Belzona® Repairs Vacuum Pump

Industry:

General Industry (GIND)

Application:

Centrifugal Pumps (CEP)

Customer Location:

Large Phosphate production faciltiy - Egypt

Application Date:

September 2004

Application Situation:

Vacuum pump

Problem:

Eroded-corroded rotor and casing due to the effect of water, chemicals and limestone. The vanes of the rotor were cracked and fractured in many places.

Products:

Belzona® 1311 (Ceramic R-Metal)

Belzona® 1321 (Ceramic S-Metal)

Substrate:

Cast Iron

Application Method:

The application was carried out in accordance with Belzona® Know-How System Leafets CEP-1 and CEP-3.

Belzona Facts:

The repair was done at a fraction of the cost of a replacement, and with the Belzona Ceramic Metal System, the rotor is protected from the erosion-corrosion cycle.

Photographs Description

1. The eroded-corroded rotor
2. Repairs to cracks and fractures in the vanes of the rotor
3. Rotor after repairing and coating.
4. Casing after repairing and coating