The process of pumping liquids and solids puts the equipment under constant stress, which makes Belzona solutions for pumps necessary. This effort generates, as a consequence, corrosion and erosion processes in the main components of the pumps such as impellers, casings and shafts. Wear rings, studs, and housings must cause major problems with pump operation and performance.
Initially, the damage will produce surface roughness and pitting that will increase friction and cause a drop in system efficiency, increasing operating costs. However, if these corrosion and erosion issues are not addressed in time, they can jeopardize component integrity, and ultimately equipment failure.
While replacement might be an obvious solution, it is generally associated with high costs and lead times of weeks or even months. On the other hand, hot work, which includes welding, can induce stresses in the equipment material and create galvanic corrosion problems. Also, none of these solutions attack the underlying problem.
For this reason, more and more pump maintenance personnel are choosing polymeric cold cure technologies to repair and protect their equipment.
Increase in service life and cost savings
Los sistemas de Belzona ofrecen una forma simple y económica de restaurar el perfil original y de proteger los componentes de daños futuros y, a la vez, asegurar que el equipo vuelva al servicio en cuestión de días. La aplicación de productos Belzona dará como resultado una bomba mejor que una posible bomba nueva, con mayor resistencia a la erosión/corrosión y mayor desempeño.
Repair
The Belzona range includes a selection of paste materials designed to offer repair solutions for a wide variety of application situations.
Belzona 1111 (Super Metal) es el buque insignia de la gama. Al igual que todos los materiales de Belzona para reparación de bombas, este compuesto multipropósito ofrece una resistencia a la corrosión sobresaliente. Se adhiere firmemente a cualquier sustrato metálico y no se contrae, expande ni deforma durante el proceso de fraguado; una ventaja significativa con respecto a materiales que contienen compuestos orgánicos volátiles. En muchos casos donde el sustrato ha sido afectado por erosión y corrosión severa, Belzona 1311 (Ceramic R-Metal) es la primera opción. Repara el desgaste y restaura las dimensiones exactas de áreas muy erosionadas. Ofrece una excelente resistencia a la corrosión, y reduce la velocidad de la erosión debido al alto porcentaje de relleno cerámico en su composición.
In areas that are severely damaged (eg, where part of the substrate has been removed by impact), the mechanical strength of the substrate can be restored. This frame can be built by bolt mounting or by cold welding on wire mesh or steel plates. The repair is then completed by filling the frame with Belzona material to recreate the original profile.
Protection
For complete protection against future damage, a coating must be applied over the component. Belzona offers a wide range of protection systems for application in liquid form for temperatures up to 180ºC (356º F). In addition, they resist the attack of a great variety of chemical substances. Like Belzona repair materials, their coatings do not contain volatile organic compounds, reducing health and safety risks and preventing product shrinkage commonly associated with many other coating technologies. Also, unlike many other coatings that must be applied in thick layers, Belzona’s coating systems are relatively thin and do not create flow restrictions.
The most common are Belzona 1311 and Belzona 1321. The system forms a durable protective coating for metal repair and protection against erosion and corrosion with excellent resistance to chemicals in situations of continuous immersion at temperatures up to 60ºC (140ºF).
Donde haya presencia de químicos agresivos, el recubrimiento de barrera de alto rendimiento Belzona 4311 (Magma CR1) es ideal para proteger superficies contra los efectos del ataque químico, en especial de sustancias ácidas y alcalinas.
Other specific coating systems have also been designed to withstand ultra-high temperatures, hot inorganic acids, high cavitation conditions, or to provide protection against highly abrasive particles.
The range of long-lasting protective coatings is complemented by Belzona 1341 (Supermetalglide). It is a high performance coating system that can improve the efficiency of the pumps. At the same time, the coating protects the component against future corrosion, which means that its effects will last for a long time. Thus, it reduces energy consumption and operating costs.
Video of a repair and subsequent improvement with Belzona solutions for pumps;
Si bien Belzona 1341 ya demostró sus beneficios en bombas usadas, cada vez más clientes lo usan en equipos nuevos. Prolonga su vida útil y ahorra en costes de energía. También se está consolidando como práctica común recubrir equipos nuevos con Belzona 1341, pues elimina el largo tiempo de mecanizado y pulido fino en el caso de que la construcción no cumpla con la eficiencia especificada en el diseño original.
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