REDWIRE Des-Case standard breathers offer protection from moisture in wind power

August 10, 2020 REDWIRE is news you can use from leading suppliers. Powered by FRASERS.

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Wainbee supplies Des-Case breathers.

Wainbee Filtration supplies innovative, high-performance industrial products and technologies from major manufacturers around the world. Many of these filtration solutions are ideal for the wind-power sector, which comes with extreme operating conditions, locations that are difficult to access, and the need for constant efficiency and availability. For these unique and demanding challenges, Wainbee offers plenty of equipment to seal and protect gearboxes in wind turbines – including Des-Case’s lineup of standard breathers.

Replacing the standard dust cap

Offering basic protection from moisture and particulate contamination in lubricant and equipment, these Des-Case breathers work well for several other applications, such as totes, transformers, storage tanks, and hydraulics. They are versatile enough that they are trusted in other kinds of power generation besides wind, as well as mining, aerospace, storage, petrochemicals, and general manufacturing.

Each of these standard breathers can serve as a replacement for the standard dust cap or breather cap on equipment. It operates by drawing air into equipment through itself, during which the layered filter elements remove particulate as the desiccant beads strip harmful moisture away. These desiccant beads attract moisture from inside the equipment reservoir while in service or during shutdown. This actively dries the equipment.

Des-Case’s standard breathers have housing that is 30 per cent glass-filled, with polycarbonate, nylon, and polypropylene. The seals are made of Buna-N, EPDM, and PVC, while the filter media is made of polyurethane and polyester, and the hydrophilic media is made of silica gel. The units can be used in temperatures from -29 to 93 degrees Celsius, and they are compatible with all mineral oils and with most synthetic oils and diesel.

Among the features of each breather: a domed cap, for better wash-down runoff; integrated nylon standpipe, for vibration resistance and airflow distribution; external ribs, for better durability and grip; threaded mounting, to replace the standard filler/breather cap; polyester filter element, to remove airborne contamination; and enhanced seal, to eliminate potential for airflow bypass.

Other Des-Case products that are available from Wainbee for the wind sector include solutions for filtering, purifying, diagnosing, monitoring, storing, and transferring.

For more information, contact Wainbee.


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Posted by Wainbee Limited


Market demands for specialized services have allowed Wainbee Limited to enhance our offerings from its original industri... Read more

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