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Birkosit contains Boiled Linseed oil that has been used in Turbine Repairs for Several Years
By Satish Agrawal
Dated: Nov 08, 2011
Since the 1970's steam turbines have traditionally sealed the mating surfaces of the the casing joints with
triple boiled linseed oil. Now get the benefit of the sealing properties in Birkosit as well.
Leading turbine manufacturers worldwide and in India prefer to use BIRKOSIT for sealing parting plane
flanges of turbine casings.
Customers in India include BHEL, Siemens, Triveni, MAN Turbo, Kirloskar Ebara and several other OEs
It is also used by NTPC Anta/Dadri/Unchahar/KayamKulum/soon Deepshika; Nuclear Power Corp, Tata
Power and more..
Do you know why ? Here’re the key reasons:
BIRKOSIT is the only product WORLDWIDE designed exclusively for sealing turbine flanges.
BIRKOSIT - Dichtungskitt ® has been used for 50 years on Siemens turbines (product development 1952
with Siemens).
BIRKOSIT is the only product that GUARANTEES a service life of 10 years
When used in accordance with instructions and with regular servicing as required for steam and gas
turbines, we guarantee a service life for use on machined sealing surfaces (butt joints), of 10 years
BIRKOSIT has the HIGHEST temperature and pressure resistance
Withstands Hot steam and air, hot and cold water, light fuel oils and lubricants, crude oil and natural gas at
up to 900 °C.The excellent adhesion on sealing surfaces and butt joints guarantees a perfect seal up to 250
bar. The pressure resistance for flanges without sealing rings is up to 450 bar and even up to 550 bar for
screw joints
BIRKOSIT has better SPREADABILITY on the turbine flanges
Compared to other jointing and sealing compounds available, it’s easier to apply Birkosit sealing
compound on the flanges as it contains linseed oil. Linseed oil also improves the sealing due to its
polymerization properties. The surface area coverage of the product is also more as compared to solvent
based sealing materials. It can be spread on the dry surfaces using a putty knife or rubber spatula. As the
product doesn’t cure but slightly changes its consistency, staying flexible and elastic, application on butt
joints without time pressure is possible. And the product can be subjected immediately to working loads! A
small amount of linseed oil varnish may be added to improve the spreading properties.
BIRKOSIT has a longer STORAGE life
Unlimited storage life when is BIRKOSIT correctly stored. Its properties are stable and it is flexible in use.
The tin should be properly closed if only part of the contents is used.
We guarantee the following: In Unopened tins - When correctly stored in the original packing, we
guarantee a storage life of 5 years from manufacture date.
For Tins in circulation - Where tins are properly closed after partial use, we guarantee a storage life of 3
years.
BIRKOSIT has better GAP FILLING properties
Birkosit is suitable for sealing all surface sizes. The surface quality of the sealing surfaces complies with
milled/scraped surfaces with a finishing accuracy of Ra = 0.8 ?m to 1.2 ?m. Sealing surface damage of
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?0.5mm is compensated with Birkosit. The layer thickness to be applied with a brush or putty blade is
0.2mm to 0.3mm.
In end 2011, we also introduce the following two supplementary special-purpose products in addition to
the main product BIRKOSIT Dichtungskitt®
a. For damage which is ?0.5-1.0 mm, mix BIRKOSIT Dichtungskitt® with graphite
BIRKOSIT Dichtungskitt® Filling1000
b. For damage which is ?1.0-2.0 mm, mix BIRKOSIT Dichtungskitt® with ceramic-to-metal BIRKOSIT
Dichtungskitt® Filling2000
BIRKOSIT provides complete information on its WEBSITES and internet
You can get all the above information and more, including product data sheets, safety data sheets and
contact information in the global website www.birkosit.com ; India website http://india.birkosit.com and
Facebook site http://www.facebook.com/birkosit
Available in new 1 kg packs • Send orders to sales@projectsalescorp.com
Project Sales Corporation, General Agency of A.I. Schulze, for marketing BIRKOSIT - Dichtungskitt ® in
India; 28 Founta Plaza, Suryabagh, Visakhapatnam 530 020, AP, India; Phone: +918912564393; Fax:
+918912590482; Technical helpline +91-98851-49412
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About us:
We are Importers, Marketers and India Distributors for a host of high performance gasketing brands like
Hylomar, Birkosit, Arexons, etc. used in power plant turbines/compressors and count among our customers
original equipment manufacturers like Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited, Siemens, MAN Turbo, Maruti
Udyog, Alstom, GKN Driveline, Renk Bearings, Kirloskar, Bombardier, Dresser Rand, and power stations
including Lanco, Tata Power, Torrent, Surat Lignite, NTPCs, NPCIL, APGENCO, OPGC, Essar Power,
JSW, Tata Steel Captive, Nalco CPP, GVK, GMR, SEPCO, etc.
Category Sealing Compounds, Gasketing, Bonding
Tags turbine, linseed, sealing, casing joints
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