{"id":4052,"date":"2019-03-25T11:47:41","date_gmt":"2019-03-25T11:47:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chemcoint.com\/?p=4052"},"modified":"2019-05-02T11:28:41","modified_gmt":"2019-05-02T10:28:41","slug":"effluent-tank-refurbishment-navy-vessel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chemcoint.com\/effluent-tank-refurbishment-navy-vessel\/","title":{"rendered":"Effluent Tank Refurbishment – Navy Vessel"},"content":{"rendered":"

CASE STUDY<\/strong><\/h2><\/div>

Effluent Tank Refurbishment<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Client:\u00a0<\/strong>Royal Navy<\/span><\/p>\n

Industry: <\/strong>Marine<\/p>\n

Scope: <\/strong>Effluent Tank Refurbishment<\/p>\n

Date: <\/strong>November\u00a02008<\/p>\n

Location:\u00a0<\/strong>UK<\/p>\n

Products:\u00a0<\/strong>RS 500P<\/a> & RA 500M<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

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OVERVIEW<\/b><\/span><\/p><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>

The Royal Navy required an environmentally friendly coating for one of their vessels in UK and asked Chemco to specify a solution.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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CHALLENGE<\/strong><\/p><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>

The Royal Navy required a fast re-fitting program for their vessel in a UK port. Water, sewage, sea water ballast tanks and ballast bilge areas, along with non-slip deck coatings, had to be carried out in an environmentally friendly way i.e. no grit blasting or solvent-based systems allowed.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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SOLUTION<\/strong><\/p><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>

The only viable solution was to use water jetting as the surface preparation method followed by application of a wet & rust tolerant system. High pressure water wash @ 500 bar was used to remove all contaminants to a WJ4 standard; followed by application of a special primer Epo-chem\u2122 RS 500P solvent-free wet & rust tolerant system @ 100\u00b5 and one coat of Epo-chem\u2122 RA 500M solvent-free, wet tolerant glassflake topcoat @ 200-250\u00b5 DFT.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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OUTCOME<\/strong><\/p><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>

The on time completion of the work was to the total satisfaction of the customer and was passed by all relevant authorities. Due to the ease and the quality of work carried out, subsequent orders from the Royal Navy have materialised. Not only the quality and long-term corrosion protection of the system was significant, but the minimal environmental impact has become of major interest to this and many other shipyards throughout UK; many contracts can now be carried out where it would not have been possible using conventional methods and paints; strict local environmental legislation no longer allows such activities.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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BENEFITS<\/strong><\/p><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\u2022 Solvent-free
\n\u2022 No girt blasting, ventilation or dehumidification
\n\u2022 Reduced H&S and Fire Precaution
\n\u2022 Reduced cost of plant and equipment
\n\u2022 Application can be carried out in very high humidity or on wet substrate<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Epo-chem\u2122 RS 500P\u00a0is a unique\u00a0solvent-free, wet & rust tolerant\u00a0epoxy primer or primer\/finish coating system.<\/p>