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Calculations : Paint
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Formula for Determining the DFT
% VS = 50 %
DFT = WFT x % VS
100
250 x 50
DFT = = 125 microns
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Formula for Determining the WFT
% VS = 65 %
100 x 100 %
WFT = = 154 microns
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VS
Formula for Determining the WFT
after thinning (Method 1)
100 x (100 % + 20 %)
WFT = =185 microns
% VS
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Formula for Determining the WFT
after thinning (Method 2).
DFT = 100 microns
% VS = 65 %
Added thinner = 20 %
Volume of paint = 1 litre New % VS: 65 %
= 54
1,2
Volume of thinner = 0,2 litre
New volume = 1,2 litre
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Theoretical spreading rate
% VS
= mx 10
2/litre
DFT
65 x 10
= 6,5m2/litre
100
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Consumption of Paint
Paint DFT % VS
Epoxy mastic 200 microns 85 %
Polyurethane topcoat 50 “ 50 %
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Consumption of Paint with no loss
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Consumption of Paint with loss
Steel
Specified thickness
Uneven steel surface
Paint will fill the valleys Dead volume
Steel
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Consumption of Paint with Loss
including Dead Volume (1 of 2)
A certain roughness will give a certain dead volume
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Consumption of Paint with Loss
including Dead Volume (2 of 2)
Tank area 500 m2, 40 % loss, surface roughness 60 microns
DFT % VS
Epoxy mastic 200 85
Polyurethane topcoat 50 50
Litre dead volume = 500 x 0,04 x 100 = 39 litre (EM)
85 x 0,6
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