| Belzona Restores Two Pump Impellers | | | Industry:General Industry (GIND) | | | Application:Centrifugal Pumps (CEP) | | | Customer Location:Oyster culture, The Netherlands | | | Application Date:April 2007 | | | Application Situation:Pumps used in oyster cultivation | | | Problem:The two impellers had severe damage because a large bolt was left in the inlet of the pump | | | Products:Belzona® 1111 (Super Metal)
Belzona® 1321 (Ceramic S-Metal) | | | Substrate:Bronze | | | Application Method:Application was carried out in accordance with Belzona Know-How System Leaflets CEP-1 & 3. Steel plates were formed to recreate the lost vanes. Wire mesh was also incorporated into the Belzona rebuild as the original profile was restored. Repair was coated with Belzona® 1321 to give additional smoothness and erosion protection. | | | Belzona Facts:Replacement impellers were not available in the time scale required to maintain the Oyster production. | | | Photographs Description
- Damaged impeller
- Stainless steel infill plates
- Belzona® 1111 used to bond plates and restore profiles
- One repaired alongside one still to be repaired
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