Tang Ning, Xu Qingyan, Liu Baicheng. Numerical Simulation of Investment Casting Industrial Gas Turbine Blades[J]. Special Casting & Nonferrous Alloys, 2011,31(11):1028-1031.DOI:
重型燃气轮机叶片熔模铸造过程数值模拟
摘要
随着重型燃气轮机的日益发展
对于叶片的热强性提出了极为苛刻的要求。重燃叶片形状复杂且厚大
叶身部位为复杂内腔的薄壁结构
极易出现缩孔、缩松缺陷。为了研究缺陷形成规律
改进其工艺方案
基于有限元法
对充型、凝固过程中的流场、温度场演变及缩孔、缩松形成过程进行了仿真。计算结果显示
原有工艺充型过程中液流有可能在叶盆中部汇合
容易在此处形成卷气。由于榫头上部内浇道较薄
先凝固
造成从冒口向榫头下部的补缩通道阻塞
两种浇注系统均在榫头部位出现缩孔或缩松。对相应工艺进行了实际浇注
试验得到的缩孔、卷气情况与模拟结果吻合。为避免缺陷
应改进原来的浇注系统
在合适的位置设计较大的内浇道。
Abstract
Blades with excellent high temperature performance are increasingly required with the development of industrial gas turbine.Industrial gas turbine blade exhibits complex shape and thickness as well as thin-walled structure with complex cavity in blade body
which results in the inevitable occurrence of shrinkage porosity(hole) in the blades.In order to investigate the defect formation and to optimize the processing parameters
the fluid field and temperature field are simulated by the FEM to predict the formation of shrinkage porosity(hole) during solidification process.The results show that confluence of liquid alloy occurs at the middle of pressure side
resulting in the formation of gas entrapment.The ingate on top of the tenon solidified in advance as a result of thin wall and blocked the feeding channel between the riser and the bottom of tenon
leading to the occurrence of shrinkage porosity(hole) in the tenon as well as in both gating systems.The practical experiment was conducted.The results are well in agreement with the simulated ones in shrinkage porosity and gas-entrapment.To eliminate the defects
the larger ingate was designed at the proper location to improve the gating system.