Belzona® Repairs Hydrogen Coolers And Piping

Industry:

Power (POWR)

Application:

Heat Exchangers (HEX)

Customer Location:

Power plant in Texas, U.S.A.

Application Date:

May 1999

Application Situation:

Erosion-corrosion on hydrogen coolers and piping

Problem:

Years of erosion-corrosion on uncoated turbine cooler parts forced this customer to seek a repair solution as opposed to the high costs associated with replacement.

Products:

Belzona® 1121 (Super XL-Metal)

Belzona® 1341 (Supermetalglide)

Substrate:

Steel

Application Method:

Application was carried out out in accordance with Belzona Know-How System Leaflets HEX-2 and VPF-2.

Belzona Facts:

Use of Belzona® 1121 (Super XL-Metal) overlayed with Belzona® 1341 (Supermetalglide) allowed the hydrogen coolers to be repaired in a two-day process.

Photographs Description

1. Close-up of erosion-corrosion in hydrogen coolers
2. Erosion-corrosion in hydrogen piping
3. Cooler heads being rebuilt with Belzona® 1121
4. Finished pieces overcoated with Belzona® 1341