Belzona® 1341 Stands The Test Of Time At Irrigation Plant

Industry:

Water / Wastewater (WATR)

Application:

Centrifugal Pumps (CEP)

Customer Location:

Irrigation Plant, North Queensland, Australia

Application Date:

September 1993

Application Situation:

Impellor from an irrigation pump.

Problem:

Due to general erosion/corrosion to this impellor, the customer requested sacrificial coating to protect the equipment.

Products:

Belzona® 1341 (Supermetalglide)

Substrate:

Bronze

Application Method:

The application was carried out in accordance with Belzona Know-How System Leaflet CEP-3.

Belzona Facts:

Recent inspection of the impellor revealed, that after 12 years of hard work following the Belzona® 1341 application, wear is minimal. Although there is a brown deposit left on the impellor from the river, it is very easily removed with a paper towel.

Photographs Description

1. Close up of the impellor, showing localised cavitation damage
2. The impellor easily patch repaired with Belzona® 1341
3. Deposits from the river water evident on the Belzona coating
4. The deposits removed easily with a paper towel