At a diameter of 2.5 meters, 21 Safety-Elements type “ASE40” are installed. Additionally, the coupling has provisions to add another 3 Safety-Elements, increasing the shut-off torque to even 14.000.000 Nm.
Single Safety-Elements can be also de-activated with a special tool, so that the coupling can be operated also with less Nos. of Safety-Elements. That results in variable shut-off torques between 1.728.500 Nm and 14.000.000 Nm.
As usual with all MALMEDIE Safety Couplings, the Safety-Elements can be re-engaged after a coupling trip simply and fast with a plastic hammer.
The test bench can test complete assembled machinery houses of wind turbines of the 5-10 MW class – which is quite new, because so far single component test of wind turbines have been the standard in that industry.
