| Belzona Repair Of A Sand Pump Increases Service Life | | | Industry:General Industry (GIND) | | | Application:Fans, Blowers and Compressors (FBC) | | | Customer Location:South Louisiana, USA | | | Application Date:February 2014 | | | Application Situation:Metal loss and holes in impeller vanes; pitting on outside of impeller. | | | Problem:Due to high sand content in the water being pumped, impeller had holes and other areas of metal loss. | | | Products:Belzona 1111 (Super Metal)
Belzona 1341 (Supermetalglide) | | | Substrate:Cast iron | | | Application Method:The application was carried out in accordance with a modified version of Belzona Know-How System Leaflets CEP-1 and FBC-2 | | | Belzona Facts:The repair costs were about 40% of the cost of a new impeller and the delivery for new impeller was unacceptable. Customer selected Belzona because of past successes with Belzona products. | | | Photographs Description
- Impeller upon arrival
- Holes and other visible damage to be repaired
- Coated vanes
- Impeller finished and ready to be re-installed in pump
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