Yang Yu, Wang Yong, Shi Jinyuan, Deng Zhicheng
2015, 29(1): 7.
According to the strength criterion for highpressure rotor of an AP1000 nuclear steam turbine, transient thermal and structure analysis were conducted under steadystate operation, cold startup, warm startup, hot startup and normal shutdown conditions, while strength calculation was performed under 110% and 120% overspeed conditions, based on which 8 positions in the original design was found to be unable to meet the requirements of strength criterion. Through structural improvement, the strength of rotor in optimized design under rated, transient, stress corrosion and overspeed conditions can all meet the strength criterion, proving the final strength design to be qualified, which will be beneficial to longterm operation of the steam turbine.