2003ECIConferenceonHeatExchangerFoulingandCleaning:FundamentalsandApplicationsSantaFe,NewMexico,USAEditors:PaulWatkinson,HansM¨uller-Steinhagen,andM
RezaMalayeriYear����Paper��ThePracticalApplicationandInnovationofCleaningTechnologyforHeatExchangersGeorgeE
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ThePracticalApplicationandInnovationofCleaningTechnologyforHeatExchangersAbstractThefoulingofheatexchangersnotonlyhasanegativeimpactonheattransferefficiencybutalsomayrestricttheoutputorproductioncapacityofthefacility
Giventhecoolingmediumandtheprocess,heatexchangersmaybelightlyfouledwithorganicdepositsormaybeseverelyblockedfromhardenedprocesschemicals
Theprobabilityofsuccessincleaningtheheatexchangerisde