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generator hydrogen cooling system
I want to know how a hydrogen cooling system for GE frame6 generator works. Anyone who can provide me
drawing or a brief tutorial will be helping me.
And my email address is seshu_inst [at] yahoo.co.in,

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Posted by CSA on 25 February, 2010 - 1:00 pm
The concepts of a hydrogen-cooled generator are very simple. As current flows in a conductor, heat is
generated. A generator has a lot of conductors and a lot of current flowing through the conductors, generating a
lot of heat. If that heat isn't "removed" then the windings will be damaged (insulation "blisters"; conductors
grow and elongate causing clearance and balance issues; etc.). In addition, in a synchronous generator
(alternator), there are high currents flowing in the rotor windings, which also generates heat which must be
"removed".
Air can be used to cool a generator, by circulating it through the generator to absorb heat and then exhausting
the air to another area outside the generator. A continuous flow of air from outside the generator, through the
generator, to another area outside the generator will cool the generator and rotor. (The presumption is that the
air entering the generator is cooler than the generator.)
Another way to cool the generator is to use hydrogen gas circulated through the generator and around the rotor
to cool things. Hydrogen is seven to ten times better at transferring heat than air. That is, hydrogen is much,
much better at absorbing heat and then at giving up that heat to another medium/area than air. This means that
for the same size generator, if it's cooled with hydrogen versus air that more current can flow in the stator and
rotor windings which means that more power can be produced. Or, thinking about it a little differently, the
same about of power can be produced with a smaller generator cooled with hydrogen than one cooled with air,
which is the typical reason for using hydrogen cooling--to reduce the physical size (and cost) of the generator.
The "problem" with using hydrogen as a cooling medium is that it's explosive when mixed with air and
exposed to an ignition source. However, if the purity of the hydrogen is maintained at a very high level,
meaning there is very little or no air in the generator casing to mix with the hydrogen, then even if there was a
"spark" there won't be an explosion.
So, to use hydrogen to cool a generator it's necessary to prevent air from contaminating the high-purity
hydrogen used to fill the generator casing after displacing the air. And that's important, displacing as much of
the air inside the generator casing before filling it with high-purity hydrogen.
The hydrogen gas inside the generator is usually at a pressure of approximately 2 barg (30 psig), which means
that air cannot leak "into" the generator casing where the hydrogen is. In effect, this is the primary method of
preventing air from getting into the casing and contaminating the hydrogen.
The hydrogen is circulated by fans on the ends of the generator rotor, and as it's circulated around the generator
it passes over coolers which have water circulating through them. The heat which is absorbed by the hydrogen
gas as it passes through the generator and around the rotor is transferred to the water in the cooler. As the
hydrogen exits the coolers, it's recirculated back to the generator and rotor, in a continuous cycle.
Another important consideration is to keep the hydrogen from leaking out of the generator, mixing with air and
causing an explosion- or fire hazard where it might leak out of the generator.
The generator rotor rotates where it passes through the end-shields and that is the area that must be sealed to
keep the hydrogen in and not allow it to leak out. A hydrogen-cooled generator uses "seals" to keep the
hydrogen gas inside the generator.
The hydrogen seals are on the two shaft "ends" that pass through the generator end-shields. Oil is typically
used as the sealing medium, and is sprayed on the shaft around the entire circumference of the shaft. The "seal
oil" is at a higher pressure than the hydrogen inside the generator casing. Some of the seal oil flows out of the
seal area along the shaft to the "air" side of the generator and some of the oil flows out of the seal area along
the shaft into the "hydrogen" side of the generator.
The oil that's used as the seal oil is generally the same lubricating oil that's used for the bearings. That oil is
normally in contact with air when it's in the lube oil tank and the bearing drains. So, air (in the form of small
bubbles) can be entrained in the lube oil, and when sprayed on the generator shaft that air can be liberated from
the oil that flows into the hydrogen side of the seal area. That air, if not "removed" somehow, can continue to
collect inside the generator casing and reduce the purity of the hydrogen, and cause a safety concern.
So, because the hydrogen inside the generator casing is at a higher pressure than outside the generator casing,
