BELZONA EXTENDS THE LIFE OF SLURRY PUMP CASINGS
Industry: Mining & Quarrying (MINQ)
Application: CEP-Centrifugal Pumps (CEP)
Substrate: Carbon Steel
Customer Location: Copper Mining Company, Bulgaria
Application Date: February, 2016
Products:
Belzona 1311 (Ceramic R-Metal)
Problem: The casings were badly worn, even through the whole thickness in some places.
Photograph Descriptions
- General view of casing before repair
- Manual preparation of repaired surfaces
- Application in progress
- Final view of completed application.
Application Situation
Тhree casings of Slurry pumps with removable thick rubber protectors at flotation production site.
Application Method
The application was carried out in accordance with Belzona Know-How System Leaflet CEP-5. Surfaces were mechanically abraded. Then all pitting and damage was filled with Belzona 1311 and when cured the surfaces were smoothed by grinding.
Belzona Facts
Application took three days to be completed. The customer saved €30,000 of not buying new casings compared to only 10-15% for a Belzona repair. The customer wanted to try Belzona on these casings as they had previous experience in 2015. Two large centrifugal pumps were repaired and protected, when the pumps were opened for inspection after 9 months they were found to be in good condition.
