Dubai Dry Docks contacted Enviropeel to see if they could provide a solution. A trial within one of the 40 chambers was arranged for November 2005.

Since access to the flanges and valves was severely restricted, the ability of the Enviropeel equipment to access them was also an important consideration.

Primary testing on the first flange left observers impressed with the efficiency of the Enviropeel encapsulation. It was immediately decided to expand the trial from just 12 flanges to include 18 flanges, five valves, five bends, and five footplate pipe supports, from the ground up to the top flange.

The trial continued with the first coating applied to the flange valves and bend units on two of the valves. This took approximately 12kg of Enviropeel 170 and two hours to complete. Two more valves were coated within the chamber, with a total of 32kg of Enviropeel used to complete the trial.

With bolted steel systems in a hot, salt laden environment such as Dubai Dry Docks, Enviropeel's ability to encapsulate the whole system, keeping out moisture and coating every component in corrosion inhibitors, proved a complete success. Access was achieved even in the most difficult areas and once all the chambers had been protected, no further measures were required other than for standard repair and maintenance requirements.

MJ Information No: 21706