BELZONA REPAIRS CONDENSOR WATER TUBES
Industry: Chemical & Petrochemical (PETR)
Application: VPF-Valves, Pipes and Fittings (VPF)
Substrate: Carbon steel
Customer Location: Chemical Plant, Lithuania
Application Date: December 2009
Products:
Belzona® 1111 (Super Metal)
Belzona® 1291 (ES Metal)
Belzona® 1161 (Super UW Metal)
Problem: There were leaks on the condensor water tubes. Plant engineers had tried different solutions but none of them were totally effective.
Photograph Descriptions
- Removing loose material and paint
- Surface preparation of the substrate
- Application of Belzona® 1111 with Belzona® 9341 (Reinforcement Tape)
- Belzona® 1291 with tourniquet used to seal live leak
Application Situation
Various leaks on external pipes to condensors
Application Method
Application was carried out in accordance with Belzona® Know-How System Leaflet VPF-11a.
Belzona Facts
Competitive products have been used for this repair but the applied products had failed on the same day of application.
Belzona® 1161 was most suitable product on wet surfaces and Belzona® 1111 for dry surfaces. In one area where the pressure was 0,7-1 bar Belzona® 1291 used with touniquet to stop the live leak.
