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VOL XXXIV, NO 76

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 Description

1- Before application

2- After application

 
Case study pic one

 

 
 Case study pic two

 

 
 

 

 
 

 

 
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