Fully Enclosed Gearboxes For Petroleum And Chemical Filtration Equipment

Product Specification

Dedicated gearboxes for petroleum and chemical filtration equipment Excellent Corrosion Resistance

1. Introduction

Dedicated gearboxes for petroleum and chemical filtration equipment are core drive components used in various industrial filters, such as rotary drum filters, belt filters, leaf filters, and centrifuges. Unlike gearboxes designed for extreme torque, these units focus on providing precise, stable, and continuous low-speed operation in harsh, corrosive environments, with high reliability and sealing integrity. They are often exposed to corrosive chemicals, solvents, high temperatures, high humidity, and frequent wash-down cycles, necessitating exceptional corrosion resistance and sealing reliability.

2. Advantages

• Excellent Corrosion Resistance: Gearbox housings are often made from high-strength cast iron with special anti-corrosion coatings (e.g., epoxy resin) or are constructed from stainless steel (e.g., 304, 316L). Internal components also frequently use stainless steel or nickel plating to resist attack from acids, alkalis, and solvents.

• Superior Sealing Performance: Feature fully enclosed designs and multiple sealing combinations (e.g., mechanical seals, PTFE lip seals, labyrinth seals) to ensure internal lubricant (often food-grade or synthetic) does not leak and contaminate the process, while also preventing ingress of external chemicals, wash-down steam, and corrosive gases.

• Smooth and Precise Operation: Precision-machined gears and bearing arrangements ensure stable output speed with minimal fluctuation, which is critical for consistent filtration and product uniformity.

• Long Maintenance Intervals & High Reliability: Designed for continuous process operation, with bearings and gears selected for high safety factors and superior lubrication systems, enabling long-term, stable, unattended operation and reducing maintenance needs.

• Diverse Mounting Configurations: Available in various mounting styles (foot-mounted, flange-mounted, vertical, horizontal) to perfectly adapt to different filter structure designs.

• Cleanability & Hygienic Design (for specific sectors): For filtration equipment in food, pharmaceutical, or fine chemical industries, gearboxes can be designed to meet hygienic standards with clean-in-place (CIP) capabilities and use of FDA/GMP-compliant materials.

3. Key Technical Parameters

• Power Range: Typically low, ranging from 0.1 kW to 30 kW, depending on the filter size and load.

• Output Torque: Moderate, sufficient to overcome cake resistance and drive the rotating assembly.

• Output Speed Range: Very low and often precisely adjustable, typically between 0.1 RPM and 30 RPM, or even lower, to meet various filtration rate requirements.

• Reduction Ratio: Usually large to achieve low output speed.

• Protection Grade: Very high, typically IP65/IP66/IP67, ensuring protection against water jets and dust.

• Insulation Class: Motor insulation is typically Class F or H to suit potentially high ambient temperatures.

• Materials: Housing: Cast Iron (with coating), Stainless Steel (304, 316L); Gears: Alloy Steel (treated), Stainless Steel.

• Lubrication: Often uses synthetic oil or food-grade white oil for excellent chemical stability and long life.

4. Applications

These gearboxes are widely used in process industries requiring solid-liquid separation:

• Petrochemical Industry: Filters in PTA (Purified Terephthalic Acid) production, lubricant dewaxing, catalyst recovery.

• Chemical Industry: Filtration and dewatering of dyes, pigments, plastics, resins, pesticides.

• Pharmaceutical Industry: Filtration separation of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and intermediates (requiring hygienic design).

• Food & Beverage Industry: Filtration of edible oils, syrups, alcohols, juices (requiring hygienic design).

• Environmental Protection Industry: Industrial wastewater treatment, sludge dewatering (e.g., in belt presses, centrifuges).

• Mineral Processing: Dewatering of concentrates in beneficiation processes.