BELZONA PROVIDES OPTIMSED SOLUTION FOR BEARING INSTALLATION

KHIA ID: 793
Industry: Marine (MRNE)
Application: SOS-Ships and Offshore Structures (SOS)
Substrate: Aluminium
Customer Location: UK (Cornish) Luxury Yacht Builder
Application Date: 2002
Products:

Belzona® 1121 (Super XL Metal)

Belzona® 1321 (Ceramic S Metal)

Belzona® 9411 (Release Agent)

Problem: Conventional methods of installation require many hours of machining time for press fitting. In service they can become slack through fretting and galvanic corrosion
Photograph Descriptions
  1. Bearing aligned. Note the injection port with valve under the housing. 
  2. Forward inboard view of stern tube. 
  3. Completed application.
Application Situation
Installation of bearings into the stern tube housing
Application Method
The application was carried out using a modified version of Belzona Know-How System Leaflet SOS-9. The bearing housing is grit blasted and the bearing rough turned prior to alignment and injection of the Belzona® 1321. Belzona® 9411 was only used on the alignment bolts to allow their later removal.
Belzona Facts
This luxury yacht, 27.37m long, was designed by the leading New Zealand designer Ron Holland, and is classified by ABS.
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Translated KHIAs:

贝尔佐纳（Belzona®）为安装轴承提供优化的解决方案