| Belzona® Provides Protection For Vacuum Pump Cone | | | Industry:Sugar (SUGR) | | | Application:Centrifugal Pumps (CEP) | | | Customer Location:Sugar beet mill in Minnesota, U.S.A. | | | Application Date:1993 | | | Application Situation:Vacuum pump cone. | | | Problem:Erosion/corrosion damage can occur over the surface of a vacuum pump cone due to particle entrainment and chemical attack. | | | Products:Belzona® 1111 (Super Metal)
Belzona® 1341 (Supermetalglide) | | | Substrate:Steel | | | Application Method:The application was carried out in accordance with a modified version of Belzona Know-How System Leaflet CEP-8. | | | Belzona Facts:The machinability of the Belzona 1000 Series Metals like the Belzona® 1111 in this case ensures that the right taper is achieved on the cone, and that all imperfections are filled. The use of a coating system further reinforces the overall protection. | | | Photographs Description
- Removal of any of the cone's surface contaminants is treated with a torch
- Use of Belzona® 1111 to rebuild irregularities
- Belzona® 1341 provides final erosion/corrosion protection
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