The leaf seals are one of the typical sealing systems in gas turbine and jet engines. In Baker Hughes LT family gas turbines, they are used to create sealing between the combustion chamber and the first stage nozzle. The leaf seals are thin metallic plates and subjected to dynamic loads and high temperatures. They have curved contacts, and depending on the inclination, they can experience partial contact. Furthermore, when excited by dynamic loads, the leaf seal can be subject to intermittent contact, possibly triggering wear out or vibratory phenomena. Due to its flexibility and its partial seating, it exhibits a complex nonlinear dynamic behaviour, strongly variable with the operating conditions. This study presents a numerical investigation using coupled static/dynamic harmonic balance method (HBM) frequency-based solution technique. The reported solutions include nonlinear forced response and contact studies for various operating and kinematic conditions along with brief insights.

Nonlinear dynamic analysis of gas turbine combustor leaf seal / Tamatam, L. R.; Botto, D.; Zucca, S.; Funghi, F.. - ELETTRONICO. - (2020), pp. 2187-2202. (Intervento presentato al convegno 2020 International Conference on Noise and Vibration Engineering, ISMA 2020 and 2020 International Conference on Uncertainty in Structural Dynamics, USD 2020 tenutosi a Virtual nel 2020).

Nonlinear dynamic analysis of gas turbine combustor leaf seal

Tamatam L. R.;Botto D.;Zucca S.;
2020

Abstract

The leaf seals are one of the typical sealing systems in gas turbine and jet engines. In Baker Hughes LT family gas turbines, they are used to create sealing between the combustion chamber and the first stage nozzle. The leaf seals are thin metallic plates and subjected to dynamic loads and high temperatures. They have curved contacts, and depending on the inclination, they can experience partial contact. Furthermore, when excited by dynamic loads, the leaf seal can be subject to intermittent contact, possibly triggering wear out or vibratory phenomena. Due to its flexibility and its partial seating, it exhibits a complex nonlinear dynamic behaviour, strongly variable with the operating conditions. This study presents a numerical investigation using coupled static/dynamic harmonic balance method (HBM) frequency-based solution technique. The reported solutions include nonlinear forced response and contact studies for various operating and kinematic conditions along with brief insights.
2020
978-908289311-3
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