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Christopher99
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It's a fact that a shaft in a turbine is expanding when the temperature is increasing. A simple equation gives that the expansion can be described as: deltaX=(T1-T0)*alpha*x0, where deltaX is the expansion, T0 is the initial temperature, T1 is the final temperature and alpha is a coefficient (approximately equal to 11.5*10^-6 /°C). At least this fomula is accurate when the temperature is in the range 0- 100 °C.
However, how can the contraction (in length) due to rotation be calculated? Until very recently I was not even aware that this was something that could be measured if we for instance is talking about a shaft that is 25 m long and 0.6 m i diameter rotating in 3000 rpm. I've been told that this effect is the same as the temperature expansion which means the length of the shaft is not changed at all when the turbine is running on full power if it's designed correctly.
Any ideas?
However, how can the contraction (in length) due to rotation be calculated? Until very recently I was not even aware that this was something that could be measured if we for instance is talking about a shaft that is 25 m long and 0.6 m i diameter rotating in 3000 rpm. I've been told that this effect is the same as the temperature expansion which means the length of the shaft is not changed at all when the turbine is running on full power if it's designed correctly.
Any ideas?