Umgomo osebenzayo we-Seating Ring:
Indandatho yokufaka uphawu elilodwa le-Flow disc Umsebenzi wegumbi le-thrust kawoyela liyafana naleso sentwasahlobo kuI-Mechan Seal. Ingcindezi yayo kawoyela isebenza ezigabeni ezinamadayimane ahlukene egumbi lamafutha, okwenza indandatho yokubopha uphawu njalo iseduze ne-favaling disc ye-rotor. Amafutha okubopha angena phakathi kwePadsten Pad kanye ne-disc ebopha uphawu ngomgodi wamafutha ku-SMM. Njengoba i-tungsten pad icutshungulwa nge-wedge kawoyela eceleni kwe-rotor yokujikeleza kwe-rotor, kwakhiwa ifilimu kawoyela, ngaphandle kokudlala indima ekuthambezeleni, kepha futhi ivimbela ukuvuza kwe-hydrogen emshinini. Ukucindezelwa kukawoyela okweka uphawu kuzohlala kungu-0,16MPA ephakeme kunengcindezi ye-hydrogen. Igumbi ngalinye lamafutha endandatho yokubopha uphawu livalwe ngendandatho yenjoloba ebekiwe ye-V. Ukuslayida okuhlobene kuvunyelwe phakathi kwendandatho yokubopha uphawu kanye nomkhono wokubopha uphawu. Lapho i-rotor inwebisa, ishayela indandatho yokubopha ukuhambisa eceleni kwe-axial.
Uma kuqhathaniswa nezinye izinhlobo zezindandatho zokubopha uphawu, ukufakwa kwezindandatho zokubopha uphawu kwe-disc kulula. Isibonelo, inani eliphelele le-radial phakathi kweumshini wokwenza ugesi noma okunyeI-rotor kanye nendandatho yokubopha uphawu kufinyelela ku-6 SMM, ngakho-ke asikho isidingo sokucabanga ngezinkinga ezinamandla nezilonda.