BELZONA THWARTS BLOWER FAN CORROSION

KHIA ID: 275
Industry: General Industry (GIND)
Application: FBC-Fans, Blowers and Compressors (FBC)
Substrate: Carbon steel
Customer Location: Shipping company in Canada
Application Date: August 2001
Products:

Belzona® 1341 (Supermetalglide)


Problem: The high moisture environment the fan was operating led to corrosion. In addition, by-product was accumulating on the surface, putting the fan out of balance.
Photograph Descriptions
  1. The fan prior to the application
  2. Fan undergoing surface preparation by grit blasting
  3. The surface preparation has been completed
  4. The fan has been coated with Belzona ® 1341 and is ready to be put back into service
Application Situation
52" diameter blower fan
Application Method
The application was carried out in accordance with Belzona Know-How System Leaflet FBC-2.
Belzona Facts
The application only required five kgs of material which saved the cus-tomer a great deal of money compared to the replacement cost.