Industry: Power Generation Date: July 2019 Substrate: Austenitic iron body Products: Chem-tect™ RB 364 Series – Glass Flake filled vinyl ester resinEpo-chem™ RL 500PF to externals Environment: Sea Water Challenge: Strainer has been in service for 30 + years. Inspection of the strainer body, back wash covers & critical dimensions found the substrate to be read more ►
Industry Power Generation Date November 2018 Substrate Carbon steel Products Chem-tect™RB 332, glass flake filled vinyl ester and proprietary reinforced composites Environment Sea Water Challenge A short time frame due to critical power shortage stopping other major processes forced weekend work to commence. Rebuild and reinforce flanges and provide defect free corrosion protection. Chemcote’s Solution read more ►
Industry Power Generation Date April 2018 Substrate Cast Iron Column Pump Products Internals, Chem-tect™ RB 364 a glass flake filled vinyl ester. Ceram-chem™ RP 500 a ceramic filled epoxy. Externals, Epo-chem™ RS 500P a surface and moisture tolerant primer. Epo-chem™ RA 500M a glass flake filled read more ►
Industry Power Generation Date January 2018 Substrate Water Box – Steel recently coated using ceramic filled epoxy Products Epo-Chem™ RS500P and RA500M glass flake filled epoxy Environment Pressure vessel containing clean brackish water at ambient temp Challenge Carry out composite repair (rated to 1200psi) to hole read more ►
Industry Power Generation Date 2017 Substrate Rubber Lined Mild Steel Products Epo-Chem™ RS 500P a wet and surface tolerant mio epoxy primer Epo-Chem™ RP 500 series, a moisture tolerant ceramic filled epoxy top coat, providing excellent long term cavitation resistance. InD-cote™ Environment 15°C – 30°C sea water Challenge The 10-year-old read more ►
Industry Power Generation Date 2016 Substrate 20 Year Old – Bronze tube sheet Products Chem-tect™ RB 300 series, a glass flake filled vinyl ester, provides excellent permeation resistance and high dielectric strength. Environment 40-60°C, sea water Challenge To provide a long term solution for the corroded tube ports and tube read more ►
Industry Power Generation Date 2016 Substrate Critical overhead pipe support structure outside turbine hall Products Epo-Chem RS 500P a wet and surface tolerant mio epoxy primer and Epo-Chem RA 500 series, a moisture tolerant glass flake filled epoxy top coat, providing excellent long term corrosion resistance. Environment 15°C – 60°C sea water read more ►
Industry: Power Generation Date: 2016 Substrate: New fabrication using mild steel Products: Chem-tect™ RB 300 series Epo-chem™ RL 500PF RC 500GTC finish coat Environment: Hot salt water Challenge: The project was a series of pipe spools with diverse configurations and diameters. These items required long term corrosion protection against high temperature salt water. This would read more ►
Industry: Power Generation Date: 2015 Substrate: Critical support structure for 40 year old overhead pipe services into turbine hall Products: Epo-chem RS 500P™ a wet and surface tolerant mio epoxy primer and Epo-chem™ RA 500 series, a moisture read more ►
Industry: Power Generation – Sugar Mill Date: 2015 Substrate: 8 Year Old – Mild Steel water boxes & Stainless Steel tube sheets Products: Chem-tect™ RB 300 series, a glass flake filled vinyl ester, provides excellent permeation resistance and read more ►
Industry: Power Generation, Date: March 2003, Substrate: Cast Iron, Products: Chem-tect™ RB 332, glass flake filled vinyl ester, RC 200 Anti Foul, copper pigmented polyester resin & Externals with RL 500PF a surface/wet tolerant zinc rich epoxy. Environment: Sea Water, read more ►
Industry: HVAC, Power Generation, Oil & Gas, Date: February 2012, Substrate: Cast Iron, Products: Epo-chem™ RS 500P, Epo-chem™ RA 532, Environment: Recirculated water, Challenge: This heat exchanger vessel was manufactured in 1981 and installed shortly after. Fatigue cracking was found in some read more ►
Industry: Power Generation, Date: Aug 2012, Substrate: Cast Iron, Products: Chem-tect RB 300 Series – Glass flake filled vinyl ester resin Chem-glass RC 200 Anti foul – Copper pigment based polyester resin Environment: Ambient Salt Water, Challenge: To extend the operating life of heavily corroded, 30 year old suction tubes, read more ►
