Siemens Aktiengesellschaft

Carsten Foerster

Armin Hülfenhaus

A device for pivoting a rotor of a turbomachine from a first&#x2014;preferably horizontal&#x2014;position into a second&#x2014;preferably vertical&#x2014;position is provided. The rotor includes a plurality of rotor discs held together by at least one tension rod, the device includes two sidewall elements arranged parallel to one another, a bridge element connecting the sidewall elements to one another, and a divisible turning ring for form-fittingly holding an axial section of the rotor to be positioned perpendicularly. The rotor further includes two pins rotatably seated in the sidewall elements and arranged flush to the turning ring in order to pivot the turning ring about a pivot axis parallel to the horizontal plane. The bridge element includes a disk, wherein the disk is movable perpendicularly to the horizontal plane in order to be bolted in a flange-like manner onto a rotor retained by the device.

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Essen, Germany

Carsten Foerster