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Thordon Bearings Provides New Lease on Life for Fortum Hydropower Plants

Fortum’s 10MW hydropower plant at Vassinkoski, Sweden, is now successfully operating with Thordon Bearings’ polymer SXL turbine guide bearing following the completion of the plant’s extensive renovation and recommissioning work.

https://thordonbearings.com/news/2019/01/08/thordon-bearings-provides-new-lease-on-life-for-fortum-hydropower-plants

Bearings’ polymer SXL turbine guide bearing following the completion of the plant’s extensive, based in the Czech Republic. For both plants, ČKD Blansko specified Thordon’s SXL polymer bearings, each with a bronze tapered keyset, in addition to SXL axial sealing face rings. Greg Auger, with new oil lubricated assemblies, only the one closest to the water was replaced with an SXL water, wearing SXL seal face material for the axial seal assembly that was installed. This was Fortum’s first

General Material Selection Guide for Various Application Parameters

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 General Material Selection Guide for Various Application Parameters Recommended Thordon Grades Lubrication / Operating Pressure Dry (sealed or minimal abrasives) 0-10 MPa (0-1450 psi) SXL, psi) XL SXL/PT80 ThorPlas-Blue 5.5-10 MPa (800-1450 psi) SXL / PT80 ThorPlas-Blue 10-15 MPa (1450, abrasives) 0-10 MPa (0-1450 psi) SXL / PT80 ThorPlas-Blue 10-15 MPa (1450-2175 psi) HPSXL ThorPlas, (abrasives present) 0-3 MPa (0-500 psi) GM2401 SXL / PT80 ThorPlas-Blue 3-10 MPa (500-1450 psi) SXL

Ships still being built with greased bronze rudder bearings

There are several types of rudders on the market – some built by OEM’s such as Becker or Van Der Velden and others built by shipyards throughout the world.

https://thordonbearings.com/newsworks/blog-posts/2011/04/06/ships-still-being-built-with-greased-bronze-rudder-bearings

the water line, lasting for 15 to 20 years (such as Thordon SXL), are easy to install (SXL is 1/5th

Pump Bearings Product Manual - Белова RUS

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. Сегментированные уплотнения вала SXL, – четыре марки эластомерной продукции – XL, SXL, Composite (GM2401) и PT80. Это позволяет выбрать, . 5 4. ПОЛНАЯ ЛИНЕЙКА ВЫСОКОЭФФЕКТИВНЫХ ПОДШИПНИКОВ ДЛЯ ВЕРТИКАЛЬНЫХ НАСОСОВ Thordon SXL, Thordon SXL. ● Характеристики износостойкости, аналогичные представленным эластомерным маркам,    Всухую (гермет. или минимальное трение) 0–10 МПа (0–1450 фунтов на кв. дюйм) SXL / PT80

What is the bearing material used for propeller shafts?

Thordon manufactures 4 grades of propeller shaft bearings for different operating environments – COMPAC for blue water operation, XL and SXL for varying degrees of abrasives and RiverTough for the most abrasive water conditions. They are proprietary synthetic elastomeric polymer alloys combining the best properties of plastic with the toughness and abrasion resistance of rubber. See the Thordon Bearing Grade & Configuration Selection Chart

River Water Intake Pump

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, Mexico Application: River Water Intake Pump Thordon Grade: SXL Date of Original Installation, challenges with pump bearings. TZ Industrias recommended Thordon’s SXL material which has, durability and efficiency are important. The low friction and wear rates of SXL contribute, : Thordon SXL was first installed to a river water intake pump at Tres Valles Sugar Mill in May 2023 and has been operating without issue since. A second pump was also fitted with SXL in February

Thordon Seawater-Lubricated Tailshaft Bearings Selected for SUMED Pipeline Service Boats

Egypt’s SUMED pipeline operator Arab Petroleum Pipeline Company (SUMED) has completed the tailshaft conversion to Thordon’s SXL seawater-lubricated bearing system for seven special purpose single point mooring (SPM) service boats. The final in a series of 17.5m (57.4ft) long, 1976–built service boats had its original oil-lubricated tailshaft bearings replaced with the Thordon system at Nefertiti Marine’s Yard-K, in Rosetta Nile, in December 2022. The first vessel, SUMED 10, was converted in 2019.

https://thordonbearings.com/news/2023/06/26/thordon-seawater-lubricated-tailshaft-bearings-selected-for-sumed-pipeline-service-boats

the tailshaft conversion to Thordon’s SXL seawater-lubricated bearing system for seven special purpose single, for a longer lasting bearing solution, resistant to abrasive waterways. We proposed the SXL material, .” In addition to SXL tailshaft bearings machined for shaft diameters of 95mm (3.74in), Nefertiti, installation, together with the reliability and availability of Thordon’s SXL bearings, lead times, said. Thordon Bearing’s SXL and ThorPlas-Blue non-metallic bearings are ideal solutions

Horizontal Pump Wear Ring

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Thordon’s SXL material, primarily due to the excellent resistance to abrasive wear. As the medium being pumped in this application was not clean water, a tough and durable material like Thordon SXL, Thordon SXL. The customer reported improved pump efficiency from the tighter running clearance, on the successful use of the Thordon SXL elastomer around the world in similar abrasive duty pump bearing and wear, Application: RAS (Return Activated Sludge) – Horizontal Pump Wear Ring Thordon Grade: SXL Date

Circulating Water Vertical Pump

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, as well as Pump OEM Ebara, with data demonstrating that Thordon’s SXL and Composite materials had superior abrasive wear properties. Ebara recommended Thordon’s SXL material to the Datang Ningde plant due to its outstanding past performance, which aligned with the pump design requirements. SXL, recommended Thordon’s Composite material, which has even better abrasion resistance than SXL, : Composite & SXL Date of Original Installation: 2016 CWVP 05/24 Circulating Water Vertical Pump

Rudder Bearings

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Rudder Bearings SXL Rudder Bearings Reliability, long wear life, applications for over 25 years with an impressive reference list of over 4000 vessels. Thordon SXL self, rudder bearings can be delivered fast to any ship repair facility in the world. Thordon SXL rudder, elimination of grease and greasing systems removing any risk of pollution. Thordon SXL can also withstand high shock loads and edge loading. In addition to SXL pintle, stock and carrier disc bearings, SXL