| Belzona® Quickly Restores & Upgrades Turbine Protection | | | Industry:Power (POWR) | | | Application:Centrifugal Pumps (CEP) | | | Customer Location:Hydropower plant, France | | | Application Date:2011 | | | Application Situation:A Francis turbine runner which had been previously coated 15 years ago. | | | Problem:The client wished to renew the coating so as to maintain erosion corrosion protection | | | Products:Belzona® 1341 (Supermetalglide)
Belzona® 2141 (ACR-Fluid Elastomer)
Belzona® 5811 (Immersion Grade) | | | Substrate:Steel | | | Application Method:Application was carried out in accordance with Belzona Know-How System Leaflet CEP-3.The bottom and top parts only needed a protection against corrosion and not erosion: Belzona® 5811 was used. The middle part had a serious problem of cavitation: Belzona® 1341 and Belzona® 2141 were used. | | | Belzona Facts:The equipment was coated on time and put back into service with minimal delay. Use of Belzona® 2141 System will provide improved resistance to cavitaion over previously used coating. | | | Photographs Description
- Blasted runner prior to the application
- Mixing of Belzona® 2141
- Application of Belzona® 2141
- Completed equipment
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