| Belzona Repairs A Chassis On An Air-Cooling System | | | Industry:Power (POWR) | | | Application:Fans, Blowers and Compressors (FBC) | | | Customer Location:France | | | Application Date:October 2011 | | | Application Situation:Chassis of a gear reducer on an air-cooling system in a nuclear power plant. | | | Problem:The water circulating in this equipment was treated with CO2 and other additives against legionella causing an important problem of corrosion. | | | Products:Belzona 5831 (ST-Barrier) | | | Substrate:Carbon steel | | | Application Method:Application was carried out in accordance with an adapted version of Belzona System Leaflet FBC-2. The substrate was first prepared with a needle gun and grit blasted.Then, one coat of Belzona 5831 was applied (600microns). | | | Belzona Facts:Because of the corrosion, this chassis needed to be replaced using a 700 tonne crane which is not convenient, really expensive and causes an important loss of production. Belzona products were used in-situ and provided a long-term protection thus avoiding the replacement of the chassis. | | | Photographs Description1- Before surface preparation
2- After surface preparation
3- Overview of the air-cooling equipment
4- Final application | |
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