BELZONA REPAIRS TUBE SHEETS OF A HEAT EXCHANGER

KHIA ID: 5220
Industry: Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning (HVAC)
Application: HEX-Heat Exchangers (HEX)
Substrate: Stainless steel and Titanium
Customer Location: Alaska, USA
Application Date: 1983
Products:

Belzona 1311 (Ceramic R-Metal)

Belzona 1321 (Ceramic S-Metal)

Problem: One year old tube sheets were already leaking around the tubes. Electrolysis has eaten away much of the tube sheet and plate.
Photograph Descriptions
  1. Tube sheet with corks inserted
  2. Applying Belzona 1311, then two coats of Belzona 1321
  3. Breaking corks loose with wood dowel
  4. Pulling corks with a cork screw
Application Situation
Heat exchanger tube sheets.
Application Method
The application was carried out in accordance with Belzona Know-How System Leaflet HEX-1.
Belzona Facts
The alternative was ten new heat exchangers costing over $500,000.00 plus several millions of dollars in downtime. With Belzona, all ten of the heat exchangers were rebuilt in seven days using only $15,000.00, saving time and money.
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