Multiple Belzona Repairs To 72" Diameter Steel Pipe Embedded In Concrete

Industry:

Power (POWR)

Application:

Valves, Pipes and Fittings (VPF)

Customer Location:

Nuclear Power Plant in New Jersey

Application Date:

February 1996

Application Situation:

Service water system piping (condenser outlet pipe to cooling tower)

Problem:

The 72" diameter steel pipe embedded in concrete was corroded and had developed through wall leaks.

Products:

Belzona® 1311 (Ceramic R-Metal)

Belzona® 1321 (Ceramic S-Metal)

Belzona® 2111 (D&A Hi-Build Elastomer)

Belzona® 4111 (Magma-Quartz)

Substrate:

Carbon steel (ASTM A283 grade C)

Application Method:

Application was carried out in accordance with Belzona Know-How Leaflets VPF-1, VPF-2 and FPA-6.

Belzona Facts:

The Belzona repair saved four additional outage days over alternative repairs saving an estimated $4 million.

Photographs Description

1. View of the eroded pipe before work commenced   
2. Completed application to steel pipe   
3. Overall view of repair area showing patch repairs to concrete pipe and application to steel pipe in background