FAN BLADE EDGES REBUILT WITH BELZONA
Industry: Power (POWR)
Application: FBC-Fans, Blowers and Compressors (FBC)
Substrate: Fiberglass
Customer Location: Power plant in Mississippi, USA
Application Date: February 2002
Products:
Belzona® 1321 (Ceramic S-Metal)
Problem: Erosion of both the leading and trailing edges of cooling tower fan blades, caused inefficient tower operation and raised concerns about blade replacement in the near future.
Photograph Descriptions
- View of the huge cooling tower
- Close-up of the fan blade damage
- Application with small roller
- Finished application
Application Situation
Cooling tower fan blade edges.
Application Method
The application was carried out in accordance with Belzona Know-How System Leaflet FBC-1.
Belzona Facts
This huge cooling tower has ten individual cells. Each cell contains eight cooling tower blades, and all ten cells were refurbished with the afore-mentioned Belzona Know-How technique.