Cooling Tower Refurbished With Belzona

Industry:

Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning (HVAC)

Application:

Tanks and Chemical Containment Areas (TCC)

Customer Location:

Hospital, Memphis Tennessee USA

Application Date:

2008

Application Situation:

Cooling Tower with severe corrosion in cold water basins

Problem:

The corroded and holed areas needed repair and the cold water basin needed sealing to prevent leakage and future corrosion.

Products:

Substrate:

Galvanized steel plates

Application Method:

Application was carried out in accordance with Belzona Know-How System Leaflets TCC-1, TCC-5 and RPA-1. The steel was grit blasted, holes repaired with Belzona® 1121. Seams sealed with Belzona® 3121 and Belzona® 5811 applied to provide overall corrosion protection.

Belzona Facts:

A new tower would cost $80,000 and downtime would have been weeks. The hospital needed a 5 day turnaround which was achieved using Belzona.

Photographs Description

1. Cooling Tower overview
2. Blasting the Cold Water Basin
3. Belzona® 3121 over the seams
4. Final coat of Belzona® 5811