TP-5400

Description 

TP-5400 is the food-quality / light-coloured sealing compound grade intended for applications where cleanliness, colour sensitivity, and product-process compatibility are more important than severe chemical resistance. Product literature describes TP-5400 as a food-quality compound approved for food-related service and particularly suited to fine paper installations, while official Tom-Pac information identifies food processing applications such as mixers, agitators, and positive displacement pumps. 

 

The compound is designed to retain the core advantages of the sealing compound technology: no continuous cooling water, reduced sleeve wear, simplified maintenance, and online resealing through an injection loader. Target industries include food and beverage plants, sugar processing, distilleries, foodstuff processing, pharmaceutical/bulk drug utilities where compatible, fine paper manufacturing, and hygienic-adjacent process equipment where conventional packing leakage or gland water dilution is undesirable. 

 

Technical Key Features 

• Online resealing capability without dismantling the stuffing box. 

• No continuous flush or seal water required, reducing dilution risk. 

• Food-quality grade for food processing and fine paper applications. 

• Simplifies inventory and maintenance versus multiple packing sizes. 

• Light-duty to moderate chemical compatibility with a pH 1–13 range. 

• Lower sleeve wear compared with compression-type braided packing. 

• Suitable for mixers, agitators, positive displacement pumps, and selected valves. 

 

 

Service Overview 

Parameter	Value
Equipment	Food process pumps, mixers, agitators, positive displacement pumps, fine paper equipment, and selected valves
Fluid	Food-processing fluids, fine paper process fluids, sugar liquids, light-coloured process media, compatible aqueous fluids
Service Nature	Food-quality / clean-process dynamic and static stuffing box sealing
Operating Mode	Continuous operation with on-line top-up injection as required

 

 

Specifications 

Item	Min	Max	Typical / Notes
Size	On Request	On Request	Compound quantity depends on the stuffing box volume
Pressure	Atmospheric	15 bar (200 psi nominal) dynamic  / 70 bar (1000 psi) static	The static pressure limit is lower than that of TP-4000 and TP-4800
Temp	-10°C (+5°F)	+260°C (+500°F) dynamic  / +260°C (+500°F) static	Confirm current food-grade approval and process compatibility before use
Speed	—	3000 RPM	Recommended maximum for pumps and dynamic applications
Fluid Compatibility	pH 1	pH 13	Food / fine paper grade range

 

Materials 

Component	Standard Material	Optional Material	Comment
Sealing Compound	TP-5400 food-quality compound	TP-4000 or TP-4800 by service	Use TP-4800 where full pH 0–14 chemical resistance is required
End Rings	Quality graphite braided packing where suitable	Food-compatible braid by application	Confirm braid suitability for food or fine paper duty
Injection Interface	9.5 mm (3/8”) NPT unrestricted port	Stainless steel pipe/tube extension	The injection port must reach the shaft without restriction
Loader System	TP-8100 / TP-8200 Linear Loader™	Plant-specific injection arrangement	Online injection is for leakage correction after hand installation

 

Applications 

• Valves in clean-process or food-adjacent services. 

• Fine paper installations requiring cleaner sealing compound service. 

• Food-processing mixers, agitators, and positive displacement pumps. 

• Pharmaceutical and bulk drug utility equipment, subject to site QA approval. 

• Foodstuff processing pumps and low-to-moderate viscosity transfer equipment. 

• Pumping systems where gland water dilution, leakage, or sleeve wear is a concern. 

• Sugar factories and distillery process pumps where flush water elimination is beneficial. 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Limits 

Parameter	Value
Pressure	Up to 15 bar (200 psi nominal) dynamic; up to 70 bar (1000 psi) static
Temp	-10°C to +260°C (+5°F to +500°F) both dynamic and static, per attached catalogue
Speed	Up to 3000 RPM
Size Range	Stuffing box size/shaft size: On Request; requires suitable packed stuffing box geometry
pH Range	1–13

 

Verification notes 

TP-5400 temperature limits should be confirmed against the latest Tom-Pac revision for the exact certification and duty. The attached catalogue lists +260°C (+500°F), while current web product summaries may show lower dynamic temperature values for TP-5400.