Search

The vibrations of a double-seat weighty rotor of the steam turbine with a breathing transverse crack are examined in the field of operating environment temperatures. The 3D vibration model for the rotor with a breathing transverse crack is applied. The variable two-dimensional temperature field is found from the solution of nonstationary heat transfer problem. Its effect on the contact of crack edges on rotor vibrations was evaluated. The distribution of stress intensity factors along the crack front was established for different rotor positions. Fatigue crack extension modes are assessed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper considers the irreversible deformation of steam turbine rotors due to the circumferential non-uniformity of the material mechanical properties based on the numerical analysis of their three-dimensional stress-strain state. It is shown that this non-uniformity can be one of the causes for the occurrence and development of progressive creep deflection of high-temperature rotors that have been in long-term operation and also their bending in case of excess of the rated rotational speed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]