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Fouling in enhanced tubes using cooling tower water. 2. Combined particulate and precipitation fouling.

Author(s) : LI W., WEBB R. L.

Type of article: Article

Summary

The second part of the work addresses fouling in the family of seven internally helically ridged tubes, which have different ridge heights, helix angles, and a number of ridge starts. Of specific interest are long term, combined precipitation and particulate fouling (P&PF) in cooling tower systems, and accelerated particulate fouling. The comparison of the P&PF and accelerated particulate fouling data shows a unique relationship. This allows one to infer the relative long-term P&PF performance of different enhanced tube geometries from accelerated particulate fouling data. Some results are presented and recommendations are offered on geometries that will avoid high fouling penalty.

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  • Original title: Fouling in enhanced tubes using cooling tower water. 2. Combined particulate and precipitation fouling.
  • Record ID : 2001-1295
  • Languages: English
  • Source: International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer - vol. 43 - n. 19
  • Publication date: 2000/10

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