20 YEAR OLD BELZONA PUMP COATING

KHIA ID: 1041

Industry: Power (POWR)
Application: CEP-Centrifugal Pumps (CEP)
Substrate: Cast Iron

Customer Location: Power Plant, Yates, Texas
Application Date: 1988

Products:
Belzona® 1321 (Ceramic S Metal)

Problem: Pumps were not lasting very long. The new planner wanted to try some of the new coatings available.

Photograph Descriptions

Cavitation Damage
Vanes in like-new condition
& 4 Closeup of localized cavitation damage. Note no corrosion creep under the coating

Application Situation

Cooling water pump in a coal fired power plant.

Application Method

Application was carried out in accordance with Belzona Know-How System Leaflet CEP-3.

Belzona Facts

Inspection of the coated impeller showed it to still be in excellent condition with only small areas of cavitation damage. Coated pumps have proven themselves to far outlast uncoated ones, minimizing maintenance costs and downtime.

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