein when the rotating unit exceeds a predetermined speed, a pressure welding of the first dovetail protrusion in the axial direction of the rotor by the first dovetail groove is released, a pressure welding of the second dovetail protrusion in the axial direction of the rotor by the second dovetail groove is released, and the second dovetail protrusion remains pressure-welded in the axial direction of the rotor by the bucket support.

### Claim 7 (depends on 2)

The rotating unit according to claim 2, wherein the key is formed separately from the rotor and the bucket.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The rotating unit according to claim 7, wherein the key is made of a material different from the bucket.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The rotating unit according to claim 8, wherein the material of the key has higher strength and a higher coefficient of thermal expansion than the bucket.

### Claim 10 (depends on 7)

The rotating unit according to claim 7, wherein the keyway and the key extend in the rotational direction of the rotor.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The rotating unit according to claim 10, wherein the bucket is one of a plurality of buckets, the keyway of one of the plurality of buckets communicates with a keyway of an adjacent bucket, and the key has a length in a rotational direction of the rotor that is longer than the keyway such that the key engages with at least two of the plurality of buckets.

### Claim 12 (depends on 2)

The rotating unit according to claim 2, wherein the keyway has a width that is reduced as the keyway approaches the center of rotation of the rotor, and the key engages with the keyway when inserted.

### Claim 13 (depends on 2)

The rotating unit according to claim 2,
wherein the bucket support further comprises an auxiliary keyway recessed in a base surface of the rotor, and
wherein the key comprises a first insertion portion inserted into the keyway, and a second insertion portion inserted into the auxiliary keyway while protruding from the first insertion portion.

### Claim 14 (depends on 13)

The rotating unit according to claim 13, wherein the auxiliary keyway has a width that is increased as the auxiliary keyway approaches the center of rotation of the rotor, and the second insertion portion of the key engages with the auxiliary keyway when inserted.

### Claim 15 (depends on 1)

The rotating unit according to claim 1, wherein the second dovetail protrusion surface and the second dovetail groove surface are formed such that a distance between the second dovetail protrusion surface and the center of rotation of the rotor increases with an increasing distance of the second dovetail protrusion surface from the first dovetail protrusion.

### Claim 16 (depends on 1)

A steam turbine comprising:
a casing;
the rotating unit, according to claim 1, rotatably provided in the casing; and
a nozzle for injecting steam into the rotating unit.

### Claim 17

A steam turbine comprising:
a casing;
a rotating unit rotatably provided in the casing; and
a nozzle for injecting steam into the rotating unit,
wherein the rotating unit comprises:
a rotatable rotor, and
a plurality of buckets coupled to the rotor to convert energy of steam injected from the nozzle into mechanical work;
wherein each of the buckets comprises:
a root coupled to the rotor,
a blade protruding in a radial direction of the rotor from the root, and
a cover protruding in a rotational direction of the rotor from a blade tip of the blade;
wherein the root comprises:
a platform formed at a blade root of the blade, and
a dovetail protrusion having a first dovetail protrusion extending to a center of rotation of the rotor from the platform and a first dovetail protrusion including a second dovetail protrusion surface extending in an axial direction of the rotor from the first dovetail protrusion, the second dovetail protrusion surface forming an acute angle with the first dovetail protrusion;
wherein the rotor comprises:
a seating groove to which the platform is seated,
a dovetail groove having a first dovetail groove engaged with the first dovetail protrusion and a second dovetail groove including a second dovetail groove surface engaged with the second dovetail protrusion surface, and
a rib protruding from an outer peripheral surface of the rotor and extending in the radial direction of the rotor over a region of the seating groove and the dovetail groove; and
wherein the second dovetail protrusion surface and the second dovetail groove surface are formed such that a distance between the second dovetail protrusion surface and the center of rotation of the rotor increases with an increasing distance of the second dovetail protrusion surface from the first dovetail protrusion.

### Claim 18

A steam turbine comprising:
a casing;
a rotating unit rotatably provided in the casing; and
a nozzle for injecting steam into the rotating unit,
wherein the rotating unit comprises:
a rotatable rotor, and
a plurality of buckets coupled to the rotor to convert energy of steam injected from the nozzle into mechanical work;
wherein each of the buckets comprises:
a root coupled to the rotor,
a blade protruding in a radial direction of the rotor from the root, and
a cover protruding in a rotational direction of the rotor from a blade tip of the blade;
wherein the root comprises:
a platform formed at a blade root of the blade, and
a dovetail protrusion having a first dovetail protrusion extending to a center of rotation of the rotor from the platform and a second dovetail protrusion extending in an axial direction of the rotor from the first dovetail protrusion; and
wherein the rotor comprises:
a seating groove to which the platform is seated,
a dovetail groove having a first dovetail groove engaged with the first dovetail protrusion and a second dovetail groove engaged with the second dovetail protrusion, and
a rib protruding from an outer peripheral surface of the rotor and extending in the radial direction of the rotor over a region of the seating groove and the dovetail groove.