Belzona® Gives Life To Pump

Industry:

Power (POWR)

Application:

Engines and Casings (ENC)

Customer Location:

Power Plant, Russia

Application Date:

June, 1998

Application Situation:

Large pump 16 NDN working in drainage system.

Problem:

Due to inaccurate assembling of suction pipe and pressure pipe both suction and pressure flanges were torn off the pump body.

Products:

Substrate:

Cast iron

Application Method:

Flanges were rebuilt from pieces. All cracks in the pump casing were detected, cut out and fixed in accordance with Belzona Know-How System Leaflet ENC-1. Steel reinforcing plates were made. Flanges and reinforcing plates were fixed with Belzona® 1111 and secured with screws.

Belzona Facts:

Repair work took 36 hours. Pressure testing of the pump at test bench showed full impermeability. Put back into operation and worked more than 2 years until planned replacement. With Belzona solution the customer avoided serious losses from new pump purchase and long downtime. Full repair cost only 10% of new pump price.

Photographs Description

1. Pump lost its flanges
2. Flanges are in place again with Belzona® 1111
3. The pump is restored