Pipe Repair On Tank

Industry:

General Industry (GIND)

Application:

Valves, Pipes and Fittings (VPF)

Customer Location:

Chemical Company - Canada

Application Date:

April 2005

Application Situation:

Fiberglass outlet pipe on tank developed a new leak. Sulfuric acid in steam.

Problem:

Sulfuric acid fumes were causing health and Sstety issues as well as destroying the pipe outlet on the fiberglass tank.

Products:

Belzona® 1221 (E-Metal)

Belzona® 1291 (ES-Metal)

Belzona® 5811 (Immersion Grade)

Substrate:

Fiberglass

Application Method:

Application was carried out in accordance with a modified version of Belzona Know-How System Leaflet VPF-11a

Belzona Facts:

Replacement tank was not available and would have caused production to cease. Other options were available but not at a moments notice. Belzona Products & Systems have produced excellent results at this plant in the past through significant reductions in downtime.

Photographs Description

1. Former for pipe was installed
2. Belzona® 1221 put in place to dam the leak through areas
3. Belzona® 5811 was mixed and poured into former
4. Finished job