Power generation facilities — coal, gas, nuclear, waste-to-energy, and biomass — depend on rotating equipment operating at conditions that put nearly every standard seal and bearing protection product near or at its rated limit. Boiler feed pumps run at high temperature and pressure continuously. Turbine bearing housings are exposed to steam ingress that degrades lubricant faster than most industrial applications. Cooling water pumps and condensate systems run around the clock at flow rates and pressures that make seal selection a consequence, not a preference.

Below the turbine floor, coal handling systems add a different dimension entirely. Coal dust coats conveyor systems, penetrates bearing housings, and builds up on transfer points. In winter, moisture in the coal and on the equipment creates freeze conditions that shut down handling systems at exactly the moment demand is highest. Coal pile management creates airborne dust that generates environmental compliance exposure regardless of season.

Kelley Industrial addresses both halves of the power generation environment — the high-temperature, high-pressure rotating equipment in the plant and the material handling and environmental control requirements in the coal yard. From the turbine hall to the coal pile, the failure modes are specific and the solutions are proven.