Published 1987 | Version v1
Miscellaneous

Major turbine generator shaft realignment

  • 1. Ontario Hydro, Pickering, ON (Canada). Pickering Generating Station

Description

Pickering-1 turbine generator was found to have significant shaft misalignment. The cause of the misalignment was traced to uneven settling of the supporting foundation. The machine was completely realigned by lowering the high-pressure and the first low-pressure turbine and the accompanying bearings. Settlement of foundations was also discovered at other Pickering units, but the conditions of alignment did not warrant major turbine repositioning at the time. Monitoring of foundation movement and turbine generator alignment is continuing. A computer-aided laser alignment instrument has been developed, and will be used for all future turbine generator alignments at Pickering

Part of:
Proceedings of the Canadian Nuclear Society CANDU maintenance conference

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Publishing Information

ISBN
0-919784-15-1
Imprint Title
Proceedings of the Canadian Nuclear Society CANDU maintenance conference
Imprint Pagination
342 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 3C.35-3C.43.
Report number
INIS-mf--13763

Conference

Title
CANDU maintenance conference.
Dates
22-24 Nov 1987.
Place
Toronto, ON (Canada).

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