Research of Ultrasonic Inspection Technique of Steam Turbine on Blade Root in Nuclear Power Plant

The steam turbine is one of the most important rotation equipments in the Nuclear Power Plant, the blade of steam turbine is likely to engender crack in the root position that may eventually affect the safety work of low-pressure rotor. The article mainly introduces ultrasonic inspection methods concerning the third-end type blade of steam turbine. It is helpful to master the method on how to judge the defects according to the inspection technique of blade root under investigation. The inspection result indicated that present technique had good application effectiveness, and the development of the ultrasonic inspection technique of blade root had great significance in the area of assuring the safety and reliability running condition of steam turbine.