| 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:Belzona® 3121 (MR7) Belzona® 5811 (immersion Grade) Belzona® 1121 (Super XL Metal) | | | 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- Cooling Tower overview
- Blasting the Cold Water Basin
- Belzona® 3121 over the seams
- Final coat of Belzona® 5811
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