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Quality Evaluation of the 1st Stage Scraped and Casted Buckets of 1,100℃ Gas Turbine Blade

1,100℃급 가스터빈 1단 버켓 사용품 및 주조품 품질평가

  • Chang, Sung Yong (KEPCO Research Institute, Korea Electric Power Corporation) ;
  • Kim, Doo Soo (KEPCO Research Institute, Korea Electric Power Corporation)
  • Received : 2019.02.21
  • Accepted : 2019.07.15
  • Published : 2019.06.30
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Abstract

The mechanical properties and microstructure of 1st stage used and casted buckets of $1,100^{\circ}C$ class gas turbine were analyzed to evaluate quality of the components. Gas turbine 1st stage buckets are exposed and operated in the most severe environment except 1st nozzle among the hot path gas components. Additionally, since the 1st stage bucket is a rotating component, so it may cause additional damage to the rear buckets and nozzles which cause a huge financial loss. Therefore, the quality of the casted bucket must be evaluated prior to use at the plant site. In this study, the microstructure analysis and mechanical properties of the casted bucket were evaluated to verify the casting quality and it was confirmed that the quality conditions designed by KEPCO were satisfied. A bucket operated 46% (11,067EOH) of its life time also evaluated for quality comparison.

$1,100^{\circ}C$급 가스터빈 1단 버켓 사용품 및 주조품 분석을 위하여 기계적 특성과 미세 구조를 분석하여 최종적으로 상기고온부품의 품질을 평가 하였다. 가스터빈 1단 버켓은 고온부품들 중 1단 노즐을 제외하고 가장 고온 및 고압의 환경에서 노출되어 운전되고 있으며, 또한 1단 버켓은 회전체이므로 손상 시 후단의 버켓 및 노즐에 대해 추가적인 설비 파손을 야기하여 막대한 경제적 손실을 초래할 수 있다. 따라서, 버켓의 국산화를 위한 주조품의 경우 발전소현장에 적용하여 사용하기 이전에 신뢰성이 선 검증되어야만 한다. 본 연구에서는 국내 주조품의 미세조직분석 및 기계적 특성평가를 수행하여 주조품질을 평가하고 전력연구원에서 설계한 품질조건을 만족함을 확인하였으며, 품질 비교를 위해 수명의 46% (11,067EOH)를 운전한 사용품에 대해서도 미세조직분석 및 기계적 특성 평가를 수행하였다.

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