BELZONA® 1521 PROTECTS OIL/GAS/WATER SEPARATOR

KHIA ID: 442
Industry: Oil & Gas (OILG)
Application: VPF-Valves, Pipes and Fittings (VPF)
Substrate: Steel
Customer Location: North Sea Oil & Gas Producer
Application Date: April 2004
Products:

Belzona® 1391 (Ceramic HT Metal) Belzona® 1521 (HTS1 Metal)


Problem: Corrosion of the equipment caused by failure of the existing lining system required complete removal of the coating.
Photograph Descriptions
  1. Stripe coating of welds, nozzles and brackets
  2. Completed upper half of vessel
  3. Completed weir area and brackets
Application Situation
Corrosion of oil / gas / water separator.
Application Method
Following grit blasting, stripe coating was completed using Belzona® 1391 for all nozzles, welds and brackets. Following reblasting Belzona® 1521 was applied using heated airless spray.
Belzona Facts
The use of Belzona® 1521 allows applications to be carried out at low temperatures offering a rapid application and return to service time for process vessels operating at elevated temperature. Belzona® 1522 (HTS2 Metal) could have been used for this application. Its designed for plural airless spray application.