Know-How and Belzona® 4111 Make Critical Repair
Industry: Power (POWR)
Application: HEX-Heat Exchangers (HEX)
Substrate: Concrete
Customer Location: Power Plant - Texas U.S.A.
Application Date: March 2005
Products:
Belzona® 4111 (Magma-Quartz)
Problem: Lack of sufficient mixing of acid used for pH control in cooling tower water caused concrete deterioration on critical support members of cooling tower.
Photograph Descriptions
- Cooling tower at power plant
- Acid damaged concrete support
- Belzona® 4111 applied using formers
- Finished project
Application Situation
Cooling tower
Application Method
Application was carried out in accordance with Belzona Know-How System Leaflet HEX-6.
Belzona Facts
A short outage was planned to make other repairs in the cooling tower when damage was discovered. Client needed a quick solution. Belzona Know-How and its quick-curing Belzona® 4111 allowed this repair to be made in the short shut down period allowed. Acid feed has since been moved to prevent future damage.