Rotatable Burner Handling Device for Gas Turbine Assembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing burner handling devices for stationary gas turbines are cumbersome, expensive, and time-consuming to install, lacking the necessary positioning flexibility for the diverse orientations of burners during assembly and disassembly.
Innovation Solution
A lightweight, compact handling device with rotatable arms and quick-release pins, equipped with receiving means for lifting appliances, allowing for easy fixation and adaptation to various burner orientations, facilitating efficient handling and transportation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a robotic device is used for handling burners, then positioning flexibility and automation are improved, but device complexity, installation time, and cost increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The handling device is divided into separate functional components: a base body for attachment to the burner, rotatable arms for positioning, and receiving means for lifting appliance integration. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently and simplifies installation and maintenance while maintaining positioning flexibility through the modular assembly.
2Extent of automation
If a robotic device is used for handling burners, then automation is improved, but installation time and cost increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The handling device is designed to be self-installed using standard lifting appliances and common fastening methods. The base body can be directly attached to the burner rear end surface using existing holes, and the arms can be rotated into position and locked with quick release pins, eliminating the need for complex professional installation procedures and reducing installation time significantly.
3Adaptability or versatility
If a robotic device is used for handling burners, then positioning flexibility is improved, but cost increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The handling device uses simple, inexpensive components such as steel arms, basic fastening mechanisms with quick release pins, and standard receiving means that can be manufactured at low cost. These components are designed to be robust yet simple enough for economical production, replacing expensive robotic systems while maintaining adequate functionality for burner handling and positioning.
4Stability of the object's composition
If fixed arms are used in the handling device, then structural stability is improved, but positioning flexibility for different burner orientations deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The arms are made rotatable relative to the base body through bearing connections, allowing dynamic adjustment of arm positions to match different burner orientations. Quick release pins provide locking mechanisms that secure the arms in selected positions during operation, combining structural stability when locked with positioning flexibility when adjustment is needed.
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AI summary
Handling device (10) for handling a burner (3) of a stationary gas turbine (1) during assembly and disassembly, comprising a base body (11) having at least one contact surface (18) designed to contact a rear end surface of a burner (3), fixing means for fixing the base body (11) to said rear end surface of the burner (3), and two arms (12, 13) fixed to and protruding from said base body (11) to different sides of the contact surface (18), wherein each arm (12, 13) is provided with receiving means (14, 15), which are designed for removably receiving a fixing component of a lifting appliance and which are spaced apart from each other in the longitudinal direction of a burner (3) during its handling.