| Potato And Starch Pumps Repaired With Belzona | | | Industry:General Industry (GIND) | | | Application:Centrifugal Pumps (CEP) | | | Customer Location:Potato chip factory, Egypt | | | Application Date:August 2006 | | | Application Situation:Two end suction pumps, one waste pump and the other a preheater pump. Both deal with water, potatoes and starch. | | | Problem:Corrosion of the casings and impellers caused over long service life and through erosion. The impellers were badly eroded with thin edges and many holes. | | | Products:Belzona® 1311 (Ceramic R-Metal)
Belzona® 1341N (Supermetalglide) | | | Substrate:Cast Iron. | | | Application Method:Application was carried out in accordance with Belzona Know-How System Leaflets CEP-3 & CEP-5. | | | Belzona Facts:These pumps were repaired after two other pumps were successfully repaired with Belzona a year earlier. An NSF approved coating was required. | | | Photographs Description
- General view of one pump
- The badly damaged impeller
- Rebuilding the impeller
- Two pumps rebuilt and coated
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