BELZONA REPAIRS HOLED NOZZLE ON GLYCOL PLANT
Industry: Oil & Gas (OILG)
Application: VPF-Valves, Pipes and Fittings (VPF)
Substrate: Steel
Customer Location: Gas Processing Plant, UK
Application Date: August 2007
Products: Belzona® 1291 (ES Metal)
Belzona® 1111 (Super Metal)
Problem: Corrosion had caused severe wastage of a nozzle which resulted in two holes breaking through.
Photograph Descriptions
- View of plant area
- View of one of the two holes in the nozzle
- View of the plates prior to bonding
- View after the plate bond and wrap was completed
Application Situation
Corroded and holed 3 inch diameter nozzle
Application Method
Application was carried out in accordance with Belzona Know-How System Leflet VPF-11a. Plates were tailor made on site to completely encapsulate the nozzle. Once bonded, the whole nozzle was also wrapped.
Belzona Facts
Due to the location, attempting to hot-work/weld repair the nozzles, was not an option. Replacing the nozzle was not possible within a reasonable time frame and would have been very expensive and caused major plant down time. The work was done via a Belzona approved application company and saved the client Millions in lost downtime.
