Catalog Item
S&T Project 24005 Final Report 1: Monitoring and implementing cavitation resistant coating field trials
The need for a durable cavitation resistant coating is desired to reduce operations and maintenance costs at Reclamation. Initial investigations looked at commercially available products in S&T project 20024 through a field trial at Grand Coulee Nathaniel Washington Powerplant on G21 turbine runner. A follow-up inspection is included in this report. To improve the performance of cavitation resistant coatings, several formulations were developed under S&T Project 23009. To validate performance, the current S&T Project 24005 installed field trials at five facilities: Estes Powerplant unit 2 turbine runner, Glen Canyon Dam Outlet Pipe No. 1, Flatiron Powerplant butterfly valves, Anderson Ranch Dam hollow jet valve No. 4, and Dillon Dam draft tube.
Catalog Record Title
S&T Project 24005 Monitoring field trials and optimizing cavitation resistant coating systems
Generation Effort
S&T Project 24005: Monitoring Field Trials and Optimizing Cavitation Resistant Coating Systems
Location Name
Study Facilities for S&T Project 24005
Type
Uploaded file(s)
File Type
PDF
Publisher
Bureau of Reclamation
Publication Date
Friday, June 26th, 2026
Update Frequency
not planned
Last Update
Monday, September 21st, 2026
Disclaimer
The findings and conclusions of this work are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the views of the Bureau of Reclamation.
