| A Cost Effective Solution To Severe Pitting - 11 Years Later: Perfect | | | Industry:Oil & Gas (OILG) | | | Application:Heat Exchangers (HEX) | | | Customer Location:Gas plant - Alberta, Canada | | | Application Date:May 1990 | | | Application Situation:Amine reboiler heat exchanger | | | Problem:Severe pitting at froth line top and side walls. | | | Products:Belzona® 1311 (Ceramic R-Metal)
Belzona® 1321 (Ceramic S-Metal) | | | Substrate:Carbon steel | | | Application Method:The application was carried out in accordance with Belzona Know-How System Leaflet HEX-3. | | | Belzona Facts:The Belzona System was more cost effective than the alternative of a metalizing spray weld repair. The repair has held up and the heat exchanger is still in operation, 11 years later. | | | Photographs Description
- Amine Reboiler
- Grit blasted, surface checked for impurities and salts
- Application of Belzona® 1311 and Belzona® 1321 completed
- Inspected one year later. Scaling of chemicals used in the process, when scraped off, revealed Belzona application was still in excellent condition.
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