BELZONA THWARTS BLOWER FAN CORROSION
Industry: General Industry (GIND)
Application: FBC-Fans, Blowers and Compressors (FBC)
Substrate: Carbon steel
Customer Location: Shipping company in Canada
Application Date: August 2001
Products:
Belzona® 1341 (Supermetalglide)
Problem: The high moisture environment the fan was operating led to corrosion. In addition, by-product was accumulating on the surface, putting the fan out of balance.
Photograph Descriptions
- The fan prior to the application
- Fan undergoing surface preparation by grit blasting
- The surface preparation has been completed
- The fan has been coated with Belzona ® 1341 and is ready to be put back into service
Application Situation
52" diameter blower fan
Application Method
The application was carried out in accordance with Belzona Know-How System Leaflet FBC-2.
Belzona Facts
The application only required five kgs of material which saved the cus-tomer a great deal of money compared to the replacement cost.