Assembly of a turbomachine
AssigneeSiemens Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsErich Muranyi, Dieter Nass, Gregor Senyk
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Abstract
A turbomachine and a method for the assembly of the turbomachine with a housing and with a rotor, in which at least one cover of the housing is fastened to the rotor, and the combination is placed into a lower part of the housing and is then enclosed by an upper part of the housing, is provided. To attain centered mounting of the cover assembly and to thus prevent damage to the shaft seal, it is proposed that the combination, as it is placed in, is supported on at least one guide means in the housing, and the guide means forms a guide for the cover in the housing, by means of which guide the placed-in cover is held spaced apart from the housing lower part and the housing upper part with a radial assembly gap.
Claims11
A method for assembling a turbomachine having a housing and a rotor, wherein at least one cover of the housing is fastened to the rotor, and a composite is inserted into a lower part of the housing and then enclosed by an upper part of the housing, the method comprising:
- supporting the composite, during insertion, on at least one guide means in the housing, and the at least one guide means forms a guide for the at least one cover in the housing, wherein the guide keeping the inserted cover spaced apart from the lower housing part and the upper housing part with a radial assembly gap.
A turbomachine comprising:
- a rotor and a housing which has a lower housing part, at least one cover inserted into the lower housing part, and an upper housing part placed onto the cover, wherein the cover is supported in the housing on a guide means which forms a guide for the cover in the housing, the guide keeping the cover spaced apart from the lower housing part and the upper housing part with a radial assembly gap.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.