BELZONA REPAIRS TUBE SHEETS OF A HEAT EXCHANGER
Industry: Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning (HVAC)
Application: HEX-Heat Exchangers (HEX)
Substrate: Stainless steel and Titanium
Customer Location: Alaska, USA
Application Date: 1983
Products:
Belzona 1311 (Ceramic R-Metal)
Belzona 1321 (Ceramic S-Metal)
Problem: One year old tube sheets were already leaking around the tubes. Electrolysis has eaten away much of the tube sheet and plate.
Photograph Descriptions
- Tube sheet with corks inserted
- Applying Belzona 1311, then two coats of Belzona 1321
- Breaking corks loose with wood dowel
- Pulling corks with a cork screw
Application Situation
Heat exchanger tube sheets.
Application Method
The application was carried out in accordance with Belzona Know-How System Leaflet HEX-1.
Belzona Facts
The alternative was ten new heat exchangers costing over $500,000.00 plus several millions of dollars in downtime. With Belzona, all ten of the heat exchangers were rebuilt in seven days using only $15,000.00, saving time and money.
