West Coast Hydro Pty Ltd | Company
West Coast Hydro Pty Ltd
Phone: +61 1300 854 783
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24.01.2022 Power Station Boiler Cooling Water Pump During a scheduled outage our client discovered a crack in one of their cooling water pumps. The crack extended for nearly 2 mtrs , nearly cutting the lower suction casting side in half. Yes this is a big pump. Initially weld repairs were considered. However a 2 week repair would have postponed startup by more than a week which was unacceptable. Additional concerns were raised about post weld hot cracking.... With a repair window now down to 4 days we were contacted late Friday to provide a "cold" repair. Working over the weekend we stabilised the crack and reinforced the pump casing using Loctite Epoxy Products. During the repair process concerns were raised about the epoxy repair being compromised during transport and installation. Rigging the 18,000 kg pump required the suction port to service as a lift point, thus placing a significant load on the casing area affected by the crack. To confirm repair integrity after install, the exterior of the casing was left exposed. Once installed, we inspected the repair to confirm no damage or movement within the repair joint. A final layer of epoxy with stainless mesh reinforcing was placed over the external repair area to offer additional support. While some within the client organisation had doubts about the repair process, after 18 months of operation the repair is 100% successful, with no signs of movement or leakage. Not only were we able to save the client significant downtime compared to the traditional weld repair option, we were able to do so at a quarter of the price, without any further complications induced through hot cracking effects. While this is an extreme repair situation with a massive pay off for the client, the ability to repair smaller pump casings should not be underestimated. With modern ceramic epoxy technology it is possible to restore pumps to better than new condition with internal surfaces that resist corrosion, erosion and wear better than the original. Contact us for further information on restoring your pumps to better than original condition
18.01.2022 When it looks like the plant is working but its only garnet. Scrubber fan housing repair. #loctite.
17.01.2022 375 kw Dedusting Fan about to be coated in Loctite 7255 to improve service life and reduce buildup/holdup
16.01.2022 Test patch Loctite Sprayable Ceramic PC7255. Installed on a 1200kw Waste Gas Fan Patch cleaned with wet abrasive glass beads at 6000psi to simulate the cleaning process used on the fan.... Notice how the stainless steel is cleaned to nearly white metal yet the ceramic is completely untouched. PC 7255 is being evaluated to protect the fan from a manufacturing defect which has caused bi-metalic corrosion. As the service temp of this application is close to the 7255's max wet service temp a in service test was advised. Contact us to talk about extending the service life of your fans.
14.01.2022 Dredge Bucket Wheel Coated in Loctite Ceramic Epoxy Composites Existing procedure for our client is to hard face weld repair worn sections. However cast 27% Chrome White Iron suffers from cracking defects after weld repairs and induces further issues. Trial coating of the port side wheel to eventuate Ceramic performance in this application. Of particular interest is the use of Loctite Hi Impact Wearing Compound. The HI Impact version is a rubber modified epoxy that resists i...mpact and should perform well in this application. Similar applications include re-claimers, however due to the variable feed nature of the dredging environment there is a degree of uncertainty not found in re-claiming an ore that has been processed to a know size. Excited to see how this project performs.
11.01.2022 Super Titan pump repair. Ceramic coating to rebuild and protect against further wear, corrosion and cavitation. Local gold mine
11.01.2022 Vibrating Screen Support Beams coated in Loctite Hi Impact Wearing Compound. Support beams where badly worn and corroded. First all the old failed rubber was removed with our Ultra High Pressure Water Blaster.... Next some additional support was welded in on the first beam as there wasn't much left. Next we abrasive blasted and applied up to 20mm of Loctite Hi-impact Wearing Compound. Loctite Hi-impact being a rubber modified expoxy is well suited to handle the stresses found in a vibrating screen. While many would consider this screen to be past its used by date, this repair will still offer years of additional service for our client at a fraction of replacement cost.
11.01.2022 Wet abrasive high pressure cleaning 1200kw waste gas fan for NDT inspection and vibration reduction. Fine glass beads also polish fan surface reducing further buildup. Local WA Refinery
10.01.2022 Patch repairs to a screen underpan with embedded S/S mesh and Loctite Pneu Wear. Nice to be out of the weather today...
09.01.2022 Screen chute. 10mm urethane. Local WA Mine
05.01.2022 And that's the last lenght. 7 days of pipe cleaning and our last task for this shut.
04.01.2022 Rubber removal @ 43000psi using auto blast head. Massive safety and production improvement. Also no requirement to scaffold the tank to blast resulting in further savings
02.01.2022 Rubber removal at local WA mine.
