FOUR LARGE CONDENSERS PROTECTED WITH BELZONA
Industry: Power (POWR)
Application: HEX-Heat Exchangers (HEX)
Substrate: Steel
Customer Location: Nuclear power plant, Jaslovské Bohunice, Slovakia
Application Date: July-September, 2007 & June-Sptember, 2008
Products:
Belzona 1341 (Supermetalglide)
Belzona 5811 (Immersion Grade)
Problem: The client wanted to protect new tube sheets against bimetallic corrosion and tubes against corrosion/erosion. Also required to protect the condenser water boxes.
Photograph Descriptions
- 1 condenser 4 boxes on one side
- Before reconstruction
- Test for the surface contamination
- Tubesheet and water boxes protected with Belzona
Application Situation
4 main condensers at Nuclear power plant. A single heat exchanger has 36.784 tubes.
Application Method
The application was carried out in accordance with Belzona Know-How System Leaflets HEX-1, HEX-2 & HEX-3
Belzona Facts
Each tube (diameter 22 mm) was protected with Belzona® 1341 up to 15 cm inside by special roller. Water boxes were sprayed with Belzona® 5811, whilst tubesheets were protected with Belzona® 1341. The job was done in 2 shifts (12 hours/shift) per day.
