| Belzona Refurbishment Of Cooling Water Pump Diffuser | | | Industry:Power (POWR) | | | Application:Centrifugal Pumps (CEP) | | | Customer Location:Power station in Egypt | | | Application Date:April 2002 | | | Application Situation:Diffuser and bell-mouth from main cooling water lift pump. | | | Problem:Severe erosion-corrosion. | | | Products:Belzona® 1311 (Ceramic R-Metal)
Belzona® 1341 (Supermetalglide) | | | Substrate:Cast iron | | | Application Method:Application was carried out in accordance with Belzona Know-How System Leaflets CEP-1, CEP-3 and CEP-5. | | | Belzona Facts:Importing of new diffuser and bell-mouth would take six months to deliver at cost of $100,000. Belzona application cost only $2,800 and the pump was ready to go back to service in 48 hours. | | | Photographs Description
- Severity of erosion clearly evident
- Surface preparation by grit blasting
- Erosion rebuilt using Belzona® 1311
- Coating with Belzona® 1341 underway
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