air can't leak into the generator. And, because oil, which will have entrained air in it, is used as the sealing
medium, the air released from the "seal oil" that flows into the hydrogen area can reduce the hydrogen purity if
not removed. So, the primary source of air to reduce hydrogen purity (contaminate the hydrogen gas inside the
generator) is air liberated from the oil used to keep the hydrogen inside the generator from leaking out along
the shaft.
So, there is a system to remove the air which is liberated from the seal oil that flows into the hydrogen side of
the generator seal. That system is typically called a "scavenging" system. A small amount of gas is allowed to
be vented from the seal oil enlargement tank, where the entrained air liberated from the seal oil is hopefully
contained. That vent is normally piped to a safe area of the atmosphere away from any ignition source since it
will have hydrogen gas in it as well as air.
Because a small amount of gas (air and hydrogen) is continually being vented to atmosphere through the
scavenging system, the pressure inside the generator would decrease if nothing else were done. However, there
is a pressure regulator from a source of high-purity hydrogen that maintains the pressure by flowing a small
amount of high-purity hydrogen into the generator casing to maintain the pressure.
There is usually a hydrogen purity monitoring system which can be used to detect changes in purity during
operation. Again, the presumption is that the hydrogen purity is high to begin with (after the generator casing
is purged of air and filled ("charged") with hydrogen). But because of the air which can be liberated from the
oil used as the sealing medium to keep the hydrogen from leaking out of the generator, it is necessary to have a
means of monitoring the purity, usually at multiple points in the generator, to be sure that the purity is
maintained to prevent a possible explosion or fire.
The scavenging flow rates must also be set and monitored to prevent excessive hydrogen consumption (to
replace the hydrogen lost with the air that's being vented to atmosphere).
The seal oil that flows into the hydrogen side of the seal area is usually directed to an area called and
"enlargement tank" and that's where it's hoped the entrained air is liberated and "contained", and vents from the
enlargement tanks are directed through calibrated flow-meters to atmosphere (the scavenging system). The
hydrogen purity monitors are usually capable of monitoring the purity of the gas in the top of the enlargement
tanks that's vented through the scavenging system.
The hydrogen purity monitor can also be set to monitor the purity inside the casing (which should be higher
than the enlargement tanks, theoretically).
Usually, when the hydrogen purity monitor indicates the purity is decreasing, then it increases the scavenging
flow-rate to try to increase the purity, but venting more "contaminated" gas to atmosphere and replacing it with
high-purity hydrogen.
If the hydrogen purity drops below a certain level (around 80% or so, depending on manufacturers'
recommendations), then usually the generator and prime mover are stopped and then the generator is purged of
hydrogen. (CO2 is usually used as the medium for purging air from the generator when filling with hydrogen,
and also when purging the hydrogen from the generator.)
Presuming the hydrogen being used to maintain the pressure while scavenging is high purity, and because the
casing pressure is usually two barg, the most likely way that purity can be decreased is from the air entrained
in the seal oil. If the seal oil flow-rates (usually monitored with a single (unfortunately) flow meter) increase,
then the air liberated from the seal oil will increase and that is the primary source of contamination and
decreased purity. (This presumes that the purity monitors are working correctly.) So, it's very, very important
to monitor seal oil flow-rates to detect an increase which would usually result in a decrease in purity. But, with
only a single seal oil flow-rate meter for seals at two ends of the generator, it's difficult to detect which seal is
degrading and consuming more oil which is liberating more air (but the decreased purity in a particular
enlargement tank is the key ).
That should be enough of a description for a newbie or novice. If you have specific questions, we'll try to help.
If you're working at a site with a hydrogen-cooled generator, you should be able to find the seal oil piping
schematic (P&ID) which should be helpful in understanding the seal oil system. If the generator was
manufactured by GE, it will usually have some drawings in the Instruction Manuals that are very helpful in
understanding the systems in use on the generator at the site (though most are very similar, there can be subtle,
but important, differences).
Posted by DEV on 26 February, 2010 - 4:33 am
Hai,
I read your message and simply superb. I am having small doubt that "What are the basic reasons for
improvement of seal oil flow of the generator to maintain the same DP across the seal oil and the Hydrogen in
side the Generator"
Please help me..

