COOLING WATER SYSTEM

COOLING WATER SYSTEM

Cooling water requirements

 Cooling water for generator bearings

 Cooling water for generator coolers
 Cooling water for shaft seal
 Cooling water for Transformer oil
GENERATOR COOLING

 AIR COOLING SYSTEM

 Generator is provided with a closed, recirculating air cooling
system
 The cooling pressure is created by fanning action of rotor spider
 The air circulates through radial ducts provided in the rotor rim
which allows a cooling air flow to be distributed radially and
uniformly all along the machine axis
STATOR AIR COOLERS

 The heat generated in the generator is cooled

in a closed circuit through air to water heat
exchangers (air coolers)
 The coolers are equally spaced around the
outer periphery of the frame.
 Each cooler is composed of finned Cupro-
Nickel tubes the extremities of which are fixed
to two drilled end plates connected to water
boxes.
SYSTEM OF COOLING AT THPS

 Open loop system

 Closed loop system
In open loop system water comes from the
Penstock and after cooling it goes to the tail
race.
In closed loop system the water comes from
the cooling pond and after cooling it returns to
the cooling pond
COOLING WATER SYSTEM

 Cooling requirements:
Air coolers 3400L/min
Oil coolers 1120L/min
Normal working press. 7kg/cm2
OIL COOLERS

 Plug in type oil coolers submerged in the

generator oil for cooling
 Thrust Bearing
Thrust Bearing carries the whole weight of the machine.

H S Lubrication system
to safeguard thrust
pads during starting &
stopping of machine.

Thrust Bearing high

pressure lubrication
port