Case Study
Marine
Burner Cover Repair
There were visible cracks on the pilot burner hole and peep hole,. STEP was to identify and successfully repair all cracks.
Situation:
Repair of an IGS Generator Burner Cover as received information.
The Cover had some cracks and the water penetrate the furnace from the cooling chamber.
The Vessel required a suitable repair and a final hydraulic pressure test of Cover.
Challenges:
STEP’s goal was to identify and successfully repair all cracks. The bottom cover plate was inspected with dye penetrant and found a lot of deep cracks, impossible to remove one by one.
Due to material deterioration around the main cracks, it was decided to remove the damaged alloy pieces, replacing the existing pipe branch and re-building a new ones.