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Posted by CSA on 26 February, 2010 - 10:17 am
DEV,
Sir, I sincerely hope you do not have a doubt. You have a question.
Oxford English Dictionary defines doubt as a feeling of distrust or disbelief; to question the truth of.
Nothing we say here is intended to mislead anyone. And it's perfectly acceptable in polite company to say, "I
have a question", or, "I would like more clarification." But, to express doubt is to express distrust or disbelief.
I will answer the question of what would increase seal oil flow rates, and that is that the "seal" is actually a
brass ring with an inner diameter slightly larger than the outer diameter of the alternator rotor. It is held tightly
around the shaft with springs. Oil is admitted through ports and grooves in the seal rings and "sprayed" onto
the shaft.
The brass rings and holding springs can wear or even fail over time. Dirty oil can also cause wear of the seal
rings. The generator rotor shaft, as all shafts in journal bearing, moves as it is accelerated and even axially with
the application of torque and electrical forces (though axial movement is generally very small, as is the radial
movement). Unattended high vibrations of the generator shaft can also cause problems, as can induced
voltages that are not properly grounded (through the shaft grounding brush). Also, the seal oil pressure
regulators do require maintenance and adjustment and can be the source if increased seal oil flow rates.
We are happy to answer questions here at control.com. I imagine on occasion some questionable information is
provided but never intentionally. The form of your question suggested it was not caused by any doubt, rather
that you sought further information and clarification. Which we are happy to provide when asked, but not so
happy to provide when requested by expressing doubt.
Posted by DEV on 26 February, 2010 - 3:44 pm
Hai,
I got useful information from you technically as well as personally.
Thanks
Posted by csa on 26 February, 2010 - 6:39 am
A lot of thanks for your information sir. I got a great information.

