BELZONA RECLAIMS HYDRO-ELECTRIC UNIT IN TEA PLANTATION
Industry: Power (POWR)
Application: CEP-Centrifugal Pumps (CEP)
Substrate: Cast alloy
Customer Location: Tea Plantation in Sri Lanka
Application Date: October 1993
Products:
Belzona® 1311 (Ceramic R-Metal) Belzona® 1321 (Ceramic S-Metal)
Problem: Power plant had ceased to be used due to the damaged runner blades. The cost of a new runner was too high to be economic.
Photograph Descriptions
- The corroded runner in-situ
- Surface preparation complete, the rebuilding can begin
- The finished job ready for reassembly
Application Situation
Small hydro-electric power unit
Application Method
Application was carried out in accordance with Belzona Know-How Leaflets CEP-6, CEP-5 and CEP-3.
Belzona Facts
The cost of replacing the runner would have been $19,500. No other type of repair was considered viable. The total cost of the repair utilising Belzona® was $600. There are many such units in the area and several of them have been treated in the same manner. The output of the repaired unit is greater than when the equipment was new.
