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<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span>Aircraft protected for long-term storage using Cortec\u00ae<\/sup> VpCI\u00ae<\/sup> Products<\/p><\/h1><\/span>
<\/div><\/div><\/div>Now, more than ever, companies need to protect their capital assets and WIP-cycle components in this time of uncertainty and unplanned shutdowns. Due to the impact of COVID-19, society must embrace the adage, \u201cHope for the best. Plan for the worst.\u201d Even after this is over, it will take time for the supply and demand sides of the market to synchronize. To ease the process, equipment needs to be protected in such a manner that it can be put back into commission with minimal effort to meet market demand.<\/p>\n
Cortec\u00ae<\/sup> Corp. is working hard during this crisis to offer help and support across all industry sectors, putting its technical expertise at the disposal of its customers to assist them in the following areas:<\/p>\n
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- Preservation of grounded aircraft<\/li>\n
- Preservation of materials in inventory<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
As manufacturing facilities are shutting down and going into a state of forced layup for an indefinite period, keeping these assets corrosion-free is essential to ensuring they can be reinstated and operational as quickly and cost-effectively as possible. Corrosion is a major problem for idle equipment and assets, especially in the presence of moist, salt-laden air or fluctuating humidity that forms condensation on electrical systems, rotating equipment, hydraulics, bolts, valves, and motors, to name a few components. Corrosion results in<\/p>\n
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- Premature equipment failure<\/li>\n
- Unnecessary and non-budgeted repair and replacement costs<\/li>\n
- Costly delays in reinstatement of vehicles, plants, and equipment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
How Can We Combat This?<\/strong><\/p>\n
Vapor phase Corrosion Inhibitor Technology is designed to protect assets and equipment during shutdown and storage. It is based on the formation of a molecular barrier that protects ferrous and non-ferrous metal surfaces from oxygen and electrolytes, thus breaking the corrosion cycle. Cortec\u00ae<\/sup> VpCI\u00ae<\/sup> materials provide total corrosion protection to equipment of all types, from small electronic components to large oil and gas module piping internals.<\/p>\n
Preservation of a Commercial Aircraft (Jets and Helicopters)<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n
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\n\t \nLocation<\/th> Product<\/th> Procedure<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n \n\t Fuselage<\/td> VpCI\u00ae-415<\/td> Wash all external surfaces of the plane with VpCI\u00ae-415.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t Fuselage, cockpit, galley, toilet, baggage compartments<\/td> VpCI\u00ae-308 Pouch<\/td> Place pouches evenly spaced along the aisle of the aircraft, cockpit, galley, toilet, and baggage compartments. Each pouch protects 35 ft3.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t Fuel tanks and fuel system (Jet fuel \u201cA\u201d and \u201cA1\u201d)<\/td> VpCI\u00ae-707<\/td> Fog into fuel system at 1 oz.\/ft3.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t Hydraulic systems<\/td> M-528, M-531<\/td> Add to M-528 to water-soluble PAG hydraulic fluids at 2% or M-531 to non-water-soluble fluids at 2%.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t Electronic systems<\/td> VpCI\u00ae-239, VpCI\u00ae-101, VpCI\u00ae-105, VpCI\u00ae-111<\/td> Spray all contacts with VpCI\u00ae-239 and install appropriate size emitter: VpCI\u00ae-101 (1 ft3), VpCI\u00ae-105 (5 ft3), VpCI\u00ae-111 (10 ft3).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t Engines<\/td> VpCI\u00ae-337, VpCI\u00ae-308 Pouch<\/td> Fog flow path with VpCI\u00ae-337 at 0.5 oz.\/ft3 and place VpCI\u00ae-308 Pouch inside the air inlet.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t Engine linkages<\/td> VpCI\u00ae Super Penetrant, VpCI\u00ae-126 HP UV<\/td> Spray all external linkages on the engine with VpCI\u00ae Super Penetrant and shrink wrap the engine with VpCI\u00ae-126 HP UV.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t Landing gear<\/td> VpCI\u00ae-368D
\nVpCI\u00ae-369D
\nEcoLine\u00ae Biobased Rubber Revitalizer<\/td>Spray articulating joints with VpCI\u00ae-369D.
\nCoat all exposed surfaces with VpCI\u00ae-368D.
\nCoat wheels with EcoLine\u00ae Biobased Rubber Revitalizer.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\t Ailerons, wing flaps, stabilizers, elevator, door hinges, and rudder<\/td> VpCI\u00ae-369D<\/td> Spray all moveable joints with VpCI\u00ae-369D.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t Toilets and holding tanks<\/td> ECO-SEPT\u2122
\nPORTA-TREAT\u2122<\/td>Either add ECO-SEPT\u2122 to the toilet or PORTA-TREAT\u2122 to the holding tank.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t Gearboxes<\/td> M-531<\/td> Add M-531 at 5% to gearbox oil.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t Bearings<\/td> CorrLube\u2122 VpCI\u00ae Lithium EP Grease<\/td> Apply to bearings and moving parts serviced with a zirc (zerk) fitting.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n Airline Approved Products:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n
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- Boeing \u2013 VpCI\u00ae<\/sup>-415 (conforms to Boeing D6-17487, Rev P)<\/li>\n
- Safran \u2013 VpCI\u00ae<\/sup>-126<\/li>\n
- Airbus \u2013 VpCI\u00ae<\/sup>-126<\/li>\n
- GE Aerospace, Turkey \u2013 CorShield\u00ae<\/sup> VpCI\u00ae<\/sup>-368 & CorShield\u00ae<\/sup> VpCI\u00ae<\/sup>-369<\/li>\n
- GE Aviation, Cheltenham, UK \u2013 VpCI\u00ae<\/sup>-308<\/li>\n
- August Westland, Italy \u2013 VpCI\u00ae<\/sup>-126<\/li>\n
- Magellan Aerospace, UK \u2013 VpCI\u00ae<\/sup>-126<\/li>\n
- Airbus Helicopters, France \u2013 Emitters, Cor-Pak\u00ae<\/sup> Tablets, VpCI\u00ae<\/sup>-126<\/li>\n
- Airbus Space & Defense \u2013 VpCI\u00ae<\/sup>-329 (Z20304), VpCI\u00ae<\/sup>-126 Blue (Z241CS-CML15-A16), VpCI\u00ae<\/sup>-125 (Z241CS-CML15-P11)<\/li>\n
- Safran \u2013 VpCI\u00ae<\/sup> foam<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Reference Documents:<\/p>\n
- Safran \u2013 VpCI\u00ae<\/sup>-126<\/li>\n
- Boeing \u2013 VpCI\u00ae<\/sup>-415 (conforms to Boeing D6-17487, Rev P)<\/li>\n
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