Belzona Superwrap II Returns Piping Back To Service In 48 Hours

Industry:

Oil & Gas (OILG)

Application:

Valves, Pipes and Fittings (VPF)

Customer Location:

Western Australia

Application Date:

October 2020

Application Situation:

High Temperature, Hydrocarbon Piping

Problem:

The 220 mm diameter pipe had developed a critical (Class 3) thin wall defect at the bent. The operating temperature was 95°C and the operating pressure was 10 bar. The total defect length was 280 mm in axial.

Products:

Belzona 1983 (SuperWrap II Resin)

Belzona 9381 (SuperWrap II Reinforcement Sheet)

Belzona 9382 (Release Film)

Substrate:

Carbon Steel

Application Method:

The application was completed in accordance with Belzona Know-How System Leaflet VPF-11. The defect area was abrasive blasted to SA 2.5 with a 75 microns profile. Belzona SuperWrap II was applied in accordance with the engineered design as a 6 wrap system, using Belzona 1983 resin to provide a further 12 years service life.

Belzona Facts:

Belzona SuperWrap II was chosen because it is an engineered solution that can be designed as a pipe repair system being compliant to ISO 24817 and ASME PCC-2. With the customer being able to do their own designs and having validated applicators on site, makes the onsite maintenance team independent and the repair was completed with-in 48 hours.

Photographs Description

1. Measuring the corroded pipe

2. Wetting out the Reinforcement Sheet

3. Wrapping the pipe

4. Applying the Release Film over the wrap