Posted by Luis Phillippe on 8 June, 2010 - 3:13 am
Depending on the price for H2 bottles, the process will be costly and you have a good opportunity to improve
it.
Could you approach any solution for the H2 purity decreased ? Like using a vacuum treatment for the seal oil...
In other hand, instead of solving the main problem, installing a H2 generator connected to the H2 supply line
would be a feasible solution. Do you have any experience with this kind of system?
Cheers
Posted by CSA on 8 June, 2010 - 12:01 pm
The problem with having a separate seal oil system is that at some point the seal oil and some of the bearing
lube oil will eventually mix, and so I believe that's why the same medium (lube oil) is used for both bearing-
and seal oil. Treating a portion of the lube oil is going to be costly and difficult, at best.
Decreasing H2 purity is primarily a function of seal oil flow rate, and it can be affected by moisture in the H2
and from leakage from the cooling water used in the H2 coolers. There are dryers and desiccants used to help
remove moisture but a lot of machines don't have the dryers and only very small desiccant dryers which are
rarely, if ever, properly maintained. Also, oil in the belly of the generator (from improperly charging methods
and internal leaks) can also cause H2 contamination.
One has to remember: The casing is usually maintained at approximately 2 barg, or at some pressure above
atmospheric. So, air can't leak "into" the generator; H2 can only leak out. So, the only real source of air is from
the lube oil used as the seal oil medium. Presuming the purity monitors don't drift (and that's NOT a given with
the old manual Wheatstone bridge used in many H2-cooled generator purity monitoring systems) about the
only source of air is what's liberated from the seal oil.
Most H2 usage comes not from the scavenging replacement, but from leaks--leaks of H2 out of the generator
casing that cause the pressure to decrease. Actually, this should help increase the H2 purity because of the
higher replenishment rate due to the leakage, because, again, air cannot leak into the generator.
There are many sites around the world which have opted for on-site H2 generation. It just adds another system
to be operated, monitored, and maintained. And in my experience, they were never operated or maintained
properly and so most of them were soon shut down and bottled H2 was used for the generators.
Posted by BALAJI on 14 June, 2010 - 3:43 pm
SIR
WHAT IS THE REASON FOR FORMS FORMATION IN SEAL OIL,THIS FORMS IS VIEWED IN SEAL
OIL FLOAT TRAP.IN OUR PLANT WE HAVE GE 9F
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The first question that should be always be asked (in lower-case letters, thank you very much!) is: When did
this problem start?
If you're consuming large amounts of hydrogen and have high scavenging rates, it could be the seals and/or
seal springs are failing or are excessively worn. I've heard that the float mechanism in the float trap can cause
this, but I've no personal experience with that.
I've also seen brand new generators with new L.O. have foaming all during commissioning, and I don't know if
it ever lessened or stopped. I think some formulations of turbine oil are more subject to foaming under some
conditions than others.
We don't know if yours is a new unit, with new L.O., or if the L.O. was recently replaced with a new or
different formulation from the same or a different manufacturer. We don't know if there was a recent
maintenance outage when work was done on the generator end-shields or seals.
I also have a suspicion that sometimes the "foaming" comes from some higher pressure somehow downstream
of the seal oil float trap that is making it's way back into the trap, but I'm not exactly sure how that could
happen. I only say that because I witnessed bubbles rising through the sight glass in the float trap. And that's
the only reason I could come up with. But, the bubbles stopped in a couple of days (new unit being
commissioned). It could have just been gas trapped in the piping somewhere; it was never investigated
completely.
But, it would be helpful to know when this problem first started and how long it's been persisting and anything
you might have done to try to investigate and troubleshoot the foaming.
Posted by dave b. on 16 December, 2010 - 10:05 am
there is always out gassing of any new oil in the system as it heats up, and visible when the pressure is reduced
in the return vessel.
once the oil is out-gassed has any work been done with H2 padding of the oil reservoir?
Posted by Arshad on 8 July, 2012 - 5:38 am
> The problem with having a separate seal oil system is that at some point the seal oil and some of the bearing
lube
> oil will eventually mix, and so I believe that's why the same medium (lube oil) is used for both bearing- and
seal
> oil. Treating a portion of the lube oil is going to be costly and difficult, at best.
---- snip ----
> There are many sites around the world which have opted for on-site H2 generation. It just adds another
system
> to be operated, monitored, and maintained. And in my experience, they were never operated or maintained
> properly and so most of them were soon shut down and bottled H2 was used for the generators.
what are the possible causes of oil coming out from generator water detector?
Posted by CSA on 16 July, 2012 - 9:13 pm
> what are the possible causes of oil coming out from generator water detector?
Failed or failing seals.
Poor Seal Oil Pressure regulation during purging/charging.
Poor operation or valving of Seal Drain Enlargement tank drains.
Have a look at the Seal Oil System piping drawing.

