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Control of fouling in a spirally-ribbed water chilled tube with electronic anti-fouling technology.

Author(s) : CHO Y. I., LIU R.

Type of article: Article

Summary

The objective of the present study was to investigate the feasibility of using electronic anti-fouling (EAF) technology to control precipitation fouling in a spirally-ribbed tube commonly used in chillers. Fouling experiments were conducted with two new tubes: one with an EAF treatment and the other without it. Brush punching of an enhanced spin-grit brush cleaned almost all of the scale above the fins for the case with the EAF treatment, thus recovering 90% of the initial overall heat transfer coefficient values. Without the EAF treatment, the spin-grit brush punching was not effective.

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  • Original title: Control of fouling in a spirally-ribbed water chilled tube with electronic anti-fouling technology.
  • Record ID : 2001-0086
  • Languages: English
  • Source: International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer - vol. 42 - n. 16
  • Publication date: 1999/08

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