Belzona® Aids Sealing Of Vj Couplings

Industry:

Oil & Gas (OILG)

Application:

Mechanical Power Transmission (MPT)

Customer Location:

FPSO, North Sea, UK

Application Date:

May 2014 ongoing

Application Situation:

12" crude oil pipeline on FPSO

Problem:

Corrosion on pipeline prevented VJ coupling from sealing correctly.

Products:

Belzona 1151 (Smoothing Metal)

Substrate:

Steel

Application Method:

Application was carried out in accordance with modified version of Belzona Know-How System Leaflet MPT-2. A former was used to rebuild corrosion pitting and to create smooth and accurate landings for the VJ coupling.

Belzona Facts:

The use of Belzona allowed for a quick, hot work free repair to be completed. The corrosion resistant properties of Belzona 1151 will eliminate future corrosion issues ensuring a permanent seal at this joint. This has become a standard procedure for repairing VJ coupled joints with 4" & 6" pipelines repaired using same procedure.

Photographs Description

1. Corroded pipe ends
2. After grit blasting the corrosion pitting clearly evident
3. Former in place
4. Coupling re-installed on smooth Belzona formed pipe ends