| Belzona Maintains Francis Turbine | | | Industry:Power (POWR) | | | Application:Centrifugal Pumps (CEP) | | | Customer Location:Power Plant, Honduras, Central America | | | Application Date:November 2006 | | | Application Situation:Complete Overhaul of all the parts and sections of a Francis Turbine. The turbine needed maintenance after 15 years of operation. | | | Problem:The water had produced an erosion/corrosion effect in several sections of four different parts of the Turbine. The biggest damage was located in the seal perimeter of the facing plate. | | | Products:Belzona® 1111 (Super Metal)
Belzona® 1321 (Ceramic S Metal) | | | Substrate:Steel | | | Application Method:Repairs were carried out utilizing Belzona Know-How System Leaflets CEP-4, CEP-5 and ENC-5. | | | Belzona Facts:The customer decided to make a complete maintenance using Belzona´s products after we had repaired the shaft in 2004 with excellent results. The actual damaged part had a diameter of 3.8 m which was rebuilt, machined and rectified to precise measurements fot its assembly. | | | Photographs Description
- View of diffusers
- Damage in seal perimeter
- Machined area prior application of Belzona® 1111
- Final application of Belzona® 1111 and Belzona® 1321
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