Copper-fouling resistant stator water cooling (swc) system and method
AssigneeConstellation Energy Generation, LLC
InventorAndrew Delano Odell
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Abstract
Described herein is a stator water cooling (SWC) system in an electrical power generator with improved resistance to copper fouling, more specifically, to a component of the SWC system, such as a strainer, having an anti-fouling metallic material on the surface of the component. Also described herein is a method of reducing copper fouling in a SWC system that comprises applying an anti-fouling metallic material to the surface of a SWC system component.
Claims16
An electrical power generator comprising a stator water cooling (SWC) system, the SWC system comprising:
- a) one or more copper conductors;
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- b) a SWC system strainer comprising stainless steel and an anti-fouling metallic material on the surface thereof, the anti-fouling metallic material comprising Monel, Brass, Cupronickel, or a combination thereof.
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A fouling-resistant strainer comprising stainless steel, of a stator water cooling (SWC) system, prepared by a method comprising applying an anti-fouling metallic material comprising Monel, Brass, Cupronickel, or a combination thereof, to the surface of the strainer to thereby reduce copper fouling of the strainer.
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