Posted by David on 12 June, 2010 - 2:55 pm
Great submission ....thanks.
A question: What can be the possible causes for excessive H2 entrained in the seal oil drain to the enlargement
tanks?
Posted by CSA on 13 June, 2010 - 12:11 am
Failing hydrogen seals; improperly installed hydrogen seals; failing or broken hydrogen seal springs; excessive
Seal Oil pressure are the usual culprits. Dirt/debris has also been known to get into the seals and cause
problems, usually the brass rings get scored and sometimes the shaft, also. This is an extreme case, but has
happened.
Posted by bhola on 29 June, 2010 - 12:52 am
thanks a lot sir,
it is really very helpful for me. sir i have one question, what is the function of liquid level detector (i am
fresher in CCPP and working in the Maintence side, ours is ge 9fa machine)? is this any how related with float
trap assembly).
thanks in advance.
A liquid level detector is for detecting any liquid in the generator casing.
There shouldn't be any liquid in the generator casing under normal operating conditions.
Sources of liquid could be leaking hydrogen coolers and excessive seal oil flows.
Please find the Generator Hydrogen System P&ID drawing. Also, if you have a unit packaged by GE you
should have a section in the Instruction Manuals that describes, in very brief detail, how the system works. It's
not much, but it's better than nothing.
Learn to use the available documentation at your site. We can fill in gaps and details here at control.com.
Posted by Jeff on 29 April, 2011 - 4:26 pm
Very interesting information. Any chance you know (or can point me in the right direction) to learn about how
much power the whole cooling system draws? That is, how much recirculating power is there?
Thanks.
> The concepts of a hydrogen-cooled generator are very simple. As current

> flows in a conductor, heat is generated. A generator has a lot of conductors and a lot of current flowing
through the
>conductors, generating a lot of heat.
---- snip ----

Posted by Maroun Slaiby on 1 September, 2011 - 8:27 am
Hello my Name Is Maroun and i am planning to an invention of Hydrogeen cooling system for House
kitchens, any tips on that? I am not that experienced in that Field but just have the Idea to develop. Thank you
Posted by devendra on 2 January, 2012 - 9:56 am
Of late we have facing a problem of low Dissolved Oxygen (1.1 ppm) in Stator water system. Hydrogen
consumption has increased as compared to other running units. I would like to know how to collect sample
from Gas trap and what analysis to be carried out to confirm the hydrogen leakage?
Thanks,
Devendra Pandey
Posted by Krishna on 5 April, 2012 - 6:00 am
Dear Sir,
Can Nitrogen be used as change-over gas for Hydrogen instead of CO2, if yes/no, why?
-Krishna
Posted by CSA on 5 April, 2012 - 1:12 pm
In theory it would seem possible.
However, the way most machines are built, meaning the way the internal piping for charging/purging is
constructed, CO2 is chosen because of it's weight versus hydrogen and air.
Because CO2 is heavier than air it is "injected" into the bottom of the generator casing to push the hydrogen up
and out the top of the generator casing.
When using air to purge the CO2 from generator casing, it is "injected" into the top and used to push the CO2
out the bottom of the generator casing.
You might also need to have different casing gas monitoring equipment for purging and charging as most
monitors measure for the presence of H2 in air, or H2 in CO2, or similar. I've never seen one that measure
anything in N2 or N2 in anything (for generator casings, that is).
You should study the internal piping arrangement drawings for the generator(s) at your site, and then analyze
the situation to see if you could make this work. Let us know how you fare.
Hope this helps!

Posted by Dave Wolff on 7 April, 2012 - 8:54 am
I attended a meeting some years back where Linde discussed using argon instead of CO2. More expensive, but
vaporizes faster and therefore they claimed that both degas and regas cycles could be faster. Suggest you touch
base with them if you are interested.
Posted by Phil Corso on 7 April, 2012 - 11:04 am
While CSA's practicality of use is right-on, I believe the top two characteristics, after economy, are the
vaporization factor, and the ease of cleansing H2 of the purge-gas, if required.
Phil Corso
Posted by perumal on 26 April, 2012 - 10:49 pm
I read this article and found it very interesting. It will be great if I could know how much hydrogen (in Tons) is
required for 270 MW GT cooling function and how frequently the hydrogen used in the GT need to be re-
charged.
The answer to this kind of question depends on many factors. The size of the generator casing, including the
gas-water heat exchangers, drain enlargement tanks, and associated piping. Also, the scavenging rate (the
amount of gas vented from the seal drain enlargement tanks to remove entrained air) will affect the amount of
hydrogen which is required to keep the pressure at or near rated.
And, scavenging rates usually increase with wear on seals or increasing shaft vibration. So scavenging rates
are constant over operating periods; they will change as components wear, and are replaced.
If you have a particular generator "in mind" that will be in use at the plant, or is in use currently, you will need
to find the manufacturer's or supplier's data sheets for this specific information.
Posted by perumal on 29 April, 2012 - 3:33 am
The model of the GT is V94.3A, Siemens power generation with installed rated capacity of 270 MW.
Get the specifications and data sheet from Siemens, or whomever manufactures the generators Siemens uses.
They are the best guidelines, unless someone here has experience, and even then you never know all of the
story (leaks; piping/volume differences; scavenging rates; etc.).
Posted by CSA on 29 April, 2012 - 7:11 am
CORRECTION
The sentence below from the previous post was incorrect.
> So scavenging rates are constant over operating periods; they

