Luxury Yacht P Frames Protected From Cavitation With Belzona® 2141

Industry:

Buildings & Structures (BSTR)

Application:

Centrifugal Pumps (CEP)

Customer Location:

Private Leisure Customer in Florida

Application Date:

April 2003

Application Situation:

Propeller shaft support brackets of a luxury yacht. This craft is 46.63m long and equipped with a 13,000hp CODAG power plant capable of 50 Knots through a combined twin-prop and waterjet arrangement.

Problem:

Cavitation had caused erosion of the parent metal and threatened the structural strength of the component if left untreated.

Products:

Belzona® 2141 (ACR-Fluid Elastomer)

Belzona® 2941 Elastomer SP-Conditioner)

Substrate:

Aluminum

Application Method:

Application was carried out in accordance with Belzona Know-How System Leaflet SOS-2. A conventional anti-fouling was applied over the Belzona® 2141.

Belzona Facts:

Inspection of the Belzona® 2141 system after 12 months service in this aggressive environment showed no attack to the Belzona coating.

Photographs Description

1. Original condition of component 
2. Close up of cavitation damage 
3. Belzona® 2141 mid application 
4. Belzona® 2141 after 12 months (overcoated with antifouling)