Abstract: A heat shield with support structure and a number of heat shield blocks secured thereto, having a cold side facing the support structure and a hot side opposite the cold side. At least one recess is arranged in at least one heat shield block circumferential face, connecting the cold to hot side. An opening connecting the recess to the cold side runs in the circumferential face perpendicularly to the cold side. A securing bolt inserted into the opening secures the heat shield block to the support structure. A bolt head protrudes at least partly into the recess. The securing bolt passes through an angled plate having first limb extending substantially parallel to the circumferential face and second limb extending into the recess. The angled plate has a reinforcing device extending beyond the pure angular shape to increase a resistance of the angled plate against bending due to the securing bolt.

Abstract: A method for monitoring the operation of a gas turbine is provided, in which component vibrations are detected during the operation of the gas turbine by an acceleration sensor arranged on the component, a plurality of signal sections being determined by a plurality of frequency bands fb from the signal forwarded and processed by the acceleration sensor. To avoid an unnecessary shutdown of the gas turbine to perform an inspection which subsequently proves unnecessary, thereby increasing the availability of the gas turbine, a total vibration period is determined by adding together the vibration periods of signal sections during which the amplitudes of the signal sections concerned are greater than a frequency band-specific threshold.

Abstract: A pipe connection that includes two tubular connection pieces for a conical clamping connection, the connection pieces being screwed together by a union nut while one connection piece is plugged inside the other. Each connection piece has a conical sealing surface which sealingly rests against the other, and an annular groove is provided in one of the sealing surfaces. The union nut is slit on the collar side.

Abstract: A thermocouple system, has a metal feedthrough having a cylindrical portion having an axis of symmetry and a terminal end region arranged thereon, which completely closes the cylindrical portion, and which has at least two passageways, the opening cross-section of which is smaller than the cross-sectional surface vertical to the axis of symmetry through the cylindrical portion. Through one passageway, a thermocouple is guided, and in the region of the passageway, the thermocouple is connected to the end region in a fluid-tight manner by way of a seal.

Abstract: A burner for a combustion machine, having a pilot burner, which extends in the axial direction, having a nozzle chamber, having a burner region and having a cover plate which is arranged between the nozzle chamber and the burner region and which has an inlet opening, wherein an adapter is arranged, in order to guide air out of the nozzle chamber along a specified flow path in the direction of the combustion region, wherein a flow channel is formed as part of the flow path between the adapter and the cover plate and the adapter has a radially extending, annular section which, together with the cover plate, forms a radial section of the flow channel, in order to cool the cover plate by the air. A combustion machine has such a burner.

Abstract: A gas-turbine system of a power plant, the system having: a compressor; an annular combustion chamber having a burner; and a turbine coupled to the compressor. The gas turbine system has a bypass line for compressed air, the line bypassing the burner and having a flow connection parallel thereto.

Abstract: An assembly for a gas turbine is presented. The assembly includes a gas supply pipe passing through a bore in a flange of the gas turbine for supplying gas to a combustion chamber of the gas turbine and a sleeve surrounding the gas supply pipe, having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is sealingly coupled to the gas supply pipe, and wherein the sleeve is adapted to be sealingly coupled to the flange at the second end such that the sleeve extends along a thickness of the flange.

Abstract: A burner arrangement for a combustion chamber for combustion of fluid fuels has a main burner and pilot burner arranged centrally within the main burner for the ignition and/or stabilization of the combustion of the main burner. The main burner has central fuel feed arrangement arranged around the pilot burner, an annular air duct surrounding the central fuel feed arrangement for the supply of combustion air, first fuel nozzles for injection of substantially gaseous fuel into the annular air duct. The first fuel nozzles are fed from a first fuel distributor in the central fuel feed arrangement, and second fuel nozzles for the injection of a substantially liquid fuel into the annular air duct are fed from a second fuel distributor in the central fuel feed arrangement. Ducts are provided which branch off from at least one of the fuel distributors and issue into the pilot burner.

Abstract: An inner housing hub is arranged in a gas turbine about a gas turbine shaft and is formed as a component of an inner housing used to deflect hot gases exiting combustion chambers towards a turbine inlet region arranged in the direction of the gas turbine shaft. The inner housing hub includes at least one substantially cylinder casing-shaped securing portion having a cylinder casing-shaped main part, which has a hot side facing a hot gas path and a cold side facing away from the hot gas path. At least one web-shaped protrusion extends along the cold side and is arranged on the cold side on the main part in order to secure the inner housing hub. The web-shaped protrusion is made of a first material and the main part is made of a second material, the first material having a greater thermal expansion coefficient than the second material.

Abstract: A pipe connection for conducting a pressurized fluid, includes two tubular connection pieces for a conical clamping connection, the connection pieces being screwed together by a union nut while one connection piece is plugged inside the other. Each connection piece has a conical sealing surface which sealingly rests against the other, and an annular groove is provided in one of the sealing surfaces. The union nut is slit on the collar side in order to enable the pipe connection to also conduct a fluid with an alternating or varying temperature.

