Abstract: There are provided a seal fin, a seal structure, a turbo machine, and a method for manufacturing a seal fin. The seal fin suppresses leak of a fluid from a gap between a first and a second structures facing each other in a radius direction, and is formed on the first structure while keeping a clearance with respect to the second structure. The seal fin includes: a fin main body extending in the radius direction; and a protrusion being formed between a front face of the fin main body and a tip face and protruding toward an upstream side. A length of the protrusion is 1.5 times a length of the fin main body or less; an angle of the protrusion is 75 degrees or less; and a tilt angle of the fin main body is set in a range of ?60 degrees or more and 60 degrees or less.

Abstract: There are provided a seal fin, a seal structure, and a turbo machine that can achieve a high leak-suppressing effect and can reduce leak loss of the turbo machine. The disclosure suppresses leak of a fluid from a gap between a first structure being in a static state and a second structure rotating around an axis line and is formed on the first structure so as to extend toward the second structure while keeping a clearance between a tip face thereof on an extending direction and the second structure. The first structure and the second structure face each other in a radius direction with the gap inbetween. A plurality of hollows opening at a tip on the extending direction are arranged along a circumference direction in parallel with each other on a front face facing an upstream side of a flow direction of the fluid.

Abstract: A sealing device for suppressing a leakage flow of a fluid via an annular gap between a stationary member and a rotary member of a rotary machine includes: a fixed fin having an annular shape and disposed in the annular gap; and a movable fin having an annular shape and being disposed adjacent to the fixed fin in an axial direction inside the annular gap. The movable fin has a greater thermal expansion coefficient than the fixed fin and is fixed to the fixed fin in a fixing region on a root-end side of the movable fin.

Abstract: A seal device for a turbine is disposed around a rotor so as to separate a high-pressure space and a low-pressure space and includes: a plurality of thin plates arranged along an outer peripheral surface of the rotor. Each of the thin plates has a thin-plate tip surface facing the outer peripheral surface of the rotor; a first side plate disposed so as to face the high-pressure space and covering outer peripheral regions of first side surfaces; and a second side plate disposed so as to face the low-pressure space and covering outer peripheral regions of second side surfaces. The first side surface of each of the thin plates is covered with the first side plate in a region extending further to an inner side, in a radial direction of the rotor, than a region of the second side surface covered with the second side plate.

Abstract: There are provided a step seal, a seal structure, a turbo machine, and a method for manufacturing a step seal. The step seal suppresses leak of a fluid from a gap between a first structure and a second structure and is formed on the first structure so as to have a clearance between the step seal and a seal fin formed on the second structure. The first structure and the second structure face each other in a radius direction with the gap inbetween and rotate around an axis line relative to each other. The step seal includes: a step seal body having a step face facing an upstream side of a flow direction of the fluid and an opposed face facing the second structure; and a protrusion formed between the step face and the opposed face.

Abstract: A method of welding erosion resistance metallic material is a method of welding erosion resistance metallic material to a base element (1) of a turbine blade leading edge portion (1A). The method includes the steps of: forming a curved surface in the leading edge portion (1A) to which the erosion resistance metallic material is applied so that a radius R of the curved surface is larger than thickness t of the base element (1); and welding the erosion resistance metallic material to the leading edge portion (1A).

Abstract: A seal device for a turbine includes: a plurality of thin plates arranged along an outer peripheral surface of the rotor, each of the thin plates including a root portion disposed on an outer side in a radial direction of the rotor and supported on a stationary part of the turbine and a tip portion disposed on an inner side in the radial direction of the rotor and having a tip surface facing the outer peripheral surface of the rotor. Each of the thin plates is configured such that a width direction of the thin plate is parallel to an axial direction of the rotor at a side of the root portion, and the tip portion of each of the thin plates is configured such that an end on a side of the high-pressure space is positioned downstream of another end on a side of the low-pressure side.

