| Belzona® Protects Main Circulation Pump In Nuclear Power Station | | | Industry:Power (POWR) | | | Application:Centrifugal Pumps (CEP) | | | Customer Location:Nuclear Power Plant in Mexico | | | Application Date:September 1991 | | | Application Situation:Main cooling water circulation pump | | | Problem:All the pump components suffered from erosion/corrosion due to the use of sea water as the cooling medium. The effects were exacerbated by entrainment, cavitation and bimetallic corrosion. | | | Products:Belzona® 1311(Ceramic R-Metal)
Belzona® 1321(Ceramic S-Metal)
Belzona® 6111(Liquid Anode)
Belzona® 5811(Immersion Grade) | | | Substrate:Cast Iron | | | Application Method:In accordance with Belzona Know-How Leaflets CEP-5, CEP-3 and CEP-4. | | | Belzona Facts:Using the Belzona repair method cost the customer 30% more than using the conventional repair materials. Whereas the usual repairs lasted no more than a year before maintenance, this repair, completed nearly five years, ago is still intact. The saving to the customer, after the initial outlay of £60,000, is £45,000 and five days of downtime every year. | | | Photographs Description
- Surface of pump prior to application of Belzona® 1311 showing damage
- Applying Belzona® 1311
- Components of pump ready for reassembly, external surfaces protected with Belzona® 5811
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