A COST EFFECTIVE SOLUTION TO SEVERE PITTING - 11 YEARS LATER: PERFECT

KHIA ID: 252
Industry: Oil & Gas (OILG)
Application: HEX-Heat Exchangers (HEX)
Substrate: Carbon steel
Customer Location: Gas plant - Alberta, Canada
Application Date: May 1990
Products:

Belzona® 1311 (Ceramic R-Metal)

Belzona® 1321 (Ceramic S-Metal)

Problem: Severe pitting at froth line top and side walls.
Photograph Descriptions
  1. Amine Reboiler
  2. Grit blasted, surface checked for impurities and salts
  3. Application of Belzona® 1311 and Belzona® 1321 completed
  4. Inspected one year later. Scaling of chemicals used in the process, when scraped off, revealed Belzona application was still in excellent condition.
Application Situation
Amine reboiler heat exchanger
Application Method
The application was carried out in accordance with Belzona Know-How System Leaflet HEX-3.
Belzona Facts
The Belzona System was more cost effective than the alternative of a metalizing spray weld repair. The repair has held up and the heat exchanger is still in operation, 11 years later.
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