Belzona® Refurbishment Of Aftercooler Heads

Industry:

General Industry (GIND)

Application:

Heat Exchangers (HEX)

Customer Location:

Pharmaceutical Company in Indiana, U.S.A.

Application Date:

December 1989

Application Situation:

Seven heads off air compressor aftercoolers

Problem:

Years of erosion/corrosion had deteriorated the divider bars causing bypass and inefficiency.

Products:

Belzona® 1311 (Ceramic R-Metal)

Belzona® 1321 (Ceramic S-Metal)

Belzona® 9411 (Release Agent)

Substrate:

Cast Iron

Application Method:

Application was carried out in accordance with Belzona Know-How Leaflet HEX-2.

Belzona Facts:

All parts were rebuilt with Belzona® 1311 and resurfaced with Belzona® 1321. The cost was $1,600. All parts are still in use today with no further damage.

Photographs Description

1. Grit blasted cover.  
2. Formers in place and coated with Belzona® 9411. Rebuilding with Belzona® 1311 in progress.  
3. Rebuilding complete, all parts to be finish coated with Belzona® 1321.