> will change as components wear, and are replaced.
The above sentence should have read:
So scavenging rates are not constant over operating periods; they will change as components wear, and are
replaced.
Apologies for any confusion.

Posted by Thomas Manaugh on 24 March, 2013 - 12:42 pm
Very nicely written explanation. Please answer two quick questions about the cost of keeping large generators
cool during operation. Depending on the generator, where it was used, and how it was used, you might need to
use hydrogen cooling. If a generator costs $100,000, what might be the estimated cost of its hydrogen cooling
system in round figures? Regardless of how you cool a generator, there will be an energy cost. If a generator
were to produce 100 kilowatt hours of electricity, what would be the expected range in kilowatt hours of
electricity that might be needed to operate the generator's cooling system?
Thank you.
Posted by JFB on 25 March, 2013 - 8:38 pm

CSA…
I am glad this thread got bumped. That was an excellent explanation with some very good information and
presentation.
One of the questions as reading through replies was the use something to prevent the need to scavenge. The
LSTG units do use a vacuum treated oil system. Here is my explanation written to dispel some false
assumptions on how the lube oil is used with this system.
http://www.slideshare.net/JosephFByrdJr/seal-oil-operation1
In my 3 decades, I have only passed by a few savaging units. However, if the vacuum seal oil system has a
failure and untreated oil is used, the unit must be savage. Unfortunately the vacuum units are not constructed
for a proper valving to do so. I wrote this paper for a customer to explain the concerns of operating for long
period without vacuum treaded oil
http://www.slideshare.net/JosephFByrdJr/seal-oil-operation1
I then wrote up this paper discussing the amount of H2 expected to increase purity.
http://www.slideshare.net/JosephFByrdJr/scavagine-h2
Since I have no experience with scavenging units, do you think the rates I predicted are valid or was my
assumed absorption % too high.
Last point related to cost, the pumping and reduction of cooling losses related to every % the purity is less than
99% is considerable. I believe "environmental one" has a good write up in support of their scavenging controls
Posted by naransinh on 19 April, 2013 - 1:17 am
the information helped me a lot to understand this system. thank you so much. but i still have one question. i
am working on site and its siemens make hydrogen cooled generator. enlargement tank vent is connected to
seal oil hydrogen side return. why is it so?? because seal oil hydrogen side return is also connected to
enlargement tank. i will provide more info if you need to clear my question.
Posted by Retired on 13 June, 2010 - 2:34 pm
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Posted by peg ferraro on 13 June, 2010 - 5:43 pm
Hi,
Your friendly local moderator here. The forum does not do attachments. People can post and include their
email addresses and ask for the PowerPoint presentation; we will post the messages to the list.
Regards,
Peg Ferraro
Posted by Paragkumar on 14 June, 2010 - 2:01 am
Dear CSA,
Can we use nitrogen instead carbon dioxide to purge the hydrogen? as both nitrogen & carbon dioxide are inert
gas, but the density of CO2 is higher than the nitrogen. but nitrogen is still heavier than hydrogen.
Posted by CSA on 14 June, 2010 - 10:07 am
People have tried it before with very mixed results. It depends on several factors, first, the patience of the
people purging and charging the generator (which is usually not very good, and neither is that of management
waiting for the purge and charge to be completed).
Second, the instrumentation available. Usually one of the meters is set to read CO2 in Air, or something
similar, so I believe it's not really expecting any inert gas.
Third, I think it's particularly difficult to purge the casing of air with nitrogen before charging it with hydrogen.
In my personal opinion, purging and charging (regardless of the gases and instrumentation used/available)
needs to be done slowly if for no other reason than to reduce the mixing of gases during the processes. Slow
