Pump Efficiency Improvement

Overview

Belzona has the ability to reduce your pump-systems operating cost by as much as 20% when you consider the following:

Cost effective repair systems
Smoothing Pitted / Corroded Surfaces
Protective Coating
Efficiency Enhancement

Cost effective repair systems

Many of our repairs offer the ability to salvage equipment and restore them to new condition:

Rebuilding Wear-Ring Seats
Repairing holed or cracked casings
Restoring cutwaters
Reforming flange faces

These are all common repairs done to pumps, and are not an option with traditional repair techniques. Maintenance worker or engineer, who utilizes these techniques, will have much lower repair costs on their pumps (less than 50%) and a far lower occurrence of purchasing pump replacements.

Smoothing Pitted / Corroded Surfaces

Any cast-iron pump that has been running in water (95% of all pumps) will corrode and develop a pitted surface on the casing. This is the cause of the efficiency loss in most cases. Traditional pump shops have no solution to address this issue. This in fact is the greatest factor in restoring pump efficiency, up to 20 efficiency points to the operation performance.

Protective Coating

Not only can Belzona restore a pump to like new condition, it can also extend the life of a pump by preventing damage caused by fluid flow. The hydrophobic coating provides a much more efficient surface, especially when compared to that of a corroded casing effected by either rust, scale, or contamination build up.

Efficiency Enhancement

Besides the repair and protection from the damaging effects caused by abrasion, cavitation, corrosion and chemical attack, hydraulic efficiency improvement by reducing frictional energy losses in pumps has become an increased area of interest which Belzona provides solutions to as well.

This is Belzona’s added bonus to pump performance producing an extra 4-7% efficiency points over manufacturing specifications. Yes - new pumps can benefit from Belzona’s efficiency enhanced solutions resulting in increased performance and added protection. In fact, Belzona® 1341 Supermetalglide is 20 times smoother polished steel found in new pumps.

Typical payback period for a Belzona coated pump, based on reduced power consumption, can range from two years to only a few months depending on the size of the pump.