Fan Blade Edges Rebuilt With Belzona

Industry:

Power (POWR)

Application:

Fans, Blowers and Compressors (FBC)

Customer Location:

Power plant in Mississippi, USA

Application Date:

February 2002

Application Situation:

Cooling tower fan blade edges.

Problem:

Erosion of both the leading and trailing edges of cooling tower fan blades, caused inefficient tower operation and raised concerns about blade replacement in the near future.

Products:

Belzona® 1321 (Ceramic S-Metal)

Substrate:

Fiberglass

Application Method:

The application was carried out in accordance with Belzona Know-How System Leaflet FBC-1.

Belzona Facts:

This huge cooling tower has ten individual cells. Each cell contains eight cooling tower blades, and all ten cells were refurbished with the afore-mentioned Belzona Know-How technique.

Photographs Description

1. View of the huge cooling tower
2. Close-up of the fan blade damage
3. Application with small roller
4. Finished application