Belzona Provides Protection For Primary Fan Pump

Industry:

Pulp & Paper (PLPR)

Application:

Centrifugal Pumps (CEP)

Customer Location:

Papermill in Oregon, U.S.A.

Application Date:

April 1996

Application Situation:

Primary fan pump suffering from erosion/corrosion.

Problem:

White water chemical attack of this large critical pump caused corrosion pitting of the cast iron pump case, as well as bi-metallic corrosion of the stuffing box.

Products:

Belzona® 1311 (Ceramic R-Metal)

Belzona® 1341 (Supermetalglide)

Substrate:

Cast iron

Application Method:

The application was carried out in accordance with Belzona Know-How Leaflets CEP-2 and CEP-3.

Belzona Facts:

Consultant was flown from Alabama to Oregon to supervise the application. Corrosion and scale build-up were eliminated and the pump is operating more efficiently to this day.

Photographs Description

1. Bottom section of the corroded fan pump
2. Final application of Belzona® 1311 to pump case
3. Rebuilt fan pump with Belzona® 1311 and Belzona® 1341