Wear Resistant Systems for Water & Sewage
Maintain plant efficiency and integrity with Kingfisher Industrial
Equipment degradation – we understand the pain
In meeting continual environmental challenges that appear to increase year on year, the water and waste treatment industry has to be at the forefront of implementing proven technology that ensures total compliance. Having overcome today’s challenges, the next tranche of regulation is around the corner. In meeting its obligations, the amount of investment undertaken in the industry is at unprecedented levels and far out ways capital expenditure in many other industrial processes. Along with the cost of maintaining and repairing its investment, budgets are continually reviewed in order to maximise return.
Protect equipment against waste solid materials
As a consequence of processing much more waste solid materials rather than disposal, the use of equipment used to process or convey solids has become more prevalent. As a consequence of this shift in policy, the industry now faces problems associated with bulk handling such as the difficulties in achieving mass flow and the greater degree of wear taking place within equipment. Kingfisher have experienced these problems for over twenty years in industries that process minerals and by-products.
The Solution Providers
In understanding the parameters of design, manufacture and protection of equipment used to process bulk solid materials, Kingfisher can incorporate an engineered system which will cater for the abrasive effects of the waste solids handled. Despite the tonnage, velocity, temperature or size of your waste streams, we have the capabilities and expertise to offer solutions that have been proven in the field.
Protection over replacement
See below an example how Kingfisher Industrial can help with Wear Protection within the Water Sector
Problem
The sewage treatment works, situated to the North West of Al Gharrafa in Qatar, operates 24hrs/365 days a year under very demanding environmental conditions. The silo cones have to cope with environmental impacts, such as maximum wind speeds up to 42m/s, relative humidity’s up 100% and ambient building temperatures of 40 deg C; with higher temperatures still in direct sunlight. A further problem is the considerable amount of salt contained in the surrounding atmosphere. This, together with the relatively high ambient humidity, can cause severe corrosion problems for unprotected equipment. In addition to the external environmental problems… (view full case study for more info)
Solution
The mild steel silo cones are divided into intermediate sections 4M dia. x 3M high; and lower sections 1.2m dia x 750mm high. They are all lined with Kingfisher’s K-BAS cast basalt lining system. K-BAS is an extremely hard and smooth material that is resistant to most acids and alkalis, and can be used at elevated temperatures. In view of these conditions, Kingfisher has provided a 20-year design life on silo cones lined with its K-Bas material, and a warranty of 400-days.
Benefit
An inexpensive form of wear protection, K-BAS is characterized by its excellent resistance to sliding abrasion and corrosion. This quality is key, because once the silos are empty, they are filled from the top, so the basalt lining not only has to cope with sliding friction abrasion while the silo discharges, but also from initial direct impact for a short period of time while they are re-filled. In addition to its wear life, K-Bas was also chosen because the Basalt lining was robust enough to cope with being multi-handled, stored and shipped – open- deck, transported via land through the desert to its final destination, and then installed and craned into position without any detrimental effects.
Key Benefits
Improved Wear Resistance
Maintain blending capacity
Prevention of material build-up
Cheaper than replacing
Internal liner can be replaced in position
Out performs traditional liners by a factor of 6-8 times
more examples
K-BAS Lined Silo Cones
K-Flow Bag Filter
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Wear Protection
Kingfisher offer a full range of ceramic, metallic and polymer lining systems. With our experience protecting process plant and equipment in many industrial applications and the performance knowledge of the materials we provide we offer a totally unbiased solution for each individual application.
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