BELZONA PROVEN PROTECTION ON TURBINE RUNNER
Industry: Power (POWR)
Application: CEP-Centrifugal Pumps (CEP)
Substrate: Steel
Customer Location: Turbine manufacturer, Italy
Application Date: May 1987
Products:
Belzona® EC Barrier
(Belzona® 1321 now recommended)
Problem: Coating protection required to deal with anticipated Erosion and Corrosion.
Photograph Descriptions
- First coat
- Second Coat applied
- Completed Application
- Coating after 20 years in service
Application Situation
Francis Turbine runner for a Hydro Electric Plant in Africa.
Application Method
Surface Preparation and Application was carried out accordance with the relevant IFU and in line with Belzona Know-How System Leaflet CEP-3.
Belzona Facts
The customer contacted the Distributor in September 2007 for a general inspection of the coating which indicated repair was needed in areas. A proposal to refurbish with Belzona® 1321 has been made.