Webinars

Dr. Bobby Svoboda presented the fourth webinar of the IAPWS Power Cycle Chemistry Working Group on 27 May 2026: Chemistry issues of water-cooled generators and other electrical machines

With generator water cooling only a few problem areas related to corrosion and deposits have emerged in more than 70 years of history. With copper hollow conductors, the most common and severe problem is plugging of copper hollow conductors. Other problem areas, mainly limited to specific designs, are crevice corrosion between the brazing and the hollow conductors (“clip-to-strand leak”), plugging of strainers, and conductive deposits inside of insulating hoses. In addition, features and experiences with stainless steel hollow conductors will be given. This webinar addresses those problems and gives guidance for avoidance from the IAPWS Technical Guidance Document which can be downloaded here - https://iapws.org/documents/techguide/Generator

Presenter: Dr. Barry Dooley.
Date: January 27, 2026

Dr Barry Dooley and Dr Wolfgang Hater presented the second webinar of the IAPWS Power Plant Chemistry Working Group on 27 January 2026: Application of Film Forming Substances (FFS) In Power Cycles.

Dr Barry Dooley is a world-renowned water/steam chemistry and materials expert and Dr Wolfgang Hater, is also a world-renowned expert in Film Forming Substances. They both provided an enlightening and informative webinar on the latest science, understanding, and application techniques and results for FFS in Power Cycles.

More than 300 individuals registered for the webinar, and 170 viewed the presentation live on-line.  It is now available for everyone!