Abstract: A heat shield with support structure and a number of heat shield blocks secured thereto, having a cold side facing the support structure and a hot side opposite the cold side. At least one recess is arranged in at least one heat shield block circumferential face, connecting the cold to hot side. An opening connecting the recess to the cold side runs in the circumferential face perpendicularly to the cold side. A securing bolt inserted into the opening secures the heat shield block to the support structure. A bolt head protrudes at least partly into the recess. The securing bolt passes through an angled plate having first limb extending substantially parallel to the circumferential face and second limb extending into the recess. The angled plate has a reinforcing device extending beyond the pure angular shape to increase a resistance of the angled plate against bending due to the securing bolt.

Abstract: A burner assembly is provided. The burner assembly includes a support housing with a supply manifold, the supply manifold includes a fuel passage system, and fuel nozzles extending from the supply manifold and being supplied with fuel through the fuel passage system of the supply manifold. The supply manifold is sandwiched using at least two subparts.

Abstract: A burner incorporating a pilot cone and a mounting insert is provided. The pilot cone is constructed as a pilot cone assembly which is decoupled from the mounting insert. Further, an operating method for increasing the service life of a burner which incorporates a pilot cone assembly and a mounting insert is provided. The pilot cone assembly has a cone side and incorporates at least one further side where the further side is arranged to be essentially parallel to one of the sides of the mounting insert and spaced apart from it, so that between the further side and the side of the mounting insert there is a defined gap. In an operation of the burner, the gap is significantly reduced by the thermal expansion in at least at one point of contact between the further side and the side of the mounting insert. Finally, an assembly method is provided.

Abstract: A burner assembly having a fuel distribution ring, number of fuel nozzles which are mounted on the fuel distribution ring in the direction of low is provided. The fuel distribution ring has a ring-shaped surface in the direction of flow and wherein the fuel distribution ring center and an opposite outer outer side and wherein there is at least one slot on the surface between the fuel nozzles and the at least one slot extends on the surface from the outside to the inside. There is at least one recess arranged on the surface and the at least one recess also partially includes the outside of the fuel distributor.

Abstract: A method for monitoring the operation of a gas turbine is provided, in which component vibrations are detected during the operation of the gas turbine by an acceleration sensor arranged on the component, a plurality of signal sections being determined by a plurality of frequency bands fb from the signal forwarded and processed by the acceleration sensor. To avoid an unnecessary shutdown of the gas turbine to perform an inspection which subsequently proves unnecessary, thereby increasing the availability of the gas turbine, a total vibration period is determined by adding together the vibration periods of signal sections during which the amplitudes of the signal sections concerned are greater than a frequency band-specific threshold.

Abstract: A burner insert for a gas turbine combustion chamber is provided. The burner insert includes a burner insert wall including a cold side and a hot side, an edge delimiting the burner insert wall. The edge includes an edge bar extending at least partially circumferentially and projecting beyond the cold side. A burner opening for inserting a burner is formed in the burner insert wall.

Abstract: A burner assembly for a firing system for firing fluidic fuels is provided. The burner assembly has a burner hub, an air inlet channel and a fuel inlet channel, wherein the fuel inlet channel is at least partially designed in the burner hub. A screening wall is arranged in the fuel inlet channel. The screening wall is spaced apart from a wall of the fuel inlet channel so that an intermediate space is formed between the wall of the fuel inlet channel and the screening wall. A sleeve is equipped with at least one radial positioning means that ensures a clearance of the sleeve from the wall of the fuel inlet channel. The at least one radial positioning means of the sleeve is designed as a positioning projection arranged in a circular manner, protruding out radially.

Abstract: Disclosed is a fuel lance for a burner, in particular a gas turbine burner, including a tip that has a nozzle surface including at least two fuel nozzles. The nozzle surface is provided with slots between the fuel nozzles. As a rule, the lance is provided for operation with a liquid fuel.

Abstract: A burner arrangement is provided. The burner arrangement includes a support and at least two fuel nozzles attached to the support in the direction of flow, with each fuel nozzle including a support-side section which includes a contact surface on the support side with which it rests on a supporting surface of the support, with at least two fuel nozzle tips embodied in one piece extending out from the support-side section in the direction of flow and the support-side contact surface including at least two extension parts projecting in the direction of the support, with the extension parts each embodying a channel through which fuel is fed in each case to the fuel nozzle tips through passages which are arranged in the support-side contact surface of the support-side section.

Abstract: A burner for a gas turbine including a main burner and a pilot burner is provided. The main burner has a supporting structure, a heat shield and a holder for the heat shield, and wherein the holder is at least partially located within the supporting structure and the heat shield is at least partially located within the holder. The heat shield is fastened to the holder by a force-fit and/or a frictional connection.