| Belzona Plate Bonding Solution Seals Steel Plant Gas Leaks | | | Industry:Steel (STEL) | | | Application:Valves, Pipes and Fittings (VPF) | | | Customer Location:Steel Plant, Sweden | | | Application Date:October 2015 | | | Application Situation:Significant number of gas leaks around the coke ovens threatened fines and closure of the plant from the environmental authorities. | | | Problem:Due to the financial situation, a closure of the plant for weld repairs was not possible. Environmental Authorities demanded that the gas leaks were reduced within a tight time frame so they turned to Belzona for a solution. There were 9 out of 53 furnaces on site that needed repairing as a priority. Repairs had to be carried out with furnaces in operation, thus requiring application onto hot surfaces. | | | Products:Belzona 1251 (HA-Metal)
Belzona 5851 (HA-Barrier) | | | Substrate:Mild Steel | | | Application Method:The application was carried out in accordance with Belzona Know-How System Leaflet VPF-11. After cleaning and grit blasting the leaking areas, custom designed plates were bonded into place with Belzona 1251, Belzona 5851 was then coated over the top for further protection. | | | Belzona Facts:Welded plates were not possible due to hot work restrictions in this area of the plant. The Belzona solution offered a fast/safe solution that was carried out without the need to shut the plant down. | | | Photographs Description
- View of steel plant furnaces with corrosion problems
- Heavily corroded base underneath the debris
- Applying Belzona 1251 to prepared area
- Completed application after coating with Belzona 5851
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