Abstract: A sealing structure that seals a clearance between an outer peripheral surface of a rotor and an inner peripheral surface of a stator. The sealing structure includes: a plurality of step portions that are provided on a first surface which is one of the outer peripheral surface of the rotor and the inner peripheral surface of the stator so as to be arranged in the axial direction, and that protrude from the first surface toward a second surface which is the other of the outer peripheral surface of the rotor and the inner peripheral surface of the stator; and a seal fin that is provided on the second surface, and that forms a small clearance between a corresponding peripheral surface of the step portions. A portion in the vicinity of a tip of the seal fin in the radial direction is inclined toward the upstream side.

Abstract: In a seal structure that seals a gap between a first structure and a second structure which faces the first structure in a radial direction and rotates relative to the first structure, one of the first structure and the second structure has a base surface and a step surface that protrudes toward the other side from the base surface, and the other is provided with: a first fin which extends toward the step surface and forms a first gap between the step surface; a second fin that, on the downstream side of the first fin, extends toward the base surface and forms a second gap between the base surface; and a protrusion part that is disposed between the first fin and the second fin and that divides a leak flow, into a first vortex along the first fin and a second vortex along the second fin.

Abstract: A heating step, in which a stainless member is heated to a temperature within or above a heating phase-transformation temperature range (Ar) in which the stainless member is phase-transformed, is executed. A cooling step in which the stainless member heated in the heating step is cooled to a temperature below a cooling phase-transformation temperature range (Mr) in which the stainless member is phase-transformed, is executed. In the cooling step, cooling of the stainless member is suppressed in a control temperature range including the cooling phase-transformation temperature range (Mr).

Abstract: A seal structure (2) for sealing a gap between a first structure body (10) and a second structure body (51). The seal structure includes: a peripheral surface formed on one of the first structure body and the second structure body; a plurality of seal fins (5) provided at intervals in the axial direction so as to form clearances (m) together with the peripheral surface and protrusions that form re-adhesion edges between pairs of axially adjacent seal fins; the re-adhesion edges being locations at which leak currents (SL) re-adhere that have passed through a clearance (mA) of an upstream seal fin; and the protrusions forming first cavities in which eddies (B1) are created that flow along the upstream seal fin toward the second structure body, and second cavities in which currents (B2) are created that cause a contraction current effect on a clearance (mB) of a downstream seal fin.

Abstract: A seal device of a turbine includes: at least one step surface disposed on a radially outer surface of a rotor blade facing a first radial-directional gap or on an outer peripheral surface of a rotor facing a second radial-directional gap, the at least one step surface facing upstream in a flow direction of a fluid and dividing the radially outer surface of the rotor blade or the outer peripheral surface of the rotor into at least two sections in an axial direction of the rotor; at least two seal fins protruding toward the at least two sections, respectively, from a surrounding member or the stationary vane, and facing the at least two sections via a seal gap, respectively, the at least two seal fins forming a cavity which extends over the at least one step surface in the axial direction of the rotor between each other.

Abstract: A turbine is provided with a seal device. The seal device includes: at least one step surface disposed in a region of an outer peripheral surface of a rotor facing a shroud of a stationary vane in the radial direction of the rotor, the at least one step surface facing upstream in a flow direction of the fluid and dividing the region of the outer peripheral surface into at least two sections in an axial direction of the rotor: at least two seal fins protruding toward the at least two sections from the stationary vane and facing the at least two sections via a seal gap; and a swirling-component application portion disposed on an end side of the shroud of the stationary vane with respect to the axial direction of the rotor and configured to be capable of applying a swirling component to the fluid flowing toward the seal gap.

Abstract: Provided is a turbine. One of a tip portion of a blade and a portion of a partition plate outer ring corresponding to the tip portion of the blade is provided with a step part having a step face that protrudes toward the other, and the other is provided with seal fins) extending out with respect to the step part and forming minute clearance between the step part and the other. The step part facing the seal fins is configured to protrude so that a cavity forming a main vortex and counter vortex being formed by the main vortex are formed on an upstream side of the seal fins. The cavity is formed so that an axial width dimension and a radial height dimension satisfy Formula expressed by 0.45?D/W?2.67.

