Floating brush seal technology

Inpro/Seal, a leader in the design and manufacture of custom engineered sealing and shaft grounding solutions, has released a new product video. The Sentinel Floating Brush Seal (FBS) product video illustrates how the Sentinel FBS enhances process steam turbine performance.

Carbon rings are commonly used to seal against steam leakage in process steam turbines. Yet, they are weak, brittle and deteriorate quickly, rendering them ineffective in a short period of time. The Sentinel FBS provides an effective sealing solution, increasing uptime and decreasing maintenance costs. Designed as a drop-in replacement for standard carbon rings, the Sentinel FBS uses a metallic brush that serves as the primary seal while a carbon element provides face sealing. This innovative technology increases maintenance intervals to three times longer than those of carbon rings while providing a stable leakage reduction. 

 

Inpro/Seal Sentinel FBS