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Steam Turbines - Force - Moment Calculation

The document outlines calculations for determining allowable forces and moments acting on steam turbines from inlet, extraction, and exhaust connections. It provides equations for: 1) The total resultant force and moment at any connection 2) The combined resultants of forces and moments from all connections 3) An additional allowed force for turbines with a vertical exhaust and unrestrained expansion joint. It specifies components for horizontal, vertical, and rotational forces and moments. The values provided relate only to the turbine structure and not connecting piping/flanges.

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Steam Turbines - Force - Moment Calculation

The document outlines calculations for determining allowable forces and moments acting on steam turbines from inlet, extraction, and exhaust connections. It provides equations for: 1) The total resultant force and moment at any connection 2) The combined resultants of forces and moments from all connections 3) An additional allowed force for turbines with a vertical exhaust and unrestrained expansion joint. It specifies components for horizontal, vertical, and rotational forces and moments. The values provided relate only to the turbine structure and not connecting piping/flanges.

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9/15/2016

SteamTurbines:Force/MomentCalculation

SteamTurbines:Force/MomentCalculation
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NEMASM23requiresthattheforcesandmomentsactingonsteamturbinesduetothesteaminlet,
extraction,andexhaustconnectionsshouldbeevaluatedbysimplesetofforce/momentcalculationsimilar
tocentrifugalcompressors.Thesecomputationsshallbedoneasbelow.
1.Thetotalresultantforceandtotalresultantmomentimposedontheturbineatanyconnectionshould
notexceedthevaluescalculatedasperthefollowingequation.
3F+M<500DorF<(500DM)/3
Where,
F=Resultantforce(lbs)includingpressureforceswhereunrestrainedexpansionjointsareusedatthe
connectionexceptonverticalexhausts.Fullvacuumloadisallowedonverticaldownexhaustflanges.

D=Nominalpipesizeoftheconnectionininchesupto8inchesindiameter.
Forsizesgreaterthanthis,useavalueof
D(ininches)=(16+IPS)Inches/3
2.Thecombinedresultantsoftheforcesandmomentsoftheinlet,extraction,andexhaustconnections,
resolvedatthecenterlineoftheexhaustconnectionshouldnotexceedthefollowingtwoconditions.
Theseresultantsshallnotexceed:
FC=(250DCMC)/2
Where,
FC=Combinedresultantofinlet,extraction,andexhaustforces,inlbs.
MC=Combinedresultantofinlet,extraction,andexhaustmoments,andmomentsresultingfromforces,in
ftlbs.
DC=Diameter(ininches)ofacircularopeningequaltothetotalareasoftheinlet,extraction,andexhaust
openingsuptoavalueofnineinchesindiameter.
Forvaluesbeyondthis,useavalueofDc(ininches)equalto:
(18+Equivalentdiameterininches)/3
Thecomponentsoftheseresultantsshouldnotexceed:
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Fx=50DcMx=250Dc
Fy=125DcMy=125Dc
Fz=100DcMz=125Dc
Thecomponentsareasfollows:
Fx=HorizontalcomponentsofFcparalleltotheturbineshaft.
Fy=VerticalcomponentofFc
Fz =HorizontalcomponentofFcatrightanglestotheturbineshaft.
Mx =ComponentofMcaroundthehorizontalaxisparalleltotheturbineshaft
My=ComponentofMc aroundtheverticalaxis
Mz=ComponentofMcaroundthehorizontalaxisatrightanglestotheturbineshaft.

3.Forinstallationofturbineswithaverticalexhaustandanunrestrainedexpansionjointattheexhaust,an
additionalamountofforcecausedbypressureloadingisallowed.(Thisadditionalforceisperpendicular
tothefaceoftheexhaustflangeandisdeemedtoactatitscenter),forthistypeofapplication,calculate
theverticalforcecomponentontheexhaustconnectionexcludingpressureloading.Comparethiswith
onesixthofthepressureloadingontheexhaust.
Usethelargerofthesetwonumbersforverticalforcecomponentontheexhaustconnectioninmaking
calculationsoutlinedin1and2.Theforcecausedbythepressureloadingontheexhaustisallowedin
additiontothevaluesestablishedbytheforegoinguptoamaximumvalueofverticalforceinpoundsonthe
exhaustconnection(includingpressureloading)of15timestheexhaustareainsquareinches.
4.Thesevaluesofallowableforceandmomentpertaintotheturbinestructureonly.Theydonotpertainto
theforcesandmomentsintheconnectingpiping,flange,andflangebolting,whichshouldnotexceedthe
allowablestressasdefinedbyapplicablecodesandexplanatorynotes.

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