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