Belzona® Repairs Holed Valve Housing

Industry:

Buildings & Structures (BSTR)

Application:

Centrifugal Pumps (CEP)

Customer Location:

Petrochemical Plant, Macedonia

Application Date:

May 2001

Application Situation:

Valve Housing

Problem:

Cavitation had caused the valve housing to become holed

Products:

Belzona® 1311 (Ceramic R-Metal)

Belzona® 1341 (Supermetalglide)

Substrate:

Grey Cast Iron

Application Method:

Application was carried out in accordance with Belzona Know-How System Leaflet VPF-8.

Belzona Facts:

The plant did not have a reserve valve in there warehouse and a new replacement would take weeks to be delivered. Belzona solved the problem in just two days.

Photographs Description

1. Holed valve housing. 
2. Metal plates used to reinforce the exterior. 
3. Rebuilt housing. 
4. Completed application.