Trelleborg launches next generation fire seal

AMMay20News - Trelleborg
AMMay20News - Trelleborg

Trelleborg Sealing Solutions has launched the Ultra High Temp Seal. Its makeup and design means aircraft manufacturers can develop engines that run more efficiently and, by achieving lower fuel consumption, more sustainably.

Quinn Collett, airframe general manager, commented: “The hotter an engine runs, the more thrust is obtained from the same amount of fuel, making the engine more efficient with lower fuel consumption. Aircraft designers aim to run engines at continuously higher temperatures with the latest options operating at +600 °F and beyond, significantly higher than their predecessors.”

At these extreme temperatures, specialised fire seals help ensure the safety of passengers onboard. Used in the fuselage, pylons, thrust reversers and engine applications, they act as a barrier to prevent airflow from one area of a plane to another during normal operating conditions. This is an important function. However, even more crucially, they serve as a precaution in incidents that lead to fire. Then they act to contain the fire to one section of an aircraft and enable the airplane to land safely within a 15-minute period.

Collet continued: “Up until now, no high temperature fire seals existed that could operate up to +600 °F and also meet all fire seal requirements of customers. The Ultra High Temp Seal is completely unique. Its patent-pending design overcomes the inherent silicone characteristic of relaxation and compression set at elevated temperatures; a major cause of failure in a fire seal’s ability to perform against all requirements. This means that the Ultra High Temp Seal can successfully operate in high temperature aircraft engine applications.”

Trelleborg performed a full test program to prove the product’s capabilities at different compression loads. In heat soak tests, the Ultra High Temp Seal performed better than other fire seals. In all cases it was below a 15% permanent set target.

To manufacture the product, Trelleborg Sealing Solutions developed a proprietary methodology to integrate all components and make complex geometries. As the Ultra High Temp Seal eliminates the need for thermal protection of sealing elements, this provides a further weight saving and part count reduction, making assembly easier.

The Ultra High Temp Seal is proven to operate at a temperature range from -40 °C/ -40°F to up +315 °C/ +600 °F while meeting all customers’ fire seal requirements. It is engineered to have a life time of 60,000 flight cycles (take off, flight and landing), dependent on application. The Ultra High Temp seal can also be a drop-in replacement for seals that do not currently meet all fire seal requirements, such as high temperature operation, or for customers seeking extended life than that provided by their existing seals.

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