and steady wins this "race": the race to purge the casing of one gas as completely as possible and then fill it
with another as quickly as possible with the highest purity possible. Leaving any air in the generator casing
when charging, whether CO2 or nitrogen was used for purging, is not desirable.
A lot of people ask why the purity goes down during initial operation after a purge/charge, and it's likely
because of two things. First, the scavenging rates need to be adjusted, and second, because it's likely that the
purge and charge wasn't as effective as believed because of the rush to complete it. So, it usually takes a little
more scavenging to get the purity up, and then it can be adjusted lower.
That's the part that most people don't understand about scavenging: It's b>NOT 'set-it-and-forget-it.' It needs to
be adjusted over time to maintain purity, and ANY adjustment needs to be logged for tracking and trending
purposes which can be very useful when trying to determine if hydrogen usage becomes excessive. And
adjustment can be to decrease scavenging as well as to increase it. Remember: The adjustments are made to
maintain purity. And any adjustment is probably going to take several hours to seen any effect; it's not
immediate.
So, patience is the key.
But, to answer your question simply, it's your machine and you're free to try it. It's been done with mixed
success, and if you're willing to take the chance and live with the consequences, then it would seem to be
feasible. But, then, a lot of things look easy "on paper", don't they?
Posted by chaitu on 30 June, 2010 - 7:29 pm
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Posted by Bud on 30 June, 2010 - 9:18 pm
Honeywell has made a thermal conductivity analyzer for hydrogen cooled generators for decades. The thermal
conductivity cell has not changed since the 1970's.
The electronics box is known as a Triple Range Analyzer because it provides concentration readings for
running and purge cycles.
Range 1: 0 to 100 % CO2 in Air
Range 2: 0 to 100 % H2 in CO2
Range 3: 0 to 100 % H2 in Air
The electronics that determine the concentration from the thermal conductivity on-line cell raw data definitely
expect H2, CO2 or air. not nitrogen in place of CO2. That doesn't Nitrogen can't be used, but any thermal
conductivity analyzer expecting CO2 will read wrong when used with nitrogen.
Posted by Ghassan Sleiman on 3 December, 2010 - 12:54 am
This is a great thread. Does anyone have any data on the effect of hydrogen purity of the Generator. What
would be loss of efficiency of a Generator if the purity of H2 begins to decrease.
On another note. I have worked on many station in the middle east where they have on site Generation. What I
found was that if you select the right Company, you can make your own hydrogen for years and years. But
there are many more failed On-site Generation Companies. Make sure you select the right one. There are only
3 that come to mind.
Posted by uma_799 on 7 May, 2011 - 7:14 am
Why the amount of CO2 required for replacing air & hydrogen is different. I read somewhere that less amount
is required to purge air from generator casing. Can anybody help me?
Posted by al on 6 December, 2010 - 1:56 pm
> I have a PowerPoint presentation I can send you but I do not know how to add attachments to the site, Do
you know? <
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Posted by KTF@E on 15 December, 2010 - 2:15 am
>> I have a PowerPoint presentation I can send you but I do not know how to add attachments to the site, Do
you know? <<
Could you perhaps forward that powerpoint presentation to me. My email is: heymie at mailbox dot co dot za
I am looking for more efficient ways to scavenge hydrogen from the generators. Which company can I speak
to about good scavenging units?
Posted by Yogesh Kr. Sharma on 22 July, 2011 - 9:29 am
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Posted by sardar9 on 29 April, 2011 - 11:48 pm
> I have a PowerPoint presentation I can send you but I do not know how to add
> attachments to the site, Do you know?
Hello!!
Can you send me this presentation please. My e mail address is
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Thanks in advance
Posted by Dave Wolff on 30 April, 2011 - 9:20 am
>> I have a PowerPoint presentation I

