Belzona® Seals Active Leak

Industry:

Petrochemical (PETR)

Application:

Gaskets, Seals and Shims (GSS)

Customer Location:

Pipeline Company in Louisiana, U.S.A.

Application Date:

August 1996

Application Situation:

36" Gate Valve holding back 27 miles of uphill diesel fuel.

Problem:

Fuel leaks at bolting areas between body and bonnet.

Products:

Belzona® 1221 (Super E-Metal)

Belzona® 2131 (D&A Fluid Elastomer)

Belzona® 2911 (Q.D. Conditioner)

Belzona® 9111 (Cleaner/Degreaser)

Belzona® 9341 (Reinforcing Tape)

Substrate:

Steel

Application Method:

The application was carried out in accordance with a modified version of Belzona Know-How Leaflet GSS-3.

Belzona Facts:

To shut down and repair or replace the valve would have required 8 hours of downtime at a cost of $28,000 per hour. The Belzona repair saved the customer over $200,000.

Photographs Description

1. Surface cleaned and prepared. Belzona® 1221 (Super E-Metal) is used to seal the active leaks.  
2. All bolts and flange were coated entirely with Belzona® 2131 (D&A Fluid Elastomer).