Belzona® Provides Corrosion Protection for Heat Exchanger Tube Sheets

KHIA ID: 8231

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

Customer Location: A chemical plant in Nanjing, China
Application Date: April 2014

Products:
Belzona 1111 (Super-Metal)

Belzona 1391 (Ceramic-HT)

Problem: The tube sheet needs protection from high-temperature corrosion, chemical corrosion and bimetal corrosion to prevent further metal loss. Otherwise, it will cause leakage, decrease in efficiency and pollution.

Photograph Descriptions

1. Heat exchanger tube sheet before grit blasting 2. Grit blasted heat exchanger tube sheet 3. Repaired pitted areas using Belzona 1111

Application Situation

Heat exchanger tube sheet in a chemical plant.

Application Method

Application carried out in accordance with Belzona Know-How System Leaflet HEX-1 and HEX-3.

Belzona Facts

Belzona coating system can be quickly applied to prevent further deterioration of the heat exchanger tube sheet corrosion cost-effectively which means other more expensive and complex systems such as hard rubber are not required. Thus the application can be completed on-site.

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