Large electrical generator stators are normally cooled by water. Unfortunately, generator availability is reduced when copper corrosion products plug the hollow strands of the stator-winding coil.

When turbine generators were first introduced more than 100 years ago, they were cooled by air. However, as unit output increased there became a need for more efficient cooling. This led to the ...

In part because they are closed-loop systems, it can be easy to ignore power plant cooling water systems that support the reliable functioning of everything from stator bars in the generator to ...