>can send you but I do not know how to
>add
>> attachments to the site, Do you
>know?
>
I would be very appreciative of a copy of the presentation on hydrogen cooling. My e-mail is

dave(dot)wolff(at)protonenergy.com
Posted by Phil Corso on 7 May, 2011 - 2:08 pm
Uma...I suggest you go to ABB's website.
Regards, Phil Corso

Posted by edward ansari on 26 August, 2012 - 5:54 am
I would appreciate you send me a copy of your presentation to my mail: ansari.mecheng@gmail.com

Posted by sardar9 on 10 May, 2011 - 3:45 am
Hello !!! May I request your power point presentation. My e mail

Thank for your time

Posted by heyram on 21 July, 2011 - 4:37 pm
> I have a PowerPoint presentation I can send you
Dear Sir,
I would like to have your power point presentation. Would you kindly send me power point file to my email
add: chitaram_79@yahoo.com
Posted by sardar9 on 21 July, 2011 - 8:58 pm
> I have a PowerPoint presentation I can send you but I do not know how to add attachments to the site, Do
you know?
Hi Mr retired,
please send me power point attachment for H2 cooling, I really appreciate that. My e mail is
Posted by sardar9 on 2 August, 2011 - 11:43 pm
> I have a PowerPoint presentation I can

> send you but I do not know how to add
I really appreciate if you can e mail me power point presentation of H2 cooler system.
Thanks. My e mail:
bainsmd1@yahoo.com
Posted by savage42 on 10 August, 2011 - 5:15 am

I really appreciate if you can e mail me power point presentation of H2 cooler system.
Thanks. My e mail:
wesleythompson42@gmail.com
Posted by mr2jz on 8 September, 2011 - 7:33 pm

Is it possible to get a copy of your presentation that you so graciously offered. Either a native format or pdf
will be greatly appreciated and can be sent to mr2jzherring at aim dot com (I don't know if real emails get
through). And thank you in advance.
Posted by any auther on 15 September, 2011 - 2:58 pm
sir pls send me a copy of PowerPoint presentation...

my email id is uks.117@gamil.com
Posted by tburger on 16 July, 2013 - 8:21 am
If you're still listening, please send a copy of your presentation to tcburger2001[at]yahoo[dot]com...

Posted by technogiant on 28 August, 2012 - 3:18 pm
Hi I'm interested in this post as I've made a domestic computer cooling chamber that cools to about -25c. The
system uses recirculated air as a cooling medium and I wish to replace this with another gaseous medium that
is more effective.
While hydrogen would be appealing due to it's 10x fold increased cooling efficiency I fear it's explosive nature
would not suit it for domestic use.
I was wondering if anyone has information of other gases that would be more efficient than air but safer for the
domestic environment.

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Failed or failing seals.

Poor Seal Oil Pressure regulation during purging/charging.

Poor operation or valving of Seal Drain Enlargement tank drains.

Have a look at the Seal Oil System piping drawing.

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> The concepts of a hydrogen-cooled generator are very simple. As current

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In theory it would seem possible.

Hope this helps!

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The sentence below from the previous post was incorrect.

> So scavenging rates are constant over operating periods; they

The above sentence should have read:

Apologies for any confusion.

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So, patience is the key.

Posted by chaitu on 30 June, 2010 - 7:29 pm

can u send the presentation to me. my mail address is

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