| Belzona Extends The Life Of A Crf Wheel | | | Industry:Power (POWR) | | | Application:Centrifugal Pumps (CEP) | | | Customer Location:France | | | Application Date:2005 | | | Application Situation:Blades on a CRF wheel in a nuclear power plant. | | | Problem:The coating and the equipment were damaged by cavitation. | | | Products:Belzona 2311 (SR Elastomer)
Belzona 2141 (ACR-Fluid Elastomer) | | | Substrate:Cast iron | | | Application Method:Application was carried out in accordance with Belzona System Leaflet CEP-05.
After the removal of the remaining patches of the previous coating, the substrate was rebuilt using Belzona 2311. Belzona 2141 was then used to protect the area against cavitation. | | | Belzona Facts:The customer noticed that the service life of this equipment was tripled thanks to this application. This solution would last 3 years instead of 1 with the alternatives tested before (welding, ceramic tiles, ...). This application is now done by the distributor every 3 years on this equipment. | | | Photographs Description1- Before application
2- After application | |
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