Belzona® Refurbishes Raw Juice Heater

Industry:

Sugar (SUGR)

Application:

Heat Exchangers (HEX)

Customer Location:

Sugar Cane Mill in Australia

Application Date:

1997

Application Situation:

Raw sugar juice heater

Problem:

Erosion/corrosion of around tubes on tube sheet surface. Operation of heater proved ineffective and presented a safety hazard.

Products:

Belzona® 1311 (Ceramic R- Metal)

Belzona® 1321 (Ceramic S-Metal)

Substrate:

Cast Iron

Application Method:

The application was carried out in accordance with Belzona Know-How Leaflet HEX-1.

Belzona Facts:

The Belzona repair eliminated the need for machining, which would have been both time consuming and costly.

Photographs Description

1. Juice heater. 
2. Erosion around tubes. 
3. Forming technique used to rebuild and seal around tubes. 
4. View of tube sheet surface after one year in service.