Deflector protects wind turbine's main bearing and gear seal
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 319 KB
- Volume
- 2011
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1350-4789
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✦ Synopsis
Environment-friendly bearing isolator is targeted at oil-mist applications
G arlock Sealing Technologies Llc has launched an environment-friendly bearing isolator designed to be used in flooded and oil-mist applications.
The EnDuro design core features a patentpending biconcave surface incorporated within the firm's proprietary fluorocarbon stator which provides long-life and reliable bearing protection.
Garlock says that EnDuro is the first seal to prevent the loss of potential environmentally harmful bearing lubrication, while also preventing contamination ingress in flooded or oil-mist environments.
Earl Rogalski, Senior Product Manager, Garlock Sealing Technologies, said: 'The EnDuro incorporates three very different, and patent-pending sealing technologies into one compact and self-contained design. The result is a bearing isolator that keeps potential environmentally harmful bearing lubrication in and prevents contamination from entering the bearing system, while at the same time preventing costly equipment wear.'
The EnDuro bearing isolator is designed to quickly and easily replace contact lip seals and traditional bearing isolators used throughout industry. It is available in shaft sizes ranging from 0.875 inches to over 6 inches, in flanged, flangeless and custom configurations.