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Name Plate details

AC SEAL OIL MOP DC SEAL OIL PUMP SEAL OIL RECIRCULATION
PUMP

TYPE SCREW PUMP SCREW PUMP SCREW PUMP

PRESSURE 1.0 Mpa 1.0 MPa 0.5 MPa

FLOW 15.84 m3/hr 14.4 m3/hr

15.84 m3/hr

RPM 1440 1500 1440

MOTOR POWER 7.5 KW 7.5 KW 5.5 KW

MOTOR CURRENT 15 AMP 41.1 AMP 10.6 AMP

VACUUM PUMP SEAL EXHAUSTER FAN

TYPE ROTARY VANE VACUUM CENTRIFUGAL FAN

PUMP
RPM 1410 2860

MOTOR CURRENT 3.48 AMP 5.8 AMP

MOTOR POWER 1.5 KW 3 KW

 Power Supply of Seal
Oil pump
1. AC Seal oil pump-B, location-Turbine
6.9 mtr *BMB05,E1
2. AC Seal oil pump-A, location-Turbine
6.9 mtr *BMB04, E1
3. Recirculation oil pump, location-Turbine
MCC B,0 mtr *BJB04, F 4
4. DC Seal oil pump feed control panel
Q234#22
5. Seal oil vacuum pump, location –
Turbine MCC B,0 mtr *BJB04, F
6. Seal oil smoke exhauster fan A,
location - Turbine 0 mtr *BJB02,F
7 Seal oil smoke exhauster fan B,
location - Turbine 0 mtr *BJA02, F

Note: Refers ToU#1-10,U#2-20,U#3-30,U#4 - 40

 Seal oil system- Main parameters

Seal oil inlet temperature: 25~50 Deg C

Seal oil outlet temperature: <70 Deg C
Generator H2 pressure: 0.45MPa
Differential pressure range
: 0.05-0.07MPa
Oil tank vacuum range: -90 to - 96 Kpa

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 Function of Seal oil system
In order to prevent escape of hydrogen from the generator it is
essential to provide shaft seals at both the ends where the shaft
extends through the casing.
This is achieved by providing radial oil films in the system, this oil
being kept at a higher pressure than that of the hydrogen inside the
generator.
The location where the rotor shaft passes through the stator casing
are provided with radial or ring type seal rings. The seal ring is formed
by joining two semicircular rings.

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Seal oil
vacuum tank
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 Main equipments in seal oil system

Seal oil drain enlargement section

Float oil tank
Air detraining section
Vacuum Device
Circulation pump
Two Main Oil Pump & One Emergency Oil Pump

Oil water detectors

.Oil Gas DPRV
Oil Filters
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 Seal oil drain enlargement section
The turbine end and exciter end of generator hydrogen side
have a drainage pipe connected with seal oil drain enlargement
section. Seal ring draining oil expand in this section and thus
enable the separation of H2 in the return line.
This section is divided into two compartments. These
compartments are connected with an U-shaped pipe outside, in
order to prevent the generator air blower DP causing the gas
circulate in seal oil drain pipe.

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 Float tank
Oil from the enlargement section flow into the float oil tank,
this float tank function is further to separate the H2 from the
seal oil.
This tank has a float valve installed inside by which the oil level
of the tank is controlled.
Manual bypass valve and oil level gauge is provided outside of
the tank, in order to manually control the oil level if required.

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Float tank
 Air Detraining section
Generator air side seal oil & bearing no#7 and #8 lube oil flow

into air detraining section.

Vapor exhaust fans are provided to remove the trapped gases

from air detraining tank section.

Oil from this section flow into turbine main oil tank

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 Vacuum device
The vacuum device mainly includes vacuum oil tank, circulation
pump & vacuum pump. They are oil purification equipment in single
ring type seal oil system.

In normal working condition bearing lube oil is continuously supplied

in vacuum oil tank, air & moisture can be separated from lube oil in
vacuum oil tank, then through the vacuum pump and vacuum pipe
exhausted to atmosphere, thus caused the seal oil to be purify, prevented
air & moisture caused pollution to generator H2.

