BELZONA REPAIR MAKES A RIVETTING STORY
Industry: Buildings & Structures (BSTR)
Application: CEP-Centrifugal Pumps (CEP)
Substrate: steel plating
Customer Location: Oil Blender, Duisburg, North-Rhine Westphalia, Germany
Application Date: June 1996
Products:
Belzona® 1111 (Super Metal)
Belzona® 1321 (Ceramic S Metal)
Problem: Some of the riveted seams were leaking through blistering of the anti corrosive paint. If the blisters were pierced then the fuel oil would leak out. The tank was 14m diameter and 9.85m high.
Photograph Descriptions
- Overview of tank
- Preparation of seams
- Application of Belzona® 1111
- Application of Belzona® 1321
Application Situation
Storage tank for petroleum fuels
Application Method
Works were carried out in accordance with Belzona Know-How System Leaflet TCC-1. The leaking areas were prepared initially by wet slurry blasting, as the potentially explosive oil would not permit gritblasting or grinding. Belzona® 1111 was applied followed by Belzona® 9341 (Reinforcement Tape). Two coats of Belzona® 1321 completed the application.
Belzona Facts
Belzona repairs allowed tank to be safely re-instated without hot work and proved totally successful until the tank was eventually de-commissioned.
