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Optimal Heat Exchanger Cleaning Cycle by Bahadır Kaya is a document available to read on EtoBox.
A chemical process uses a heat exchanger to transfer heat from a gas stream to a brine stream. Over time, salt deposits form on the heat exchanger surfaces, causing fouling that reduces heat transfer and requires more low pressure steam heating later in the process. The optimal cleaning cycle time for the heat exchanger can be determined by calculating the heat transfer coefficient as it decreases over time due to fouling, factoring in the $15,000 cleaning cost and constant stream flows and temperatures.
- Author
- Bahadır Kaya
- Language
- EN