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Flushless and leak free Vertical Turbine with SpiralTrac Seal Adaptor

Flushless and leak free Vertical Turbine with SpiralTrac Seal Adaptor

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3 Voith Siemens vertical hydro turbines running at 600 rpm with 7.8m pressure. Fluid is dirty river water. Previous sealing solution is an OEM double rubber lip seal on steel plate which fails after 8 to 12 months when the clean flush pressure drops below river pressure. Chesterton 442 260 mm RSC/RSC S EP mechanical seal with a SpiralTrac seal adaptor made of ESC material. First installation in July 2012. As of 2017 December, the turbine is still running leak free and flushless after 20,000 hours! In 2013 the other 2 turbines were converted as well! Application Info & Challenge Solution & Result 2456 Rocky Lake Drive | Waverley | Nova Scotia | CANADA | B2R 1R6 Tel: (902) 861-3464 | Fax: (902) 861-3522 | info@enviroseal.ca | enviroseal.ca © 2019 EnviroSeal Engineering Produ

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