| Belzona® 1311 (Ceramic R-Metal) Saves A Plant Six Weeks Of Downtime | | | Industry:Oil & Gas (OILG) | | | Application:Heat Exchangers (HEX) | | | Customer Location:Oil and gas plant - Alberta, Canada | | | Application Date:July 1998 | | | Application Situation:Flame plate heat exchanger | | | Problem:Small pin holes had developed in the heat exchanger plates | | | Products:Belzona® 1311 (Ceramic R-Metal) | | | Substrate:Steel alloy | | | Application Method:The application was carried out in accordance with Belzona Know-How System Leaflets HEX-5 and a modified version of TCC-5. | | | Belzona Facts:Four heat exchanger plates were rebuilt while the plant had a scheduled shut down. Replacement plates were the only alternative and would have taken six weeks before being delivered. Belzona® 1311 repaired the damage without welding and saved the plant six weeks downtime. | | | Photographs Description
- 1/16 inch pin holes masked off in prepared surface area
- Belzona® 1311 (Ceramic R-Metal) applied and force cured with heat lamps
- All four flame heat exchanger plates are ready for installation
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