Axial load management system

Ertas, Bugra Han; Hofer, Douglas Carl; Jeong, Younkoo

Title: Axial load management system

Abstract

An axial load management system for a turbomachine including a rotating drivetrain, a thrust bearing assembly, a sensor, and a valve supply line. The rotating drivetrain includes a compressor section and an expander section fluidly coupled together by a closed flowpath. The thrust bearing assembly includes a thrust runner, a thrust bearing housing, and a gas thrust bearing extending between the thrust runner and the thrust bearing housing. Further, the gas thrust bearing supports the rotating drivetrain. The sensor is attached to at least one of the thrust bearing housing or the gas thrust bearing. The valve supply line is fluidly coupled to the closed flowpath. A valve positioned within the valve supply line selectively allows a working fluid to flow between the closed flowpath and a thrust chamber defined by a rotating surface and a fixed surface to modify an axial load on the rotating drivetrain.

Inventors:: Ertas, Bugra Han; Hofer, Douglas Carl; Jeong, Younkoo

Issue Date:: 2020-10-13

Research Org.:: General Electric Co., Schenectady, NY (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1771501

Patent Number(s):: 10801549

Application Number:: 15/993,819

Assignee:: General Electric Company (Schenectady, NY)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01L - MEASURING FORCE, STRESS, TORQUE, WORK, MECHANICAL POWER, MECHANICAL EFFICIENCY, OR FLUID PRESSURE

F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS F16C - SHAFTS

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G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01L - MEASURING FORCE, STRESS, TORQUE, WORK, MECHANICAL POWER, MECHANICAL EFFICIENCY, OR FLUID PRESSURE
G01L5/009 - {Force sensors associated with material gripping devices

F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS F16C - SHAFTS
F16C17/04 - for axial load only

F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F05 - INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04 F05D - INDEXING SCHEME FOR ASPECTS RELATING TO NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, GAS-TURBINES OR JET-PROPULSION PLANTS
F05D2270/808 - Strain gauges
F05D2240/55 - Seals

F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F01 - MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL F01D - NON-POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, e.g. STEAM TURBINES
F01D25/22 - using working-fluid or other gaseous fluid as lubricant
F01D25/168 - {for axial load mainly}

F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F05 - INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04 F05D - INDEXING SCHEME FOR ASPECTS RELATING TO NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, GAS-TURBINES OR JET-PROPULSION PLANTS
F05D2240/50 - Bearings

F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F01 - MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL F01D - NON-POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, e.g. STEAM TURBINES
F01D25/16 - Arrangement of bearings
F01D17/08 - responsive to condition of working-fluid, e.g. pressure

F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F05 - INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04 F05D - INDEXING SCHEME FOR ASPECTS RELATING TO NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, GAS-TURBINES OR JET-PROPULSION PLANTS
F05D2240/52 - Axial thrust bearings

F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS F16C - SHAFTS
F16C32/0648 - {by sensors or pressure-responsive control devices in or near the bearings}

F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F05 - INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04 F05D - INDEXING SCHEME FOR ASPECTS RELATING TO NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, GAS-TURBINES OR JET-PROPULSION PLANTS
F05D2270/331 - Mechanical loads

F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS F16C - SHAFTS
F16C39/04 - using hydraulic or pneumatic means

F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F01 - MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL F01D - NON-POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, e.g. STEAM TURBINES
F01D3/00 - Machines or engines with axial-thrust balancing effected by working-fluid

F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS F16C - SHAFTS
F16C32/0655 - {of supply openings}

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DOE Contract Number:: EE0007109

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 05/31/2018

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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  abstractNote = {An axial load management system for a turbomachine including a rotating drivetrain, a thrust bearing assembly, a sensor, and a valve supply line. The rotating drivetrain includes a compressor section and an expander section fluidly coupled together by a closed flowpath. The thrust bearing assembly includes a thrust runner, a thrust bearing housing, and a gas thrust bearing extending between the thrust runner and the thrust bearing housing. Further, the gas thrust bearing supports the rotating drivetrain. The sensor is attached to at least one of the thrust bearing housing or the gas thrust bearing. The valve supply line is fluidly coupled to the closed flowpath. A valve positioned within the valve supply line selectively allows a working fluid to flow between the closed flowpath and a thrust chamber defined by a rotating surface and a fixed surface to modify an axial load on the rotating drivetrain.},

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Advanced super-critical CO2 expander-generator patent, November 2014

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Turbo expander having automatically controlled compensation for axial thrust
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Variable pressure-controlled cooling scheme and thrust control arrangements for a steam turbine
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Gas lubricated thrust bearing
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Turboalternator with hydrodynamic bearings
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Thrust control system for fluid handling rotary apparatus
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System to control axial thrust loads for steam turbines
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Rotordynamic Performance of Flexure Pivot Hydrostatic Gas Bearings for Oil-Free Turbomachinery
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Application of Air Bearings to High-Speed Turbomachinery
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Thrust compensating apparatus
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Ultra high pressure turbomachine for waste heat recovery
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Supercritical CO2 Brayton cycles for solar-thermal energy
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System for balancing loads on a thrust bearing of a gas turbine engine rotor and process for calibrating control therefor
patent, June 1998

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Pressure-assisted electromagnetic thrust bearing
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patent, July 2013

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conference, June 1997

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patent, November 2014

Turbo-alternator-compressor design for supercritical high density working fluids
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