BELZONA TUBE SHEET AND END COVER REPAIR

KHIA ID: 31

Industry: Chemical & Petrochemical (PETR)
Application: HEX-Heat Exchangers (HEX)
Substrate: Steel

Customer Location: Refinery in Alabama
Application Date: January 1996

Products:
Belzona® 1111 (Super Metal)

Belzona® 1321 (Ceramic S-Metal)

Problem: The tube bundle and end cover of a heat exchanger at a local refinery was badly eroded.

Photograph Descriptions

Eroded tube bundle prior to the repair
Repaired tube sheet
End cover rebuilt

Application Situation

Tube bundle and water box

Application Method

The application was carried out in accordance with Belzona Know-How Leaflets HEX-1, HEX-2 and HEX-3.

Belzona Facts

All faces of the tube sheets were rebuilt using teflon and a steel plate as a former. The use of Belzona saved a replacement cost of approximately $24,000.

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