GORE® Turbine Filters for Air Inlet Filtration
Upgrading to GORE® Turbine Filters with E12 hydrophobic HEPA technology has provided enormous value to rotating equipment users.
Reduce Maintenance with Durable Industrial Air Filters
E12 high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filters from Gore are engineered to keep your turbines up and running for the long haul. This durable watertight filtration technology is proven to maintain clean engine performance, minimize downtime and lower maintenance costs over the filter’s lifetime.
Our Filters Benefit Turbine Engines in Numerous Ways:
Allow Only Pure Air
- Prescreens larger contaminants, captures smaller contaminants, and blocks water droplets
- Allows only pure air through due to its naturally hydrophobic ePTFE (expanded polytetrafluoroethylene) proprietary thin, three-layer composite membrane
Increase Turbine Availability & Reliability
- Eliminate need for off-line compressor washing
- Avoid risk of startup and shutdown failures
- Operate continuously at clean compressor efficiency
Reduce Turbine Wear
- Prevent blocking of cooling ports and overheating of blades
- Prevent rotational imbalance from compressor fouling
- Avoid cyclical thermal stress due to turbine stops and restarts for cleaning
Reduce Salt Corrosion
- Prevent liquid water ingress through filters
- Stop penetration of airborne and waterborne salts
- Reduce corrosion in compressor and hot section
Optimize Power Output
- Eliminate power loss from compressor fouling
- Eliminate fouling-induced heat rate increases
- Prevent captured contaminants from rinsing through filters during periods of heavy rain or fog
GORE Turbine Filters are used in numerous industries, including:
- Petrochemical
- Refinery
- Oil extraction
- Power generation
- Pipeline
Types of GORE Turbine Filters
Our cartridge-style filters can be pulse-cleaned. Pulse cleaning can be very useful depending on the local environment. In cold-weather regions where ice can form on the filter and in dry regions with sandstorms, on-demand pulsing can be very effective. Programming of the pulse system should be optimized for the application.
Pulse cleaning our filters is not required or beneficial in environments where icing or heavy sand loading isn’t present. Broad industry experience has shown that pulsing is ineffective at dislodging sticky submicron particles like hydrocarbons.
- Conical & Cylindrical Filter Pair
- Cylindrical Filters
- V-Panel Filters
- Pulse Panel Filters
- Z-Panel Filters
- Composite Filters
- Flange Top Cartridge Filters
How High Efficiency Air Filters Can Increase Gas Turbine Availability
Listen to Gore’s Dr. Holger Stolpmann explain how high efficiency air filters can increase gas turbine availability.
Advanced Media Developed Specifically for Ambient Air Filtration
Learn how GORE Turbine Filters keep fine particles, dirty water and salt out of gas turbines.
Technical Specifications
| Conical & Cylindrical Filter Pair | Cylindrical Filters | V-Panel Filters | Pulse Panel Filters | Z-Panel Filters | Composite Filters | Flange Top Cartridge Filters | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operational Mode | Pulse cleanable & static | Pulse cleanable & static (for arctic or desert environments) | Static | Pulse cleanable & static | Static | Static | Pulse cleanable & static (for arctic or desert environments) |
| Filter Media | Fully synthethic composite with ePTFE membrane | Fully synthethic composite with ePTFE membrane | Fully synthethic composite with ePTFE membrane | Fully synthethic composite with ePTFE membrane | Fully synthethic composite with ePTFE membrane | Fully synthethic composite with ePTFE membrane | Fully synthethic composite with ePTFE membrane |
| Structural Components | Galvanized Steel | Galvanized Steel | Polymer | Galvanized Steel | Polymer | Galvanized Steel | Galvanized Steel |
| Potting | Polyurethane | Polyurethane | Polyurethane | Polyurethane | Polyurethane | Polyurethane | Polyurethane |
| Gasket | EPDM Rubber | EPDM Rubber | PU Foam | PU Foam | PU Foam | EPDM Rubber | EPDM Rubber |
| Efficiency | E12 according to EN 1822 Min 99.5% @MPPS | E12 according to EN 1822 Min 99.5% @MPPS | E12 according to EN 1822 Min 99.5% @MPPS | E12 according to EN 1822 Min 99.5% @MPPS | E12 according to EN 1822 Min 99.5% @MPPS | E12 according to EN 1822 Min 99.5% @MPPS | E12 according to EN 1822 Min 99.5% @MPPS |
| Wet Burst Pressure | >7500 Pa (30" wg) | >7500 Pa (30" wg) | >6250 Pa (25" wg) | N/A | >5000 Pa (20" wg) | >7500 Pa (30" wg) | >7500 Pa (30" wg) |
| Initial Pressure Drop | 180 Pa @ 2500 m3/h (.72" wg @ 1472 cfm) | TCU017: 220 Pa @ 1250 m3/h (0.9 in wg @736 cfm) TCU018: 195 Pa @ 1050 m3/h (0.8 in wg @ 618 cfm) TCU019: 225 Pa @ 1300 m3/h (0.9 in wg @ 765 cfm) TCU037: 285 Pa @ 1650 m3/h (1.2 in wg @ 971 cfm) | V12: 235 Pa @ 3400 m3/h (.94 " wg @ 2000 cfm) V15: 180 Pa @ 3400 m3/h (.71" wg @2000 cfm) V18: 155 Pa @ 3400 m3/h (.62" wg @ 2000 cfm) | 230 Pa @ 4250 m3/h (.92" wg @ 2500 cfm) | 135 Pa @ 3400 m3/h (.53" wg @ 2000 cfm) 180 Pa @ 4250 m3/h (.71" wg @ 2500 cfm) | TCU011: 161 Pa @ 2550 m3/h (0.65 in wg @ 1500 cfm) TCP022 Insert: 225 Pa @ 2550 m3/h (0.90 in wg @ 1500 cfm) | TCU020: 140 Pa @ 1000 m3/h (0.6 in wg @ 588 cfm) TCU022: 190 Pa @ 1000 m3/h (0.8 in wg @ 588 cfm) TCU026: 140 Pa @ 1000 m3/h (0.6 in wg @ 588 cfm) TCU034: 140 Pa @ 1000 m3/h (0.6 in wg @ 588 cfm) |
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