Belzona® Protects Power Station Chimney Stack

Industry:

Power (POWR)

Application:

Wall Problem Areas (WPA)

Customer Location:

Coal Fired Power Station, Yorkshire, England

Application Date:

July 2008

Application Situation:

Top section of exhaust gas chimney stack.

Problem:

Existing coating was beginning to degrade due to exhaust gases and ultra-violet (UV) breakdown combined with inclement weather.

Products:

Belzona® 5111 (Ceramic Cladding)
Belzona® 4141 (Magma Build)

Substrate:

Bitumen coating over reinforced concrete

Application Method:

Application was carried out in accordance with modified Belzona Know-How System Leaflet WPA-2. Deteriorated bituminous coating was removed by grit blasting. Cracks and spalled concrete was rebuilt with Belzona® 4141 before coating with Belzona® 5111.

Belzona Facts:

Belzona® 5111 chosen due to its  excellent long term UV and chemical resistance. The ease of application of the Belzona system was also a benefit.

Photographs Description

Existing coating degrading Application of Belzona® 5111 Completed application in 2008 Application revisited in 2010