Belzona 1811 Ceramic Carbide Extends Life Of Pump Casing

Industry:

Mining and Quarrying (MINQ)

Application:

Centrifugal Pumps (CEP)

Customer Location:

BC, Canada

Application Date:

June 2000

Application Situation:

Erosion on gravel slurry pump

Problem:

Pumping drainage water from a gravel pit has a high percentage of entrained solids causing major erosion damage to pumps

Products:

Belzona 1811 (Ceramic Carbide)

Substrate:

Stainless steel

Application Method:

Application carried out in accordance with a modified version of Belzona Know-How System Leaflet CEP-1

Belzona Facts:

Coating the internal surfaces with a sacrificial coating such as Belzona 1811 ensures that the pump casing can be recycled many times over

Photographs Description

1. View of Pump 
2. Close-up of pump showing extent of erosion 
3. The internal surfaces of the pump casing are protected with Belzona 1811