BELZONA 1811 CERAMIC CARBIDE EXTENDS LIFE OF PUMP CASING

KHIA ID: 5198
Industry: Mining & Quarrying (MINQ)
Application: CEP-Centrifugal Pumps (CEP)
Substrate: Stainless steel
Customer Location: BC, Canada
Application Date: June 2000
Products:

Belzona 1811 (Ceramic Carbide)


Problem: Pumping drainage water from a gravel pit has a high percentage of entrained solids causing major erosion damage to pumps
Photograph Descriptions
  1. View of Pump 
  2. Close-up of pump showing extent of erosion 
  3. The internal surfaces of the pump casing are protected with Belzona 1811
Application Situation
Erosion on gravel slurry pump
Application Method
Application carried out in accordance with a modified version of Belzona Know-How System Leaflet CEP-1
Belzona Facts
Coating the internal surfaces with a sacrificial coating such as Belzona 1811 ensures that the pump casing can be recycled many times over