Meshing for finite element analysis accuracy plays a very important part in numerical simulation of Periodic Symmetric Struts Support (PSSS). Different accuracy can be obtained by different element sizes or types. Three element types and eight element sizes are used for comparing the accuracy of modal analysis in this paper. Comparing with the mutual relations of different accuracy, the scientific basis is provided for selecting the correct mesh size and improves the efficiency of numerical calculation in modal analysis.

In this paper, in order to overcome the technical difficulty of center level height of Periodic Symmetric Struts Support (PSSS) by using the test in the field and reduce the high cost of testing, the method of the finite element analysis by considering thermal condition and the dynamic response is used and the center level height of PSSS is evaluated. Some relations for center level height changing process of PSSS were found and some parametric effects are obtained for the stability analysis of gas turbine by changing the number of struts support and angle.

In this paper，the simplified three-dimensional model of Periodic Symmetric Struts Support (PSSS) was established, which is applied to a certain type of gas turbine. The software of computational fluid Dynamics (CFD) and the standard k-ε turbulence model are used in the numerical simulation．To simulate the coupling problems of fluid and solid，the numerical models by considering the heat transfer problem coupling with the solid and fluid have been developed．The internal flow field in PSSS was numerically simulated by an effective method for solving integrated coupling problems. The temperature field and thermal deformation rule of the PSSS was obtained. Through comparison coordinate values of the checked points before and after thermal deformation, the impact of thermal deformation on bearing center level height under temperature load was studied. The centering process of the PSSS at high temperature state was verified.

In this paper, the fluid solid coupling method is used and the FE (Finite Element) analysis is conducted for the PSSS (Periodic Symmetric Struts Support) of the large scale GT(Gas Turbine), and the overall thermal stress and thermal deformation are obtained. From the structure feature of the gas turbine, the initial boundary conditions of the high-temperature gas flow field and thermal deformation are analyzed at first. Then the coupling relationship between fluid and solid two phases is expressed mathematically, and the thermal conductivity is considered for calculation of heat transfer process, and the overall temperature field is obtained. Finally the thermal boundary condition of PSSS is defined and the structural FE analysis is conducted. At the same time, the thermal stress field and thermal deformation field are discussed for overall PSSS structure.