TWO DAY BELZONA REPAIR TO HEAT EXCHANGER

KHIA ID: 839
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
  1. Severe corrosion after surface preparation
  2. Tube ends sealed during application
  3. Division bar seal face reformed
  4. 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.