BELZONA STOPS LEAKS IN HOT WATER TANK
Industry: Sugar (SUGR)
Application: TCC-Tanks and Chemical Containment Areas (TCC)
Substrate: Steel
Customer Location: Power Plant Ljubljana, Slovenia
Application Date: 1997
Products:
Belzona® 1111 (Super Metal)
Belzona® 1391 (Ceramic HT Metal)
Problem: 25 m diameter and 50 m high hot water tank. After initial inspection of the newly built tank, the welds connecting tank bottom steel plates were leaking.
Photograph Descriptions
- Hot water tank
- Applying Belzona® 1111 incorporating Reinforcement Tape
- Applying Belzona® 1391
- Protected internal surface
Application Situation
Hot water tank
Application Method
Application was carried out in accordance with Belzona Know-How System Leaflet TCC-5. After reinforcing welds with Belzona® 1111 incorporating Belzona® 9341 (Reinforcement Tape), Belzona® 1391 was applied to provide corrosion protection to the whole internal bottom surface.
Belzona Facts
After 14 years in service the customer proudly stated "There is no need for inspection of the tanks internal coating. We haven't seen any leakage in 14 years."
