Product Overview
Gas Turbine Self Cleaning Intake Filter Media is a cellulose-synthetic filter paper designed for pulse-jet cleaned turbine intakes.
The paper substrate incorporates a carefully calibrated mixture of wood-derived cellulose and engineered synthetic fibers, producing a sheet with exceptional dimensional stability. This composition yields a filtration medium that maintains its geometric integrity under fluctuating airflow conditions while efficiently capturing airborne particulates.
The media's surface chemistry includes a proprietary treatment that minimizes water adhesion, preventing performance degradation during periods of elevated atmospheric moisture.
Its physical characteristics enable deep corrugation profiles without compromising the sheet's tensile strength or creating micro-fractures along fold lines.
Technical Specifications
| Model | EN779 Grade | ISO 16890 | Basis Weight (g/m²) | Thickness (μm) | Corrugation Depth (μm) | Air Permeability (L/m²/s) | MD Stiffness (g) | Flame Retardant |
| GT-M5-S | M5 | ePM10 65% | 130 – 135 | 330 – 370 | 380 – 430 | 170 – 185 | 4.0 – 4.5 | No |
| GT-M5-FR | M5 | ePM10 65% | 135 | 370 | 430 | 185 | 4.5 | Yes (F1) |
| GT-M6-S | M6 | ePM10 75% | 120 | 310 | 380 | 130 | 3.5 | No |
| GT-M6-FR | M6 | ePM10 75% | 130 | 330 | 350 | 120 | 3.0 | Yes (F1) |
Product Features
This filter paper combines cellulose rigidity with synthetic resilience to deliver effective coarse particulate capture, meeting the operational demands of self-cleaning turbine intake systems.
Balanced Sheet Formulation: The gas turbine pulse jet intake filter paper uses a fiber blend where cellulose provides structural stiffness for pleat retention, while synthetic components contribute flexibility and wet strength. This equilibrium produces a medium that processes well on high-speed corrugating equipment.
Controlled Porosity Profile: The sheet's pore structure is engineered to trap coarse particles on its surface layers, preventing deep-seated contamination that can increase resistance over time.
Cleaning Cycle Resilience: The Gas Turbine Self Cleaning Intake Filter Media withstands the mechanical stress of reverse-pulse cleaning without significant fiber loss or structural relaxation.
Corrugation Depth Capability: The paper's stiffness characteristics allow for deep, uniform corrugation, enabling filter designers to maximize element surface area within available housing dimensions.
Consistent Quality Parameters: Manufactured under controlled conditions, the media delivers reproducible basis weight, thickness, and permeability values across production batches.
Product Applications
The M5 M6 coarse dust turbine media is deployed in self-cleaning intake filtration systems across power generation, hydrocarbon processing, and heavy industrial sectors.
Combustion Turbine Power Plants: The media captures windborne sand and dust before they reach the compressor section, reducing erosion rates and extending the operational lifespan of critical rotating components.
Natural Gas Transmission Stations: Installed on compressor turbine intakes, the media removes pipeline-adjacent contaminants that could otherwise compromise compressor efficiency and reliability.
Desert Environment Installations: The Gas Turbine Self Cleaning Intake Filter Media provides essential protection in arid climates, where high-velocity winds carry significant quantities of abrasive particulate matter.
Industrial Cogeneration Units: The media supports uninterrupted turbine operation in combined heat and power facilities, where consistent air quality is necessary for optimal heat recovery performance.
Mining Operations: Installed on power generation turbines serving remote mine sites, the self cleaning cellulose synthetic filter roll handles extreme dust concentrations generated by excavation and material handling activities.
