Sutorbilt® Legend®
Gas Application Industrial Blowers
• Oil-Free
• MeteredQuantityofGas
• ConstantVolumeatVariablePressure
TheLegenddesignaccommodatesmechanicalgassealsforcriticalgasapplicationswithprovenresultsbasedonalargeinstalledbase.
State-of-the-artcarbonfacemechanicalgassealsarespecificallyengineeredintotheblowerdesign,unlikeothermanufacturerswhomerelyretrofitgassealsorusebypasspurgetubingintheirstandardblowermodels.Thisfieldprovensealdesignallowstrouble-freeoperationincriticalgasapplications.
NewApplicationsFlexibilityIncorporatedintotheSutorbiltLegendSeriesMechanicalSealblowerisGardnerDenveruniversalfoot(3–6"Rversionblowers)orflex-mountdesign(2",7"and8"Pversionblowers)andasimpleyeteffectivemechanicalsealarrangement.Themechanicalsealdesignallowstheflexibilityofmountingyourgaspumpineithertheverticalorhorizontalconfigurationforpressureorvacuumservice.
GearEndDriveEnd
DualSplashLubeDriveEnd
GreaseLube
Pressure to15psig
Vacuum to16"Hg
Flows from25to3,015cfm
Sizing 2"through8"
Options
• Q-Seriesonselectmodels(providesupto5dBAnoisereduction)
• DSLonselectmodels
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ConstructionFeatureThemechanicalsealLegendbloweroptionhasacarbonfacetypesealthatreplacestheformed-lipseals.Mechanicalsealsareusedtopreventthebearing/gearlubricantfromenteringtheair-sealventsystem.ThisnewsealconsistsofamatingringthatrotateswiththeshaftandissealedbyanO-ring.Sealingagainstthematingring,thedynamicseal,isheldagainstthematingringbyawavespring.ThecarbonfaceisinametalcuphousingwithanO-ringseal.
Theventcavityoutletispluggedsothegasistrappedinsidetheventcavity.Asealantisalsoappliedtothematingsurfacesbetweentheheadplateandcasetopreventleakagebetweentheparts.Thematingsurfaceonthemechanicalsealbetweentheseatandthecarbonfaceislubricatedbytheblowerlubricant.Themetalcuphousingisattachedtothebearinghousingtomaintainpositionandpreventrotationofthecarbonfaceandspringretainer.
MaterialsofConstructionThemechanicalsealconsistsofthefollowingpartsandmaterials:
Part Material
Matingring Ni-ResistMaterial
Face Carbon
SpringHolder StainlessSteel
Springs StainlessSteel
RetainingRing StainlessSteel
O-Rings Viton
ImprovedPerformanceTheSutorbiltLegendblowerswithmechanicalsealscanwithstandadifferentialpressure,therebypermittingthesealventsintheheadplatestobeplugged,orvented.Themostcommonuseofthisfeatureiswithpotentiallyflammableorexpensivegasses,whereitiseitherhazardous,ordesired,tolimitgasleakagethroughtheventsystemtoatmosphere.
Becausethebearingsremaininthesamelocationrelativetotheimpellersandtheventsareplugged,theperformanceisslightlyenhanced.Thisisnottrueofcompetitivemodels.
WhytheSutorbiltlineofblowers&vacuumpumpsearnedthename“Legend”• Backedbythemostexperiencedandtrusted
distributornetworkintheindustry
• EverySutorbiltLegendblower/vacuumpumpisbuiltunderrigidISO9001:2000qualitystandards
• EachLegendisindividuallytestedtomeetrigorousperformancespecifications
• RequestedbyleadingOriginalEquipmentManufacturers(OEMs)worldwideforawiderangeofapplications,duetotheabilitytocustomizetheLegendtotheirspecificationswhilemeetingstrictperformancerequirements
• ALegendisattheheartofanever-expandingvarietyofairsolutionsworkingeveryminuteofeverydayaroundtheglobe
• DualSplashLubricatedandQuietSeries(forupto5dBAreduction)areavailable