Industry: Power Generation, Date: November 2001, Substrate: 10 year old carbon steel Intercooler Vessel, Products: Chem-tect™ RF 300P, Chem-tect™ RF 332, Epo-chem™ RL 500PF Environment: High Pressure Steam, exceeding 150°C, Challenge: The vessel was experiencing severe corrosion and metal loss. We had a short window to machine rebates in all read more ►
Industry: Power Generation – Hydro, Date: September 2000, Substrate: Cast Iron – 20-30 years old, Products: Chem-tect™ RB 300 series, Environment: Fresh water, Challenge: Guide Vanes were suffering from severe corrosion resulting in metal and sealing face loss due to SRB causing deep pitting corrosion. Guide Vanes upon read more ►
Industry: Power Generation, Date: August 2002, Substrate: 10 year old carbon steel vessel, Products: Chem-tect™ RB 300P & RB 332 , Environment: Demineralised water, Challenge: The vessel was originally rubber lined. Osmotic blistering found during an inspection raised concerns about metal loss due to the loss of lining integrity. Over read more ►
Industry: Power Generation, Date: 2002, Substrate: Mild Steel water boxes & mild steel tube sheet with a copper alloy combination tube, Products: Chem-tect™ RB 300 series, Environment: 60-80°C, sea water, Challenge: Tube sheets were corroded due to a galvanic reaction between dissimilar metals. These were treated on site by scaffolding read more ►
Industry: Power Generation, Date: 2009, Substrate: Steel with failed concrete lining, Products: Chem-tect™ RB 300 series, Epo-chem™ RL 500PF, RC 500 GTC top coat, Environment: Sea Water, Challenge: A short time frame requiring quick turnaround. Pipe spools required long term corrosion protection. Convoluted Pipe Rebated read more ►
Industry: Power Generation, Date: May 2010, Substrate: Salt Water Strainer, Products: Chem-tect™ RB 332, RC 200 Anti Foul RL 500PF, Environment: Sea Water, Challenge: Inspection of the strainer found there to be a large amount of external corrosion and severe localised pitting on the internals, particularly around the sealing ring. read more ►
Industry: Power Transmission, Date: 2002 to 2010, Substrate: Galvanised Steel, Products: Chem-tect™ RB 300, Environment: Atmospheric –buried low or high pH soil depending on location, Challenge: Metal loss was detected on some legs of the transmission towers while other legs showed signs of severe corrosion at the highly susceptible natural read more ►
Industry: Power Generation, Date: Aug 2010, Substrate: Cast Iron, Products: Epo-chem™ RS 500P, Epo-chem™ RA 500M, Environment: 60°C Salt Water Immersed, Challenge: To refurbish and extend the operating life of extensively corroded, 35 year old, oil cooler water box. Deep pitting was found in many areas requiring pit filling and read more ►
Industry: HVAC, Power Generation, Oil & Gas, Date: February 2012, Substrate: Cast Iron, Products: Chem-tect™ RB 332, Epo-chem™ RL 500PF, Environment: Up to 60°C Recirculated Water, Challenge: The intercooler water box unit was manufactured in 1981 and installed shortly after. It was discovered that previous coating applications did not have read more ►
Are your Heat Exchangers and Chillers corroded? We can help with heat exchanger coatings to repair and protect. Chemco Australia specialises in providing guaranteed corrosion solutions for your equipment either conveniently at your site or at our fully equipped workshop. We have technicians who are skilled in the application of advanced heavy duty glassflake filled coatings read more ►
Industry: HVAC, Power Generation, Oil & Gas, Date: February 2012, Substrate: Cast Iron, Products: Ceram-chem™ RP 500, Environment: Up to 60°C Recirculated Water, Challenge: The condenser unit was manufactured in 1981 and installed shortly after. There was some metal loss in localised areas across the tube sheet and some of read more ►
Industry: Power Generation, Date: November 2005, Substrate: Austenitic Stainless Steel, Products: Chem-tect™ RB 300 Series, Ceram-chem™ RP 500 Series, Environment: Ambient Salt Water, Challenge: The Centrigugal Pump was suffering from intergranular corrosion, severe cavitation around the Anti-Swirl vanes, with the resulting implosions and erosion corrosion had removed most of the read more ►
