SO-CALLED "UNREPAIRABLE" PUMPS RESTORED WITH BELZONA

KHIA ID: 7483
Industria: Steel & Metal Processing (STEL)
Solicitud: CEP-Centrifugal Pumps (CEP)
Sustrato: Stainless Steel
Ubicación del cliente: Copper Processing Plant, Bulgaria
Fecha de aplicacion: 2016
Productos:

Belzona 1311 (Ceramic R-Metal)

Belzona 1341 (Supermetalglide)


Fecha de aplicacion: The pumps had to work 24 hours per day for a continuous period of 5500 hours (approximately 229 days). They were experiencing serious corrosion and some erosion from the cascade of return water from the dam containing active chemical reagents (pH from 2.5 to 8), as well as a small amount of solids.
Descripciones de fotografías

1&2. The corroded pumps
3.  The Belzona application underway with Belzona 1311 used to restore original profiles

4. The completed application with Belzona 1341 applied to provide overall corrosion protection

Situación de la aplicación
2 ten-year-old 500 LNN 1000 (single stage, double sction) pumps.
Método de aplicación
Application was carried out in accordance with Belzona Know-How System Leaflets CEP-1, CEP-2 and CEP-3. 104 kilos of Belzona 1311 and 22 kilos Belzona 1341 were used.
Datos de Belzona
The cost of purchasing  a new pump of the same size was about €35,000 - €40,000 (and only offering a 12 month warranty) compared to Belzona restoration and protection at €9,000.