Belzona® Rebuilds And Protects Severely Corroded Pump

Industry:

Marine (MRNE)

Application:

Centrifugal Pumps (CEP)

Customer Location:

Cargo ship in a marine shipyard - Egypt

Application Date:

April 2004

Application Situation:

Main circulating water pump.

Problem:

Severe corrosion and erosion inside the pump that led to many holes in the pump casing.

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 Leaflets CEP-1, CEP-3 and CEP-5.

Belzona Facts:

Belzona repairs and protects even such worn out pump returning it to service as quickly as possible saving the cost of a new unit whilst also giving it increased resistance to the effects of erosion-corrosion.

Photographs Description

1. General view of the corroded pump
2. The pump from inside before repair
3. Rebuilding the worn out part of the pump after repairing the holed areas
4. Belzona® 1321 was applied to protect the pump