BELZONA PROTECTS PIPELINE AND VALVES FROM CEMENT ABRASION

KHIA ID: 2455
Industry: General Industry (GIND)
Application: VPF-Valves, Pipes and Fittings (VPF)
Substrate: steel
Customer Location: Cement producer, Slovakia
Application Date: 2000
Products:

Belzona® 1811 (Ceramic Carbide)


Problem: There was high abrasion caused by cement leading to local material loss of metal from valve body.
Photograph Descriptions
  1. Badly eroded valve
  2. Grit blasting the valves
  3. Completed valve body
  4. Re-assembled valve protected with Belzona® 1811
Application Situation
Pipes and valves used to transport cement dust.  
Application Method
Application was carried out in accordance with Belzona Know-How System Leaflet VPF-11.
Belzona Facts
The Belzona solution was initially accepted by customer because repair took only a few hours and the mill shut-down was very short. Since the first repairs in 2000 many more of these repairs have been completed.