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 Oil water detectors
•Oil water detection enunciators' are provided to find the oil or
water leak inside generator.
•Float with magnetic steel and magnetic switch are provided
inside the detectors, when oil or water level increases the switch
closes and raises the alarm.
•Two oil water level detectors are provided for generator & one
oil level detector connected to drain enlargement section is
provided for seal oil system.

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Oil water detectors
 DPR
 The differential pressure between oil and gas is set by compression of the spring
with help of the adjusting nut.
 Compression of the spring leads to down movement of the valve stem and valve
cone.
 This movement reduces the pressure through the valve as the valve closes and
increases the pressure through the line.
 Increase in h2 pressure will lead to compression of the main operating bellow
which in turn will move the valve head in turn valve and valve cone to close the
valve
 Closing of the valve will reduce the pressure of the oil at the out let of the valve
while oil pressure going to the seals will increase.

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 Starting procedure of Seal oil system

Pre Start
1 Ensure all work permits of Turbo generator and seal oil system are cancelled and all
men and materials are removed.

2 Ensure Turbine lube oil system is running

3 Ensure sufficient oil level(>1.0 M) is available in Vacuum tank of seal oil system.

4 Ensure sealing water supply(pr.>0.4 MPa) to vacuum pump of seal oil system is running

5 DC Pump should be in stand by mode

6 Check all suction & discharge valves of pumps, oil filters are open.

7 Adjust the DPRV to 0.05 MPa w.r.t. H2 pressure

8 Check electrical supply to both pumps is ready, start seal oil vacuum pump and main
tank press as -0.04 Mpa.
9. Start the recirculation pump.
10.Release Local emergency Stop push button.
11.Start the seal oil pump ,check pump outlet pressure in local as 0.8 Mpa
Post start
1 Check for any abnormal sound/Vibrations from Motor & Pump

2. Note all the parameters

3.Note : During change over time keep other pump on standby mode and keep
DC Seal oil pumping manual mode and stop the running pump.

4. Note : If stand by pump not started then immediately start DC seal oil pump
 Seal oil flow circuit
Oil circuit during normal operation:-
Bearing lubrication oil pipeline - vacuum oil tank main seal oil pump oil filter –
DPR –Generator seal oil bush - Generator inside ( Hydrogen side)Enlargement tank –
floater oil tank – Air detraining tank (mixed with generator lubricating oil drain)
turbine main oil tank.
Oil circuit when emergency Oil pump
is in service:-
Bearing lubrication oil pipeline – Emergency seal oil pump (DC) - oil filter –DPR-
Generator seal oil bush – Generator inside ( Hydrogen side) – Enlargement tank –
floater oil tank – Air detraining tank (mixed with generator lubricating oil drain)
-turbine main oil tank.
Oil circuit when both Main SOP & DC SOP stop:-
Bearing lubrication oil pipeline – oil filter – DPR-Generator seal oil bush– Generator inside
(Hydrogen side) – Enlargement tank - floater oil tank – Air detraining tank (mixed with generator
lubricating oil drain) - main oil tank.
Oil self circulation circuit:-
 when Lube Oil System of the turbine Fails.
 Limits of operational
parameter
Descriptions Unit Normal Value Upper Limit Lower
Limit

Sealing Oil Temperature ℃ 35-45 - -

Sealing Pad Return Oil ℃ ≤75

Temperature

Sealing Oil Return Oil ℃ ≤70 - -

Temperature

Vacuum Oil Tank Level mm 0 (Oil tank centre line) 65-75 35-45

Vacuum Oil Tank Vacuum MPa -0.09～-0.096 - -0.088

Oil/Hydrogen Differential MPa Oil pressure exceeds - -

Pressure hydrogen pressure
0.056±0.02
 Seal oil system- Main interlocks
SL NO DESCRIPTIONS SET VALUE TIMER
MAIN OIL
PUMP A/B
INTERLOCK
START
1 Running pump tripped and other in stand by.

