TWO DAY BELZONA REPAIR TO HEAT EXCHANGER
Industry: General Industry (GIND)
Application: HEX-Heat Exchangers (HEX)
Substrate: Steel tube sheet, and cast iron covers.
Customer Location: Steel Manufacturer, Jordan
Application Date: May, 2007
Products:
Belzona® 1111 (Super Metal)
Belzona® 1321 (Ceramic S Metal)
Problem: Heat exchanger was suffering bimetallic corrosion (copper tubes, steel tube sheet and cast iron covers), causing leakage on the tube sheet.
Photograph Descriptions
- Severe corrosion after surface preparation
- Tube ends sealed during application
- Division bar seal face reformed
- Rebuilding and coating the end cover with division bar
Application Situation
Heat exchanger.
Application Method
Application was carried out in accordance with Belzona Know-How System Leaflets HEX-1 & HEX-2.
Belzona Facts
This application reduced the down time of the factory, because repairing process was accomplished within two days, and there is no other way to fix quickly.