Seal Oil System
Seal Oil System
SYSTEM
By Magesh
The generator we use is hydrogen cooled.
The hydrogen gas is volatile in nature. To prevent
the hydrogen from exposing to atmosphere we
need to seal the hydrogen gas within the
generator housing, that’s where the seal oil
system is introduced.
The seal oil system prevents the hydrogen
gas from moving out of the generator. The seal oil
pressure should be more than that of the
hydrogen. The pressurised seal oil is supplied to
the annular gap between the shaft seal. As long as
the pressure in the annular gap exceeds the
pressure of hydrogen gas, the gas cannot escape
from the generator housing.
The pressure difference between the
hydrogen and seal oil pressure should be
maintained around 1.5 ksc.
SEAL OIL
OIL TRAP
SOST
DRAIN
LUB OIL RETURN HEADER
AIR H2
W FILTERS
IOT
O
T
SOVP-A
VACUUM
TANK
SOVP-B COOLERS
DC SOP
SOP-1 SOP-2
. . .
COMPONENTS OF SEAL OIL SYSTEM