Pennguard lined steel flue’s
In this project, the customer sought to renew its chimney flues due to severe corrosion, while minimizing plant downtime. To achieve this, the 1.7-meter diameter, 62-meter high flues were lined at ground level in a nearby lay-down area. All necessary preparations and lining work were completed in this area before the new flues were erected, ensuring a streamlined and efficient installation process.
The Middle East Paper Company (MEPCO) is a leading paper manufacturer in Saudi Arabia, renowned for its innovative and sustainable production processes. Faced with severe corrosion issues downstream their Heavy Fuel Oil (HFO) boilers and Flue Gas Desulfurization (FGD), MEPCO selected Pennguard lining for their chimney rehabilitation project due to its exceptional durability, long-term service life, and ease of application.
The Pennguard lining was installed in steel flues at a lay-down area near the site, allowing all surface preparation and lining works to be executed without interrupting plant operations. Once the planned shutdown commenced, the steel flues were seamlessly lifted into place, ensuring the plant’s normal operations remained unaffected. The Pennguard lined flue will continue to protect the steel flues for over 30 years, making it a prime example of Pennguard’s reliability and effectiveness in combating severe corrosion in industrial environments.
Surface preparation
The steel sections are shot blasted to SA2 in a laydown area
Pennguard application
Pennguard Blocks of 38mm thick are installed
Storage of cans
Pre-lined cans are stored near the site awaiting flue erection
Flue erection
Once the shutdown starts the new Chimney flue is erected
Primer application
After grit blasting the cans are treated with the Pennguard HP Epoxy primer
QA/QC
Under instructions of our QA/QC supervisor the complex geometry is installed
Minimal downtime
Lining work area nearby the site, without disturbing plant operation
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