| Belzona Protects Evaporators In Distillation Unit | | | Industry:Oil & Gas (OILG) | | | Application:Tanks and Chemical Containment Areas (TCC) | | | Customer Location:National Oil Company | | | Application Date:May 1996 | | | Application Situation:The Evaporator units in SIDEM Distillation unit are constantly immersed up to 30cm (12 ins) at a temperature of 55-60°C. Regular washing is also carried out using 10-15% Sulphamic acid. | | | Problem:Floor plate in No. 4 Distillation unit was showing considerable corrosion and weld repairs, including welding in of new plate sections had already been carried out previously. | | | Products:Belzona® 1391 | | | Substrate:Stainless steel 317L | | | Application Method:Application was carried out in accordance with Belzona® Know-How Leaflet TCC-3. Extreme care was taken to ensure all salt contamination was removed and de-humidification equipment installed to prevent moisture contamination during application. | | | Belzona Facts:Recent inspection has shown Belzona® 1391 in perfect condition and customer can now look forward to many years service from the units without constant shut-downs for weld repairs. The other 5 units will also be coated shortly with Belzona® 1391. | | | Photographs Description
- General view of the 4 Distiller units.
- Work underway inside the Evaporator. Note low temperature lighting used to minimise air temperature.
- Belzona® 1391 applied to base and 30cms up side of all steelwork in unit.
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