Abstract: A shaft sealing mechanism (11) that partitions an annular space (14) that is formed between a fixed part (12) and a rotating shaft (13) into a high-pressure-side region and a low-pressure-side region, that obstructs the flow of a fluid (G), and that is provided with: a plurality of annularly laminated thin-plate seal pieces (22) that are fixed to an annular seal housing (21) that is provided to the fixed part and are in sliding contact with the rotating shaft; and an annular low-pressure-side plate (26) that is sandwiched and held such that a low-pressure-side gap (?L) is formed between the seal housing and a low-pressure-side side edge part (22d) of the thin-plate seal pieces. The thin-plate seal pieces have pressure-conduction holes (31) that are formed further to the inside in the radial direction of the rotating shaft than an inner-circumferential-side tip part (26a) of the low-pressure-side plate.

Abstract: A shaft sealing mechanism (11) that partitions an annular space (14) that is formed between a fixed part (12) and a rotating shaft (13) into a high-pressure-side region and a low-pressure-side region, that obstructs the flow of a fluid (G), and that is provided with: a plurality of annularly laminated thin-plate seal pieces (22) that are fixed to an annular seal housing (21) that is provided to the fixed part and are in sliding contact with the rotating shaft; and an annular low-pressure-side plate (26) that is sandwiched and held such that a low-pressure-side gap (?L) is formed between the seal housing and a low-pressure-side side edge part (22d) of the thin-plate seal pieces. The thin-plate seal pieces have a thick part (31) that is formed further to the inside in the radial direction of the rotating shaft than an inner-circumferential-side tip part (26a) of the low-pressure-side plate.

Abstract: A shaft seal mechanism (11) that blocks a fluid (G) flowing within a ring-shaped space (14) is equipped with: a ring-shaped seal housing (21) disposed on a fixed section (12); a plurality of thin-plate seal pieces (22) that are secured to the seal housing (21), are in sliding contact with a rotating shaft (13), and are layered in a ring shape; a ring-shaped high-pressure-side plate (25) that forms a high-pressure-side gap (?H) between itself and the seal housing (21); a ring-shaped low-pressure-side plate (26) that forms a low-pressure-side gap (?L) between the seal housing (21) and the thin-plate seal pieces (22); stepped sections (31, 32) that are formed on side edge sections (22c, 22d) of the thin-plate seal pieces (22); and locking sections (25b, 26b) that lock the stepped sections (31, 32).

Abstract: There are provided a seal fin, a seal structure, and a turbo machine that can achieve a high leak-suppressing effect and can reduce leak loss of the turbo machine. The disclosure suppresses leak of a fluid from a gap between a first structure being in a static state and a second structure rotating around an axis line and is formed on the first structure so as to extend toward the second structure while keeping a clearance between a tip face thereof on an extending direction and the second structure. The first structure and the second structure face each other in a radius direction with the gap inbetween. A plurality of hollows opening at a tip on the extending direction are arranged along a circumference direction in parallel with each other on a front face facing an upstream side of a flow direction of the fluid.

Abstract: There are provided a step seal, a seal structure, a turbo machine, and a method for manufacturing a step seal. The step seal suppresses leak of a fluid from a gap between a first structure and a second structure and is formed on the first structure so as to have a clearance between the step seal and a seal fin formed on the second structure. The first structure and the second structure face each other in a radius direction with the gap inbetween and rotate around an axis line relative to each other. The step seal includes: a step seal body having a step face facing an upstream side of a flow direction of the fluid and an opposed face facing the second structure; and a protrusion formed between the step face and the opposed face.

Abstract: There are provided a seal fin, a seal structure, a turbo machine, and a method for manufacturing a seal fin. The seal fin suppresses leak of a fluid from a gap between a first and a second structures facing each other in a radius direction, and is formed on the first structure while keeping a clearance with respect to the second structure. The seal fin includes: a fin main body extending in the radius direction; and a protrusion being formed between a front face of the fin main body and a tip face and protruding toward an upstream side. A length of the protrusion is 1.5 times a length of the fin main body or less; an angle of the protrusion is 75 degrees or less; and a tilt angle of the fin main body is set in a range of ?60 degrees or more and 60 degrees or less.