2 One pump running & pressure is low and other in <=680KPa 3SEC
standby.
INTERLOCK
STOP
1 Vacuum oil tank level low. -75MM

EMERGENCY
OIL PUMP
INTERLOCK
START
1 Both main oil pump tripped and Emergency in standby. 5sec

2 Main pump pressure low. <680KPa 5sec

3 Vacuum oil tank level low. -75MM 24
 Seal oil system- Alarms

SL NO ALARMS SET VALUE

1 Seal oil, gas of Generator DP low. <34Kpa

2 Seal oil drain enlargement diction level high <800cc

3 Seal oil vaccum tank pressure low. > -88KPa

4 Seal oil vaccum tank level high. >75mm

5 Seal oil vaccum tank level low. <-75mm

6 Seal oil filter DP high. >100KPa

7 Main seal oil pump O/L pressure low. <680Kpa

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 Seal oil quality
Moisture <100 PPM
Total acidity no. (TAN) <0.2 mg KOH/gm oil
NAS value limit: <7 (National aerospace standard)

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Emergency operation of Seal Oil Pump
1. If Hydrogen tries to come out from generator rotor ends, check Seal oil pump discharge
pressure .If Pressure is low stop the faulty pump ensure starting of another pump if not,
start manually.

2. DP of oil & gas should be maintained so as to maintain Hydrogen rated pressure

(0.05MPa).

3. Abnormal sound ,spark, smoke occurs stop the faulty pump and start standby pump
immediately.

4. When Unit is running @ 3000 RPM, If running pump trips and another one is not
available, trip the machine (generator), depressurize hydrogen up to 0.05 MPa and
charge emergency seal oil line immediately.

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Stopping Procedure
Seal oil Pump

1. Ensure all Hydrogen in generator has been replaced with CO2 then with air.

2. Barring gear has stopped.

3. Put out stand by of DC and main AC seal oil pump.

4. Stop the sealing oil vacuum pump.

5. Stop running seal oil pump ,then make sure re-circulation sealing oil pump
interlocks stops.

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 Problems Faced
S.No Problem Reason Action
1 Vacuum tank level 1. Float inside vacuum 1. Isolating the lube oil
increasing tank not functioning make up line.
properly. 2. Isolating the DC line
2. Passing in DC oil and Recirculation line.
discharge header to
recirculation line
2 Vacuum tank level 1.AC & DC pump running 1.Normalize the make up
dropping and Make up line from line or stop running DC
lube oil may in close while AC in service.
condition. 2. Identify and arrest the
2. Leakage in system leakage

3 Float tank level 1) Generator H2 pressure 1) Maintain the pressure

increasing is very low <0.04MPA 2) Bypass the float tank
2) Float not functioning
properly
4 Float tank level 1) Float tank inlet valve 1) Normalize the valves
dropping closed and outlet in 2) Close float tank bypass
open condition valves
2) Generator pressure
increasing and float
S.No Problem Reason Action

5 Enlargement tank level 1) No flow from 1. Check weather float tank

increasing. enlargement tank and its bypass is in isolated
return line. condition.
2. Check whether Float
tank and enlargement tank
balancing line in open
condition.
6 Oil leak in generator 1) Seal oil & H2 DP is 1) Reduce DP and
high. maintain <0.09Mpa
2) Point 5

7 Seal oil DP variation 1)DPRV 1) Set DPRV with help of

malfunctioning. maintenance team or
2) Seal oil filter choke maintain manually by
bypassing DPRV
2) Changeover filter
8 Generator H2 pressure 1)DP low 1) Adjust DP
dropping 2) H2 leakage 2) Check for leakage
3) Vent valve open 3) Isolate vent valve
4) Sudden cooling 4) Charge h2 cooler
gradually or charge after
Unit synchronization
S.No Problem Reason Action

9 H2 purity / Dew point 1) H2 dryer not 1)Availability of H2 dryer.

not maintaining functioning properly 2)H2 purging
2) Seal oil vacuum low 3)Maintaining seal vacuum
3) Oil quality poor more than 90Kpa
10 Seal oil pump 1) Pump not getting 1) Adjust vacuum
abnormal sound proper suction. accordingly
2) Discharge pressure 2) Setting over fall PRV to
high maintain manifold
pressure to 1.0 MPA
11 Generator not getting 1) Filling line not
pressurized normalized
2) Seal oil DP low Normalizing the same
3) Float tank bypass
open
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