BELZONA REPAIR AND PROTECTS SCRUBBER ELBOW PIPE
Industry: Marine (MRNE)
Application: CEP-Centrifugal Pumps (CEP)
Substrate: Steel
Customer Location: SHIPYARD, TURKEY
Application Date: September 2020
Products:
Belzona 1511 Super HT-Metal and Belzona 1391T
Problem: Internal surfaces of scrubber pipes are exposed to high corrosion and cavitation due to corrosive effects of the Scrubber Exhaust Discharge Water.
Photograph Descriptions
1. Scrubber Elbow Pipe
2. After first coat of Belzona 1391T
3. After second coat of Belzona 1391T
4. Sponge test on coating
Application Situation
On board scrubber elbow pipes of Ro-Ro vessel
Application Method
The application was carried out in accordance with Belzona Know-How System Leaflets CEP-03 and CEP-05. Scrubber pipe surfaces have been prepared on board by the shipyard. All surfaces were throughly cleaned. Then the damaged surfaces and pittings were repaired with Belzona 1511 Super HT-Metal before coating with Belzona 1391T to provide overall erosion-corrosion and chemical protection.
Belzona Facts
It is substancially more cost-effective to repair and protect with Belzona versus replacement. In short time scrubber transition pipes were repaired and protected against severe corrosive conditions of Scrubber Water. The application has been completed in one day without any hot works. Pipes are now protected against future errosion-corrosion damages.