Belzona Avoids Longer Downtime

Industry:

Power (POWR)

Application:

Fans, Blowers and Compressors (FBC)

Customer Location:

Honduras

Application Date:

December 2004

Application Situation:

Francis turbine cone.

Problem:

Wear on the flange caused sealing problems and erosion/corrosion on the cone’s border. Total disassembly of the unit would cause a longer downtime.

Products:

Belzona 1311 (Ceramic R-Metal)

Belzona 1341 (Ceramic S-Metal)

Belzona 9111 (Cleaner Degreaser)

Substrate:

Cast iron

Application Method:

The application was carried out in accordance with Belzona Know-How System Leaflet FBC-5 and FBC-2.

Belzona Facts:

The conventional solution required total disassembly of the unit with a long wait period and a high cost abroad, the Belzona solution was applied in situ and in 4 hours.

Photographs Description

1. Damage on cone
2. Damage on flange and application of Belzona 1321
3. Cleaning and refilling with Belzona 1311
4. Protected with Belzona 1321