Hydrogen cooling system in

details

Gas system
Function of the gas system
To provided means for safely putting hydrogen in to or
taking it out of the machine
To maintain gas pressure in the machine at the desired
value
To indicate to the operator at all times the condition
of the gas in the machine its pressure and purity
To dry the gas in the machine and remove any water
vapor which may get in to it from the seal oil.


To meet these functions the following sub-systems
are provided in the system-
Circulation system
Gas filling system
Purging system
Drying system
Purity measurement system

Circulation of hydrogen

The gas which enters the air gap is sucked out by
means of two axial fans mounted on ends of the shafts
& is directed to the gas coolers through the end
shield.

The cooled gas, which comes out of the coolers, is
collected in the space between the core & the casing
of the stator frame thus completing the close circuit.

Purging system
The purging system is required to avoid having an
explosive hydrogen mixture in the generator casing
when filling the generator initially with hydrogen or
when removing the hydrogen
before opening the casing to atmosphere the air or
hydrogen in the casing is first removed with the help
of carbon dioxide.

Carbon dioxide is admitted in to the generator
casing by opening the valves of several cylinders.
A pressure gauge is provided on the manifold for
indicating the pressure in the carbon dioxide.

Syphone type cylinders are normally used in order to
avoid freezing at the discharge point.

Gas filling
For filling hydrogen in the generator, carbon dioxide
is used in order to avoid having an explosive hydrogen
mixture in the generator casing.

This operation is carried out in two stages
Stage 1 Purging of air by carbon dioxide
Stage 2 Purging of carbon dioxide by hydrogen


Gas filling system
Hydrogen is supplied to the generator from a manifold to
which five H2 cylinders are connected .

Each cylinder is provided with pressure regulator to reduce the
cylinder pressure from 150kg/cm2 to 3.5 kg/cm2.

One pressure gauge having a range of 0-6 kg/cm2 indicate the
pressure of the gas in the cylinders opened to manifold .

One electrical contact pressure gauge is mounted on the
hydrogen control panel for giving the signal of low hydrogen
pressure in the hydrogen manifold.

Scavenging operation

The removal of hydrogen gas from stator casing and
filling it by air is called the scavenging operation

This process is opposite to the filling operation i.e.

Stage 1 - Purging of hydrogen by carbon dioxide

Stage 2 - Purging of carbon dioxide by air

Drying system
A gas dryer is connected to the ventilation circuit of
the generator to ensure and maintenance of a dry
atmosphere in the casing at all times

Sight glass is provided to periodically check the
condition of silica gel, which is used as an absorbing
agent.

Other types of gas dryers are air blower &
refrigeration type dryers


Purity measurement system

The hydrogen control panel, which is located on
the turbine-operating floor, carries the filtering
and regulating block or the hydrogen purity
receiver.
One flameproof electrical contact pressure
gauge 0-6 kg/cm2 for indicating the pressure of
2 manifolds is also located on the control panel.
Stator water system
Distilled water coolers
Two 100% duty coolers are provided for cooling
distillate

Centrifugal pumps
Two 100% duty centrifugal pumps one working and the
other standby are used for cooling water circulation .
The pumps are electrically interlocked between each
other in such a manner that the standby pump
automatically startup in case water pressure drops in
the circuit .


Mechanical filter -
Two 100% duty filters are provided one working and
one standby and two pressure gauges are provided
across the filters to indicate accumulation of solids in
the filters elements.

Magnetic filter -
Permanent magnet type filter is provided in the inlet
of stator water to filter out the suspended magnetic
particles in the stator water.

DMCW O/L
DMCW I/L
TE SIDE
EE SIDE
VENT
VENT
VENT VENT
H2 SEAL H2 SEAL
GENERATOR ROTOR
DRAIN
DRAIN
VENT
VENT VENT
I/L LINE OF COOLER
O/L LINE OF COOLER
PREPARED BY CHECK
ED BY
REV.
No.

TITL
E
PRATIK BOSE P.K.SAHA
GENERATOR
COOLING SYSTEM
SLIDE NO - 48
MAIN EXCITER
PILOT EXCITER
DMCW O/L FROM GENERATOR
GEN SIDE
RECTIFIER
WHEEL
VENT DRAIN
DRAIN
VENT
PREPARED BY CHECK
ED BY
REV.
No.

TITL
E
NITYA MONDAL P.K.SAHA
EXCITER COOLING
SYSTEM
SLIDE NO - 49
GENERATOR
DUPLEX HYDROGEN
DRIER
GAS
PANEL
ANALYSER
SAMPLE
VENT
FROM H
BOTTLE RACK
PR. REG.
VENT
FILTER
AIR
SUPPLY
FROM CO
BOTTLE RACK
2
2
W W W W W W
FLASH
EVAPORATOR
OIL
FILL
W

W

. .
WOT
To WOT
OIL TRAP
FROM H2 PLANT
W

LLD
SLIDE NO - 47
AIR SUCTION
H
E
A
T
E
R
BLOWER
EXHAUST
WET HYDROGEN INLET
DRY HYDROGEN OUTLET
DRIER - A DRIER - B
# DRIER A IN SERVICE AND DRIER B UNDER REGENERATION
WOT
OIL TRAP
Expansion tank -

An expansion tank, which is a hermetically sealed container
made of stainless steel is provided in the system for closed
loop operation the tank and the stator windings re filled with
water before commercial operation of the set.

The drain from the stator winding is showered in the
expansion tank.

The expansion tank is provided with



A gauge glass to indicate the level of water in the tank

Two transducers for level signaling device to give high and low
level alarm signal

A vacuum gauge to indicate vacuum inside the tank

A flat operated level regulator to regulate the make up water

A drain valve to facilitate drainage of the complete tank in
case of necessity

Water jet ejector/vacuum pump -
Water jet ejector is used to create vacuum in the expansion tank
it consists mainly of a nozzle and a diffuser positioned of a set
distance from each other
The air or any traces of oxygen/hydrogen are taken a way by
maintaining a vacuum of 200-300 mm of hg column in this
compartment by the water jet ejector.
Gas trap device -
It is used for detecting the presence of hydrogen gas in the water
employed for cooling the stator windings.
Appearance of hydrogen in the water stream is possible due to
loose leak of joints as the water pressure in the winding is kept
lower than the hydrogen pressure kept lower than the hydrogen
pressure in the generator casing. A drain valve is provided to
facilitate drain age of the complete tank I case of necessity.

Polishing unit -
Polishing units are provided across the stator winding as a
water treatment plant and it is mixed bed ion exchanger.
Any of the following water supplies free from oxygen can be
used for cooling circuit like
Distilled water
Fully dematerialized water from boiler feed water treatment
plant
Condensate